Plastics and children's products

From bicycle helmets and flotation devices to kneecaps and other protective sporting gear, plastics help keeping children safe everyday. Plastic devices can help reducing the risks of accidental injuries.

For close to 50 years, the world's toymakers have been using plastics to make some of the best known and most popular toys and children's products. That’s because plastics are one of the most thoroughly tested, well-researched materials on the market today. Moreover, plastics have been carefully and continually examined by the world's leading governmental health authorities. Those groups continue to give plastics their approval for even the most demanding and health-sensitive children's products. A good safety record isn't the only reason the toy industry uses plastics. Its exceptional durability makes it a smart choice for products that must withstand extremely demanding use conditions. Its ability to be formulated in almost infinite ways means that it can be used for both flexible and rigid applications. But the most important reason lies with the ultimate consumers: parents and their children. Plastics give them safe, affordable, durable toys and allow manufacturers to bring them exciting new products quickly and economically.