Petrochemical Industry Polyethylene Plant - Application Note

The use of plastics and resins as a manufacturing building block has been consistently increasing over the past few decades. The most popular polymer in use worldwide is polyethylene due to its ease of manufacture and numerous forms. There are a wide variety of processes for making polyethylene, such as High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). Each process creates polyethylene for different industrial and consumer applications. For example, HDPE is the crystalline form of the plastic and would be used for rigid plastic applications, such as milk containers, plastic pipe, and reusable drinking bottles. LDPE is the powder form of plastic and would be used for applications requiring a flexible form of the plastic, such as cling wrap, dry cleaner bags, and plastic lids for containers.