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Video | Manufacturing

New and Improved: Plastics

What's as strong as steel, flexible as rope, and thinner than paper? Without it, you wouldn't have modern health care, travel, or technology. And yet, it's condemned by many.

Johan Norberg — Sep 14, 2022

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  • Johan Norberg

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    Johan Norberg is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute. He is the author of, "Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future."

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