1929 | Bakelite Ltd receives its largest ever order for phenolic moulding powder for the casing of the Siemens telephone |
1930 | ‘Scotch’ tape, the first transparent sticky tape invented in US by 3M Company |
1932 | Screw per-plasticisation in injection moulding patented |
1933 | Fawcett and Gibson at ICI discover polyethylene |
1933 | Crawford at ICI develops first commercial synthesis of poly(methyl methacrylate) |
1935 | Troester in Germany produce first extruder designed for thermoplastics. |
1935 | Carothers and DuPont patent nylon |