text: * ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene)
  * CPVC (chlorinated polyvinyl chloride)
  * HDPE (high-density polyethylene)
  * PB-1 (polybutylene)
  * PE (polyethylene) of various densities, also abbreviated to LDPE, MDPE and HDPE (low, medium and high density polyethylene; the medium density version is at times referred to as "black alkathene" in the UK)
  * PE-RT (polyethylene of raised temperature (RT))
  * PEX (cross-linked polyethylene)
  * PP (polypropylene)
  * PVDF (polyvinylidene difluoride)
  * UPVC (unplasticized polyvinyl chloride)