What are hard-shell suitcases made of?
Hard-shell suitcases take 10 things directly, among them polycarbonate, ABS plastic, polypropylene, polyester, sewing thread and adhesive. Trace them back and you pass 59 made things on the way to 22 raw materials.
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What goes straight in
- Polycarbonateat Extrude the plastic sheet
- ABS plasticat Extrude the plastic sheet
- Polypropyleneat Extrude the plastic sheet
- Polyesterat Fit the lining
- Sewing threadat Fit the lining
- Adhesiveat Fit the lining
- Zipperat Add the frame or zipper
- Aluminumat Add the frame or zipper
- Steelat Bolt on wheels and handle
- Screwat Bolt on wheels and handle
From the ground: 22 raw materials
- Air through ABS plastic
- Water through adhesive
- Crude oil through aluminum
- Coal through aluminum
- Rock salt through polycarbonate, chlorine
- Natural gas through ABS plastic, ethylene
- Iron ore through ABS plastic, pigment
- Sulfur through ABS plastic, pigment
- Bauxite through aluminum, alumina
- Limestone through steel, quicklime
- Dolomite through steel, magnesium
- Manganese ore through steel, manganese
- Zinc ore through screw, zinc
- Titanium ore through ABS plastic, pigment, titanium dioxide
- Copper ore through zipper, brass, copper
- Lead ore through zipper, brass, lead
- Tin ore through zipper, brass, tin
- Quartz through steel, magnesium, metallurgical silicon
- Timber through steel, magnesium, metallurgical silicon
- Corn through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide
- Sugarcane through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide, baker's yeast, molasses
- Sugar beet through polyester, PET plastic, ethylene glycol, carbon dioxide, baker's yeast, molasses
Made along the way: 49 things
Metals 12
Chemicals and fuels 28
PhenolPropyleneAcetoneCaustic sodaChlorineNaphthaAmmoniaBenzeneEthyleneStyrenePigmentParaffin waxPetroleum cokeOxygen gasQuicklimeArgonSulfuric acidHydrogenTolueneTitanium dioxideCarbon blackPara-xyleneEthylene glycolMethanolNitric acidPropaneCarbon dioxideCharcoal