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HDPE - High Density Polyethylene
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News archive for HDPE:

Milking it  -  04 Aug 2008
BBC News,Milk bottles are made from HDPE and, along with clear PET drinks bottles, are very widely recyclable in the UK with 92% of local authorities collecting them

EGPL to set up new PE plants at Vadinar  -  04 Aug 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The source said, " the company intends to set up a dedicated HDPE plant and an HDPE/LLDPE swing plant with production capacities of 400000 mt/year each.

Plastican Plans R&D Lab At Massachusetts Facility  -  04 Aug 2008
Chemical Online.com (press release),A leader in the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging, Plastican specializes in open-head HDPE industrial pails and covers. Plastican's pails range in size

Delhi based trader comments on trends and prices of PP, PE and PVC ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Even post the August price reduction announced by domestic producers for PP, HDPE and LLDPE, there are barely any fresh enquiries seen generated in the

Dew Point Transmitter features two-wire 4-20 mA loop power.  -  04 Aug 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,Reliability is enhanced by NEMA 4 housing and HDPE sensor guard. The Transmitter is certified for use in hazardous locations to Div 1, Class 1, Groups A, B,

Polymerupdate resin pricing: Asia, Europe see some price decreases ...  -  04 Aug 2008
Modern Plastics On The Web,A source told Polymerupdate that a Korean resin producer was putting forward PP with a $50/tonne price reduction, with HDPE injection prices lowered by

Quadrant EPP's Borotron Enhanced HDPE Used In Radiation Shielding  -  Aug 1, 2008
PR-USA.net (press release),The combination of boron within a matrix of HDPE, a naturally hydrogen rich material, can work well in nuclear shielding applica-tions.

Global Thermoplastics scenario in 2007-08  -  Jul 31, 2008
plastemart.com,PP, HDPE and LLDPE would continue to lead demand growth for polymers in the future. Overall demand growth is expected to be around 5.3%, marginally behind

New HDPE product launched by Maoming Petrochemical  -  Aug 1, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),An industry source based in China informed a polymerupdate team member that a new HDPE blow moulding grade for large containers has been launched by Sinopec

South Korean trader offers off spec HDPE cable grade for immediate ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A South Korean trader this morning spoke with a polymerupdate team member and said that he was in a position to offer off grade HDPE cable material for an

ADS HDPE Pipe Receives 100-Year Service Life Approval  -  Jul 25, 2008
MarketWatchTo date, ADS is the only HDPE pipe manufacturer in the underground drainage industry to receive the 100-year service life approval for its products.

Greenstar â€œfirstâ€? in recycled HDPE race  -  Jul 25, 2008
Plastics & Rubber Weekly,By Katie Coyne 25 July 2008 - Greenstar has said it beat Closed Loop London in manufacturing food grade recycled HDPE by several months as its Teeside plant

Capacity expansion of IRPC~s HDPE compound plant on track  -  Jul 23, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),...team member was informed that Integrated Refinery & Petrochemical Complex Public Co Ltd (IRPC) is carrying out an expansion at its HDPE compound plant.

Turkey~s Petkim announces sharp hikes in LDPE and HDPE prices  -  Jul 15, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A polymerupdate source in Europe this afternoon informed the team that Turkeyâ€™s Petkim has announced an increase in its prices of LDPE and HDPE.

Mumbai based trader comments on open market trends  -  Aug 1, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The trader added, " HMHDPE offers in the open markets of Mumbai were pegged steady at Rs.100/kg levels. HDPE raffia was lower at Rs.98/kg

Iran's Marun Petrochemical shuns cracker; also closes HDPE, PP ...  -  Jul 9, 2008
plastemart.com,According to industry sources, the cracker, HDPE and PP lines are expected to resume operation by 4th August while the MEG line is likely to start by 1st of

Jam Petrochemical HDPE plant starts commercial production  -  Jul 9, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),While in conversation with an industry source based in Iran, a polymerupdate team member was informed that a 300000 mt/year HDPE plant operated by Jam

