As a specialist Applied Science and Engineering publisher, William Andrew provides books, eBooks, and databases in a number of fields including plastics engineering, polymer science, micro and nanotechnologies, industrial and precision cleaning, hazardous chemicals, and materials science. With a strong applications focus, William Andrew books unlock emerging technologies for commercial deployment and provide essential data and guidance for engineering workflows.

William Andrew Publishing was acquired by Elsevier in January 2009. William Andrew incorporates Plastics Design Library and Noyes Publications. Under the William Andrew imprint, Elsevier acts as distributor for ChemTec Publishing. ChemTec Publishing is the source of a series of professional references on polymers, plastics and rubbers, with a unique focus on additives.