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A POLYETHYLENE PORTFOLIO TO MEET YOUR NEEDS
The customized attention of a niche supplier with the breadth and capacity to handle your volume requirements — that’s the unique combination you will find within Westlake Chemical’s polyethylene division. Westlake Chemical has been producing high-quality products for more than 25 years. Our commitment to the future of polymers was further solidified by the acquisition of Eastman Chemicals Polyethylene business. This acquisition provides additional product breadth and an enhanced technology platform, including our proprietary ENERGXSM catalyst technology, as well as the added security of supply from a second polyethylene production facility. Today, Westlake offers a diverse portfolio of polyethylene products suitable for a variety of applications including extrusion coating, blown and cast clarity film, injection molding, and blow molding. Our product line emphasizes the most comprehensive selection of resins to support your flexible packaging needs.
Our manufacturing facilities are well equipped to handle specialty runs as well as large-volume orders, giving us the flexibility to meet your special grade requirements. Our knowledgeable sales team combined with our experienced engineers and technicians at our Customer Solutions Center are ready to assist in developing new formulations that can solve your unique challenges or give you that extra edge in the marketplace. Our state-of-theart fabrication equipment allows us to duplicate customers’ processing lines to troubleshoot and solve processing problems without interrupting your own production processes.
Why Westlake Polyethylene? §§ Broad portfolio of low density and linear low density (LDPE, LLDPE) §§ Market leadership in flexible packaging, extrusion coating and film markets §§ Production flexibility to handle special grades and custom formulations §§ Top-level expertise to assist you with all your sales, customer service, product development and troubleshooting needs §§ Access to our Customer Solutions Center for on-site testing and evaluation
LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LDPE)
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From bakery bags to frozen food package coatings, from high clarity film to molded parts, Westlake low density polyethylene grades offer a versatile choice for injection molding, extrusion coating, and blown and cast films. LDPE offers an excellent balance of properties including low neck-in, good drawdown, edge stability. chill-roll release, adhesion and toughness.
Injection Molding — LDPE Grade
MI
Base Resin Density
Dart Impact, g/mil
MD
TD
MD
TD
MD
TD
EF601
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF602
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF603
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF606
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF677
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF608
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF706
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF601
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF602
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
Ten Str @Brk, psi Grade
MI
Elongation, %
1% Secant, psi
Base Resin Density
Dart Impact, g/mil
MD
TD
MD
TD
MD
TD
Tubular LDPE EF601
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF602
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF603
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF606
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF677
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF608
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF706
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
Autoclave LDPE Blown / Cast Film EF601
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF602
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF603
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF606
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF677
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF608
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF706
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF677
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF608
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF706
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
Autoclave LDPE Blown / Cast Film EF601
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF602
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF603
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
EF606
0.25
0.919
250
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
Extrusion Coating — LDPE Grade
MI
Extrusion Coating — Performance Polymers
Density
Vicat, C
Grade
MI
Density
Vicat, C
EF601
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF601
750
24,000
31,000
EF602
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF602
750
24,000
31,000
EF603
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF603
750
24,000
31,000
EF606
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF606
750
24,000
31,000
EF677
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF608
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF706
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF601
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF602
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF603
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF606
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF677
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF608
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF706
0.25
0.25
3,500
EF677
0.25
0.25
3,500
LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (LLDPE) Westlake linear low density polyethylene film resins meet the needs of demanding medical, food and industrial packaging applications such as caps and closures. From best-in-class clarity and gloss to high impact and tear strength, there is a Westlake LLDPE grade that offers the high performance properties you are seeking.
Grade
MI
Density
Slip
AB
PPA
Haze, %
Gloss @45
Dart, g/mil
u
HIFOR® LT74104
1.0
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
60
220
EF602
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF677
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
HIFOR
Clear®
u
EF601
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF602
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
u
HIFOR Xtreme® EF601
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF602
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
u
Butene® EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
u
Hexene® EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF603
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
EF606
0.25
0.920
1,200
15,000
N
15
0.919
250
Ten Str @Brk, psi
Elongation
1% Secant, MPa
Elemen. Tear, g/mil
Elem. Tear, g.mil
MD
TD
MD
TD
MD
TD
MD
TD
MD
TD
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
250
750
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
250
750
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
250
750
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
250
750
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
250
750
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
24,000
31,000
250
750
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
3,500
2,700
250
750
24,000
31,000
250
750
24,000
31,000
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