Polyethylene
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polyethylene-172-18772668
title:
Polyethylene
text:
Polyethylene or polythene (abbreviated PE; IUPAC name polyethene or poly(methylene)) is the most commonly produced plastic. It is a polymer, primarily used for packaging (plastic bags, plastic films, geomembranes and containers including bottles, etc.). As of 2017, over 100 million tonnes of polyethylene resins are being produced annually, accounting for 34% of the total plastics market. Many kinds of polyethylene are known, with most having the chemical formula (C2H4)n. PE is usually a mixture
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Most common thermoplastic polymer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyethylene
date created:
2002-08-29T07:57:05Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T02:39:56Z
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