A plastic toy
By: Sue Barraclough
Series: How it's made; How it's made
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780749660611
Subjects: Plastic toys; Juvenile literature; Plastics; Plastics industry and trade
Description: Follows the story of a plastic toy from the raw materials it's made from to the finished product. Suggested level: junior, primary.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: These playshapes are made from a kind of plastic; title: Crude oil is found deep under the ground; title: Crude oil is treated and changed at an oil refinery; title: The plastic granules are made; title: The playshapes are planned and designed; title: The mould is designed and made; title: Masterbatch and natural granules arrive at the factory; title: An injection moulding machine is prepared; title: The ingredients are fed into the machine; title: The pieces are cooled and pushed out of the mould; title: The finished playshapes are sorted and packed; title: How a plastic toy is made; title: Plastic and its many uses; title: Plastic and the environment.