Polyethylene is one of the oldest polymers in thermoplastic family and while it used to be produced as low density only at first, it had evolved and three new polyethylene, which are high density, linear and medium density types have been developed. Polyethylene is a raw material widely preferred by the manufacturers thanks to its durability, solidness, ease of processing and dielectric characteristics. Upon improvement of polyethylene used widespread today, it is possible to see it in many areas of daily life from toys to domestic goods, drums to plastic bags.
Areas of use of PE
Polyethylene (PE) is the raw material with widest area of processing in plastic processing industry. Some examples on areas of use of PE are as follows;
• Film extrusion
• Paper metallization with extrusion
• Blow molding
• Rotational molding
• Injection molding
• Powder coating
• Wire and cable production
• Pipe hose production
• Foam film production
• Masterbatch production
• Big bag
• Greenhouse cover
• Packaging film
• Cable sheathing
• Domestic goods, toys
• Pipe, hose, tube, bottle, fabric and metal coatings, rotations and coating materials
• Any kinds of stretch and shrink film
• Nylon bags, bags for napkins
