| SARA | Saturate, Aromatic, Resin and Asphaltene |
| LCA | Life Cycle Assessment |
| CAGR | Compound Annual Growth Rate |
| PMB | Polymer Modified Bitumen |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| PE | Polyethylene |
| m-PE | Metallocene-catalysed Polyethylene |
| LDPE | Low Density Polyethylene |
| VLDPE | Very Low-Density Polyethylene |
| LLDPE | Linear Low-Density Polyethylene |
| MDPE | Medium Density Polyethylene |
| HDPE | High Density Polyethylene |
| UHMWPE | Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene |
| PP | Polypropylene |
| aPP | Atactic Polypropylene |
| iPP | Isotactic Polypropylene |
| PS | Polystyrene |
| EPS | Expended Polystyrene |
| PVC | Polyvinyl Chloride |
| PET | Polyethylene Terephthalate |
| EBA | Ethylene Butyl Acrylate |
| EVA | Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate |
| SBS | Styrene-butadiene-styrene |
| MA-g-PE | Maleic Anhydride grafted Polyethylene |
| HCL | Hydrochloric Acid |
| PPA | Polyphosphoric Acid |
| XRF | X-ray fluorescence |
| TG/DTG | Thermogravimetric/Differential Thermogravimetric |
| FTIR | Fourier Transform Infra-red |
| GCMS | Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectroscopy |
| MFI | Melt Flow Index |
| MSCR | Multiple Stress Creep Recovery |
| UV | Ultraviolet |