Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene-ABS is a common thermoplastic used to make light, rigid, molded products. It is a copolymer made by polymerizing styrene and acrylonitrile in the presence of polybutadiene. The proportions can vary from 15% to 35% acrylonitrile, 5% to 30% butadiene and 40% to 60% styrene. The result is a long chain of polybutadiene criss-crossed with shorter chains of poly(styrene-co-acrylonitrile).

The nitrile groups from neighbouring chains, being polar, attract each other and bind the chains together, making ABS stronger than pure polystyrene. The styrene gives the plastic a shiny, impervious surface. The butadiene, a rubbery substance, provides resilience even at low temperatures. ABS can be used between −25 °C and 60 °C.

Polyamides are thermoplastics. They consist of organic macromolecules (polymers) whose monomer units are linked by polycondensation between a carboxyl group and an amino group. The resulting bond is called a peptide bond. It can be hydrolytically cleaved again.

Polyamide 66 has a similar property profile to polyamide 6, but has a higher heat deflection temperature and improved strength values.

Polybutylene terephthalate is a thermoplastic material. It is a polyester and has similar properties to PET, but is more suitable for injection moulding due to its more favourable cooling behaviour.

Polycarbonates are synthetic polymers from the polyester family - made from carbonic acid and diols.

Polyoxymethylene is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic.

Polypropylene is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic and belongs to the group of polyolefins. Polypropylene is obtained by polymerising the monomer propene with the help of catalysts.