Polyolefin Developments: Timely & Economical
PE & PP adjust to a world of tighter budgets and higher expectations.
By Michael Tolinski
As the lowest-priced family of low-density polymers, polyolefins may find themselves being put into the roles of saviors during the economic recession and recovery. The lightweight resins can be tailored to do a lot—at minimal cost.
So resin producers continue to create new grades with enhanced properties, and compounders are beefing up polyolefins for new applications—while end-users expect the materials to come in more sophisticated compounds and forms. Along with their well-known roles in packaging applications, newly developed PO-based materials have become important in the replacement of aging urban infrastructure, as well as in the engineering of new lightweight vehicles.
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