Soap stars soak up eco-dividend  -  Jul 30, 2008
packagingnews.co.uk,According to Mike Taylor, sales manager at Alpla UK, the choice of more traditional materials, such as HDPE, costlier options, such as PET, or newer grades,

Marun Petro to shutdown ethylene, propylene, HDPE and PP plants  -  Jul 9, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),An industry source based in Iran informed a polymerupdate team member this afternoon that the downstream plants of Iran based Marun Petrochemicals will be

Catching Up Wtih...I-CORP International  -  Jul 31, 2008
geosynthetica.net (press release),Mike Sadlier showed me the Melbourne Water floating covers (HDPE, XR-5, and RPP). He also took me to an Australian Rules footy game.

Minimal Maintenance Guardrail Protects Equipment And Workers  -  Jul 31, 2008
Safety Online (press release),Made of schedule 80 and schedule 40 pipe sleeved in OSHA Yellow Â¼" high-density polyethylene thermoplastic (HDPE) tube, our guardrail is the strongest on

Mining firm sets up tailings facility  -  Jul 23, 2008
Sun.Star,The country's first High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) lined tailings dam structure with a fully grouted foundation and abutments.

Funding secured for â€œworld's largestâ€? food grade plastics plant  -  Jul 31, 2008
letsrecycle.com,The firm, which currently produces PET and HDPE flake for customers in Europe and the Far East, also aims to use the expansion to help it produce high

Plastic closures: Output growth to slow to 4% per year  -  Jul 29, 2008
Plasteurope,...closures in the beverage market, AMI says. The use of HDPE one-piece closures has been growing at a rate of nearly 9% per year over the past three years.

Formosa to lift force majeure on PP, LLDPE and HD film  -  Jul 29, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A polymerupdate source in the US last evening informed the team that Formosa USA was to lift a force majeure (FM) on PP, LLDPE and HDPE film on August 1st.

Rock solid sound from Atlas  -  Jul 29, 2008
L&Si Online (press release),Made from a rotationally-molded HDPE thermoplastic material, each Rock loudspeaker is weather-resistant and realistically imitates the appearance of granite

Australia Backs Away From Plastic Shopping Bag Ban  -  Jul 28, 2008
OhmyNews International,Victoria proposed a trial 10 cent per bag levy to see whether this would reduce public use of the micro-thin high-density polyethylene (HDPE) bags.

HSCSWA starts new program  -  Jul 28, 2008
Malvern Daily Record,They will be accepting PETE #1 plastics, which are like drink bottles and HDPE #2 plastics, which are the heavier plastic containers such as milk jugs,

Sewer Emergency Repair  -  Jul 6, 2008
Associated Construction Publications,Getting the new HDPE SDR 20-inch pipe in was the next challenge. The new 20-inch pipe came in 40-foot lengths. Charlton rented a fusing machine from ISCO,

PKN Orlen~s cracker expected back up on August 1st  -  Jul 28, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),The plant supports various downstream units including a 320000 mt/annum HDPE unit, a 150000 mt/annum LDPE unit and a 400000 mt/annum PP unit located in

Down-sizing trend driving US rigid food packaging  -  Jul 21, 2008
FoodProductionDaily.com,The resin with the second largest share of the food packaging market, at Â£2.5bn in 2007, is high density polyethylene (HDPE). The material has a predicted

Petrochemical markets : Middle East plants near start-up  -  Jul 22, 2008
Plasteurope,...www.nipc.net) with a capacity of 1.3mt/y of ethylene, 305000 t/y of propylene and 300000 t/y of HDPE, LLDPE and PP, was inaugurated at Assaluyeh.

Mixed support from analysts  -  Jul 22, 2008
Nation Multimedia,The remainder is for the expansion of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) capacity and other speciality chemicals projects. KGI Securities (Thailand) is one of

Rigid plastic food packaging market in North America forecast to ...  -  Jul 16, 2008
plastemart.com,The second largest growth material is HDPE. HDPE has the second largest share of the food packaging market, and reached 2.5 billion pounds in 2007.

