Senior industry sources from Israel say that 10 percent of the nation’s major rubber and plastic companies will begin using nanotechnology in the next two years to improve their products. The article says that rubber and plastic manufacturers in the U.S., Europe, and Japan already using nanotechnology for their products. It also says that nanotechnology’s use by Israel will improve the competitiveness of the nation’s plastics industry. According to the article, nanotechnology will be used in plastics for homes, packaging, agriculture, construction, automobiles, aerospace, and medical devices.
