Almost all plastics contain one or more additivematerials to improve their physical properties,processing characteristics, or to reduce costs.There is a wide range of additives for use withplastics, including antimicrobials, antistaticagents, clarifiers, colorants, fillers, flame retardants,foaming agents, heat stabilizers, impactmodifiers, light stabilizers, lubricants, moldreleaseagents, odorants, plasticizers, reinforcements,and smoke retardants.
