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| (...) Not sure about oil, but I remember reading somewhere that Uranium is used as a catalyst, and some ABS can contain trace amounts, depending on the manufacturer. ROSCO (23 years ago, 1-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Is ABS plastic made with oil?
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| (...) Ask your friend what he had in mind then... Most plastics come from crude oil (naphta rather) or natural gas. Crude oil is the cheapest to use. Other processes employing coal or "farm products" are known, but are much less practical. Still (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
| | | Re: Is ABS plastic made with oil?
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| (...) I know nothing of plastics manufacturing or of injection molding techniques... ...but... The Lego companies _definitely_ use some type of oily product as a "mold release" agent to allow for easy removal of bricks from the actual molds. I (...) (23 years ago, 1-Feb-02, to lugnet.general)
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