Type: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE)

Properties: Clarity, strength, toughness, barrier to gas and moisture.

Common Packaging Applications: Soft drink, water and salad dressing bottles; peanut butter and jam jars
Type: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE)

Properties: Stiffness, strength, toughness, resistance to moisture, permeability to gas.

Common Packaging Applications: Milk, juice and water bottles; yogurt and margarine tubs; trash and retail bags.
Type: Polyvinyl Chloride (V)

Properties: Versatility, clarity, ease of blending, strength, toughness.

Common Packaging Applications: Juice bottles; cling films
Type: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)

Properties: Ease of processing, strength, toughness, flexibility, ease of sealing, barrier to moisture.

Common Packaging Applications: Frozen food bags; squeezable bottles, e.g. honey, mustard; cling films; flexible container lids.
Type: Polypropylene (PP)

Properties: Strength, toughness, resistance to heat, chemicals, grease and oil, versatile, barrier to moisture.

Common Packaging Applications: Reusable microwaveable ware; kitchenware; yogurt containers; margarine tubs; microwaveable disposable take-away containers; disposable cups and plates.
Type: Polystyrene (PS)

Properties: Versatility, clarity, easily formed

Common Packaging Applications: Egg cartons; disposable cups, plates, trays and cutlery; disposable take-away containers; yogurt and margarine containers
Type: Other

Properties: Dependent on polymers or combination or polymers.

Common Packaging Applications: Beverage bottles; baby milk bottles.

Sell Plastic to Us

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…  are always interested in buying HDPE, LDPE, LLDPE, MDPE and Polypropylene. All Suppliers capable to …

HDPE Plastics

Filed under HDPE, Plastics

…  margarine tubs, it may surprise some readers to learn that HDPE plastic actually begins life as thick black crude oil pumped out of the ground. HDPE plastics are produced from a component of crude oil, naphtha, which is …

HDPE Regrind

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HDPE regrind is scrap HDPE which has been washed, shredded, and is ready to be recycled into HDPE pellets or granules, or alternatively melted down and used as raw material …

Virgin HDPE Granules

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HDPE Granules (Virgin HDPE) Virgin HDPE granules are the premium source of HDPE for all HDPE applications. A …

Recycled HDPE Pellets (Repro HDPE)

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…  HDPE Pellets Recycled HDPE pellets are HDPE pellets made from reprocessing scrap HDPE. Recycled HDPE pellets are of a …

Post Consumer Scrap HDPE

Filed under Glossary, HDPE

…  HDPE is a booming market, and in many cases, demand far outstrips supply. Scrap HDPE is sought after and imported and exported around the world. Some North …  manufacturers have even been known to import scrap HDPE from as far afield as Europe and Asia. The demand for scrap HDPE and …

HDPE Pellets and Granules

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HDPE: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is used for many packaging applications such as snack food packages and …  for packaging margarine, whipped toppings and deli foods. HDPE has good chemical resistance, because of that it is also used for as …

HDPE Scrap

Filed under Glossary, HDPE

HDPE: High Density Poly Ethylene is a form of recyclable plastic commonly used in …  LDPE has higher temperature resistance, higher stiffness. HDPE provides a good water barrier but it does not hold oxygen or CO2 well. HDPE Use: In HDPE Film form it is used for snack food packaging and cereal box …

HDPE Regrind

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HDPE: It is an abbreviation for High Density Poly Ethylene. Post Consumer Regrind …  in question. Level of grinding can be between 25-100%. HDPE post consumer regrind is recycled High Density Poly Ethylene cut into small pieces. The HDPE regrind can be sorted by color or mixed. HDPE plastic regrind made by HDPE …

What are Polymers / Plastics?

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…  most widely used today are: High Density Polyethylene (HDPE): a rugged material which is easily moulded, has a high resistance to …  Because it is a Polypropylene molecule with about 2% HDPE added it has a mixture of the properties of HDPE and Polypropylene …