THERMOPLASTIC CARAVANS

BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Union (EU) research consortium that brought us fully-recyclable thermoplastic lampposts that bend on impact have adapted their technology to create fully recyclable plastic caravans, dispensing with plywood and other less sustainable materials. Also says companies participating in the Eureka network of technological research, the plastic has been adapted to make modular flooring in marquees, truck bodies, water barrier systems and scaffolding. Regarding caravans, the thermoplastic can make a structural floor, two side panels and the ...


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