SML
Sustainable Material Library
The Sustainable Materials Library (SML) was established by the Plastic Industry Development Center in 2020. From a material life cycle perspectives, SML considers the material that polluting the environment, the consumption of energy/resources, and difficulty in recycling etc., and further select and sort into seven different types of materials, such as plastics, fibers, rubbers, metals, minerals, natural materials and others. Through the SML platform, the designers can look, touch and feel the special features of each material, also the developers in materials can grasp the information of market demands.