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 ...

Sasol Ltd.-owned Sasol Chemicals (USA) LLC and Ineos Europe AG-subsidiary Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA have reached final investment decision to form a joint venture to build a high-density ...

The main construction work at the polymerization unit of the future polyethylene production plant (a joint project of KazMunayGas, SIBUR and Sinopec) in Kazakhstan will begin in October 2025, ...

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 ...

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.

The two-step extrusion method was used to manufacture pipe-grade high density polyethylene (HDPE) material from recycled HDPE. With the two-step extrusion method, dicumyl peroxide (DCP) can completely ...

DUBLIN, Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Polyethylene Extrusion Market - Forecasts from 2019 to 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Polyethylene is the most common used ...

TORONTO (Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m. ET) — For the second straight year, post-consumer high density polyethylene recycling has remained stagnant. The North American recycling rate for HDPE remained at 29.9 ...

Hot melt extrusion (HME) formulation development depends heavily on choosing the appropriate polymers. This article reviews HME process parameters and highlights three polymers in HME: polyethylene ...

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 ...