Amrit Banaspati board recommends 10% dividend  -  Jul 26, 2008
Myiris.com,It diversified into small scale production of HDPE containers using plastic granules as raw material, using leased equipment and rented premises.

LDPE quotes steady in Asia this week  -  Jul 25, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Despite weaker energy and naphtha prices and bearish pricing trends in HDPE and LLDPE across Asia this week, LDPE sellers defended their offers steady.

How to improve the water vapor and gas permeability for plastic ...  -  Jul 24, 2008
Converting Magazine,Therefore, a cast HDPE has a much improved moisture barrier than a cast LDPE because of the increased density (percent crystallinity).

Local source in China provides an update on status of select PE plants  -  Jul 16, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Two HDPE production lines and one old full-density PE production line will be brought down during the planned outage. The two HDPE lines have a combined

New shrink-wrap infeed system automates changeovers  -  Jul 21, 2008
FoodProductionDaily.com,...has been modified to enable it to take standard and slim cartons from 200 ml up to 1 litre, as well as small PET and HDPE bottles and tins.

Tree-free, waterproof wine label made from stone  -  Jul 8, 2008
FoodProductionDaily.com,...calcium carbonate with a small quantity, 20 per cent, from non-toxic high density polypropylene (HDPE)," said Mary Loyer of Natural Source Printing.

Pricing premiums decline in Mumbai~s open markets  -  Jul 20, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),Pricing premiums have drifted lower due to lack of buying activity." The trader added, " HMHDPE in the open markets of Mumbai quoted down at Rs.102/kg. HDPE

Dow: Fresh price rise for PE planned for August  -  Jul 17, 2008
Plasteurope,Dow Europe (Horgen / Switzerland; www.dow.com) has announced a price increase of EUR 150/t for LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE in Europe, the Middle East,

NewsFlashMarun shuts down cracker, polymer lines  -  Jul 8, 2008
ICIS (subscription),The cracker was shut down three days ago due to a disruption in its gas supply and would be restarted on 4-5 August, along with the 300000 tonne/year HDPE

Mumbai based trader comments on prices of PP,PE and PVC in the ...  -  Jul 18, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),...polymers in the open markets of Mumbai." The trader added, " HMHDPE in the open markets of Mumbai was pegged at Rs.103/kg. HDPE raffia was available

Equate to resume normal output at Kuwait PE  -  Jul 17, 2008
ICIS (subscription),The 550000 tonne/year high density PE (HDPE)/linear low density PE (LLDPE) swing plant had been running at 50% operating rate since the end of June,

Unsafe Baby Products - Choosing Safe Bottles and Sippy Cups  -  Jul 16, 2008
Examiner.comIf you are unsure, check the bottom of the plastic bottle for the recycle codes: #2 HDPE, #4 LDPE, or #5 PP are not known to leek any harmful substances.

Intertronics launches premier cyanoacrylate "instant" adhesive  -  Jul 16, 2008
EMSNow (press release),To this end "adhere" brand personnel are also strongly focused on dispensing technologies, whether through 20 or 50 gram integral pin cap HDPE bottles or

Standard thermoplastics: Trend for all polymers higher in July  -  Jul 15, 2008
Plasteurope,Notations for HDPE added as much as EUR 110/t, and PVC gained up to EUR 70/t. EVA went up by around EUR 60/t, PP, PS and EPS moved forward by around EUR

Dow: Move away from market index formula pricing  -  Jul 14, 2008
Plasteurope,Dow Europe (Horgen / Switzerland; www.dow.com) says it will discontinue market index formula pricing in its own contracts with buyers of LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE,

South Korean producer hikes PPHP rates to China despite news of a ...  -  Jul 9, 2008
Polymerupdate.com (subscription),A local Korean producer of PE claims to have sold out July quantities allocated to China without any trouble. HDPE film for July was sold this week at USD.

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