HDPE or LDPE
HDPE High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or high-density polyethylene (PEHD) is a thermoplastic polyethylene made from petroleum. For pipes it is sometimes called “alkaline” or “polyethylene”. High-density HDPE is used in the production of plastic bottles, corrosion-resistant pipes, geomembranes and plastic lumber. HDPE is usually recycled and has the number “2” as the resin identification code. In […]
PE100
What is PE100? PE100 is a version of HDPE and stands for Poly Ethylene with an Minimum Required Strength (MRS) of 100 at 50 years and 20º according to ISO4427 HDPE PE100 pipe is easy to install, light, flexible, corrosion-free and has a service life of up to 100 years. It can be jointed using […]
What is polymer ?
Polymer, also known as plastic, consists of very large molecules formed by connecting hundreds of monomers together, creating long chains. The word polymer has its roots in Greek. What is a Monomer ? A Monomer is the smallest repeating unit of a polymer. For example, if we imagine a polymer […]