# Petrochemicals and plastics

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petrochemicals-and-plastics/228394>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 10, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petrochemicals-and-plastics/228394 "2004-02-10T05:27:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2004, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/petrochemicals-and-plastics/228394/1 "2004-02-10T05:27:02Z")

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Simple question: Are any decent plastics made from anything besides oil?