What does LDPE stand for?

SE (SABIC), has asked contractors to revise their bids for the construction of a low density polyethylene plant (LDPE) in Jubail, sources at contractors said on Tuesday.

The pounds 200m Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) facility is being developed by SABIC at Wilton.

Qapco has said its third low density polyethylene plant (LDPE-3), for which it recently selected Germany's Uhde as EPC contractor, reinforces its role as a key supplier of the chemical to Middle East and Asian markets.

The low density polyethylene (LDPE) plant at the same site is expected to start up by the end of November," he said, adding that the most recent delays were due to "technical problems".

4 LDPE Low density polyethylene - Carrier bags and bin liners.

The top three used in bag manufacture are: High Density PolyEthylene (HDPE) is used to make supermarket type carrier bags or chemical drums, jerricans, toys, picnic ware, household and kitchenware, cable insulation Low Density PolyEthylene (LDPE) used to make soft clear bags like the ones used for packing of vegetables, toys and clothes or dispensing bottles, tubing, moulded laboratory equipment, corrosion-resistant work surfaces, parts that need to be weldable and machinable, computer components, such as hard drives, screen cards and disk-drives Biaxially Oriented polypropylene (BOPP) is the crisp crystal clear stuff used for greeting cards, the plastic wrapping round boxes of tea.

Common products for the new facilities include high density polyethylene found in children's toys, garden furniture, household and kitchenware, low density polyethylene in general purpose containers and children's toys, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride in plumbing pipes.

Low density polyethylene (LDPE) film demand will account for 77 percent of all stretch and shrink film used in 2009.