LyondellBasell has reached final investment decision to build a grassroots high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at the US Gulf Coast. Scheduled for startup in 2019, the proposed 1.1 billion-lb/year ...

Nine grades of PE, including FP120-D, FP120-C, SPs116-C, SPs116-D, VPsK914-C, VPsK914-D and PF-Y821-BP, are currently ...

Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (Sabic) has signed a letter of intent with US Shaw Stone & Webster for the engineering, procurement, and construction of a high density polyethylene (HDPE) plant at the ...

A new family of Lupolen high-density polyethylene (HDPE) resins offers improved resistance to biodiesel, and therefore is a new candidate for blowmolded and injection molded automotive fuel tanks.

Chemists can demonstrate how to make high-density polyethylene with better control over polymer chain lengths, which allows for improvement over physical properties such as processability and strength ...

Dow Inc. DOW recently launched DOWSIL 5-1050 Polymer Processing Aid (PPA) as an alternative to fluoropolymer-based PPAs used for manufacturing film packaging. This is to address the packaging industry ...

The environmental services company commissioned the product carbon footprint study, which took place during the first seven ...

Debris from the screen plates was examined under an optical microscope. The contamination was found to be particulate in nature and had a glossy polymeric appearance. Figure 1. Contamination found on ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - Recyclable plastic containers with the No. 2 designation could become even more popular for manufacturers as plastic milk jugs, dish soap containers and shampoo bottles may soon get an ...