But its biggest and most controversial application is as a hardener for making polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins the materials of choice for manufacturing clear, shatter-proof bottles, spectacles, medical devices and CDs as well as dental coatings and linings for food cans.

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Once there, reclaimed Teak is used to repair any damage to the original wood and specialist epoxy resin adhesives are used to bind cracks and fissures.

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The rain seemed to melt off the bike, which is sealed with epoxy and finished with linear polyurethane.

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The workshop is a curious mixture of epoxy fumes and stacked cow pelts.

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The works look as through they are lifted straight from an underground geomorphic wonderland, but the intense craftsmanship behind these sculptures made of epoxy resin and LED lights is evident.

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There is no shortage of issues swirling around the food industry, and one of the most debated topics involves the compound bisphenol A. Known by its acronym BPA, it has been used for many decades in a wide array of industrial and consumer applications, ranging from hardened plastics to the epoxy safety lining of many food and beverage cans.

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BPA, as its known, is a chemical used to make the epoxy mix that line canned goods and prevent them from spoilage, preserving canned goods and saving tens of thousands of lives every year.

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Mr. Sunderman's garage features an epoxy-coated floor, as well as gold- and bronze-colored wainscoting on the walls.

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White epoxy concrete terraces continue the indoor flooring, connecting to each other and to the outdoors.

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