Acronym and details: PET, a polyester
Group: thermoplastic
Developed: 1941 announced as a commercial polymer; widely used in blow-moulded form from1980s
Trade names: related film Melinex and Mylar
Manufacturing process: especially blow moulding; injection moulding
Cost: medium
Colour: any
Transparency: transparent to opaque
Rigidity: rigid
Feel: varies
Smell: none
Other: strong
Typical uses: carbonated drinks bottles; video and audio tape
Degradation: relatively stable