| AAS | Methacrylate-acrylic-styren | PEEK | Polyaryletherketone |
| ABS | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene | PEI | Polyetherimide |
| ACM | Acrylic acid ester rubber | PEO, PEOX | Polyethylene oxide |
| ADC | Allyl diglycol carbonate | PEPA | Polyester block amides |
| AES | Acrylonitrile-ethylene- propylene-styrene | PEP | Polyethylene-propylene |
| AMMA | Acrylonitrile-methyl methacrylate | PES | Polyester sulphone |
| ANM | Acrylic acid ester rubber | PET, PETP | Polyethylene terephthalate |
| APP | Atactic polypropylene | PETG | Polyethylene terephthalate, glycol comonomer |
| ASA | Acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic ester | PF | Phenol formaldehyde |
| AXS | Acrylonitrile-styrene- terpolymers | PFA | Perfluoro alkoxy alkaline |
| BR | Cis-1, 4-polybutadiene rubber | PFEP | Polytetrafluorethylene- perfluoro-propylene |
| BS | Butadiene-styrene rubber | PFF | Phenol-furfural |
| CA | Cellulose acetate | PI | Polyimide |
| CAB | Cellulose acetate-butyrate | PIB | Polyisobutylene |
| CAP | Celluose acetate propionate | PIBI | Butyl rubber |
| CF | Cresol formaldehyde | PIR | Polyisocyanate |
| CHR | Epichlorhydrine | PMCA | Polymethyl - chloroacrylate |
| CMC | Carboxymethyl cellulose | PMI | Polymethacryloimide |
| CN | Cellulose nitrate | PMP | Poly- 4 -methylpentene-1 |
| CP | Cellulose propionate | POM | Polyoxymethylene, polyacetal |
| CPE | Chlorinated polyethylene (correctly:PEC) | PP | Polypropylene |
| CPVC | Chlorinated polyvinylchloride (correctly:PVCC) | PPC | Chlorinated polypropylene |
| CR | Chloroprene rubber | PPMS | Polyparamethylstyrene |
| CS | Casein | PPO(S) | Polyphenylene oxide (styrene) |
| CSM | Chlorosulfonated polyethylene | PPOX | Polypropylene oxide |
| CTA | Cellulose triacetate | PPS | Polyphenylene sulfide |
| DAP | Diallyl phthalate | PPSU | Polyphenylene sulfone |
| EC | Ethyl cellulose | PS | Polystyrene |
| ECB | Ethylene-cop-bitumen | PSB | Styrene butadiene rubber |
| ECTFE | Ethylene-chlorotrifluoro- ethylene | PSU | Polysulfone |
| EEA | Ethylene-ethylacrylate | PTFE | Polytetrafluorethylene |
| EMA | Ethylene-methacrylic acid | PTP | Polyterephthalates |
| EP | Epoxy epoxide | PUR | Polyurethane |
| EPDM | Ethylene-propylene teropolymer rubber | PVAC | Polyvinyl acetate |
| EPM | Ethylene-propylene rubber | PVAL | Polyvinyl alcohol |
| EPS | Expanded polystyrene | PVB | Polyvinyl butyral |
| ETFE | Ethylene-tetrafluroethylene | PVC | Polyvinyl chloride |
| EVA, EVAC | Ethylene-vinyl acetate | PVCA | Polyvinyl chloride-acetate |
| FEP | Perfluoro ethylene-propylene | PVCC | Chlorinated polyvinyl chloride |
| FF | Furan formaldehyde | PVDC | Polyvinylidene chloride |
| GR-I | Butyl rubber | PVDF | Polyvinylidene fluoride |
| GR-N | Nitrile rubber | PVFM | Polyvinyl formal |
| GR-S | Styrene-butadiene rubber | PVK | Polyvinyl carbazole |
| IIR | Butyl rubber | PVP | Polyvinyl pyrrolidone |
| IPDI | Isophorone diisocyanate | RF | Resorcin formaldehyde |
| IR | Cis-1, 4-polyisoprene rubber | SAN | Styrene-acylonitrile |
| MBS | Methylmethacrylate- butadiene- styrene | SB | Styrene-butadiene |
| MC | Methyl cellulose | SBR | Styrene-butadiene rubber |
| MDI | Diphenylmethane diisocyanate | SI | Silicone plastics |
| MF | Melamine formaldehyde | Si | Silicone rubber |
| MMA | Methylmethacrylate | SMA | Styrene-maleic anhydride |
| MPF | Melamine-phenol- formaldehyde | SMS | Styrene - methylstyrene |
| NBR | Nitrile rubber | SRP | Styrene-rubber-plastics |
| NC | Cellulose nitrate | TAC | Triallylcyanurate |
| NR | Natural rubber | TFA | Fluor-alkoxy-terpolymer |
| PA | Polyamide (nylon) | TDI | Toluyl diisocyanate |
| PAA | Polyacrylic acid | TMDI | Trimethyl-hexamethylene diisocyanate |
| PAI | Poly-amideimide | TPU | Thermoplastic polyurethane |
| PAK | Polyester alkyd | TPX | Polymethylpentene |
| PAN | Polyacrylonitrile | UF | Urea formaldehyde |
| PB | Polybutene-l | UP | Unsaturated polyester |
| PBAN | Polybutadiene-acrylonitrile | VAC | Vinyl acetate |
| PBS | Polybutadiene-styrene | VC | Vinyl chloride |
| PBTP | Polybutylene therephthalate | VCE | Vinyl chloride-ethylene |
| PC | Polycarbonate | VCEVA | Vinyl chloride-ethylene- vinyl acetate |
| PCD | Polycarbodiimide | VCOA | Vinyl chloride-octylacrylate |
| PCTFE | Polymonochlorotri fluoroethylene | VCVAC | Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate |
| PDAP | Polydiallyl phthalate | VCVDL | Vinyl chloride-vinylidene chloride |
| PE | Polyethylene | VF | Vulcanized fibre |
| PEC | Chlorinated polyethylene | | |
