1990 - The Simpsons first appear on TV
1990 - First biodegradable plastics launched by ICI
1990 - Nelson Mandela freed from prison
1993 - Alessi designs its first all plastic product: the Gino Zuchhino sugar pourer designed by Guido Venturini
1994 - Channel Tunnel opens
1994 - Smart car, with lightweight flexible integrally coloured polycarbonate panels, introduced
1995 - Damien Hurst's half cow wins the Turner Prize
1997 - Death of Princess Diana
1998 - Amorphous free standing Zanussi Oz fridge, with insulation and outer-skins made in one process from polyurethane foam, launched
1999 - Solar eclipse visible in Britain
