Polyethylene is a polymer made from ethylene monomer and may contain comonomer and other additives. Currently hexene is used as the comonomer in all copolymer products that are produced by Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP. Additives can include antioxidants, corrosion inhibitors, antistatic agents, and processing aids, to modify its physical properties.

Polyethylene is a versatile thermoplastic resin which may be converted to a variety of fabricated articles used in containers, pipe, film, geomembrane sheet, as well as durable applications in the automotive, appliance, and electronics industries. Film and molded articles may be used in items found in home, retail or industrial settings. Examples include: packaging for laundry, bakery, grocery, frozen foods, and dry and powdered foods. Additional applications can include truck bed-liners, pond-liners, drums, crates, pails, conduit, drainage pipe and gasand water pipe.

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