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Any of a class of composite plastics used to make car bodies and cases for computers and other appliances.

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  • The good news for buyers of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resins is that these materials have dropped steeply in price since late last year.
  • Buyers of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) plastic are finding supplies plentiful but increasingly expensive, a result of the costlier and scarcer feedstocks.
  • ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) and Polycarbonate (PC) are what almost all consumer electronic device cases are made out of -- computers, cell phones, MP3 players,...
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