Plastics lead a sporting life; on water and land, summertime means big business for plastics...

Plastics and composites manufacturers provide numerous materials for sporting goods equipment. Sports and recreational equipment utilized almost 268 million pounds of plastics in 1996-97. The highest consumers of plastics at 65.5 million pounds were hunting, fishing and camping equipment.

As the weather warms up, so do sales at sports and recreational equipment outlets. The ringing cash registers bring a sparkle in the eyes of plastics and composite producers that supply the materials for everything from water sports and camping equipment to golf and boating gear. And the rew