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Indras Polymers

Applications

How the five families compare, which one suits your machine, and where each one ends up.

Compare

A general guide to how the families compare. Exact values depend on the grade.

PropertyPP (homopolymer)PPCP (copolymer)HDPELLDPELDPE
Typical density (g/cm³)about 0.90about 0.900.941–0.9650.915–0.9400.910–0.940
StiffnessVery highHighHighLowVery low
Toughness and impactMediumHigh (impact grades)MediumVery highMedium
ClarityMediumHigh (random grades)LowMediumHigh
Heat resistanceVery highHighMediumLowLow
Ease of processingHighHighMediumMediumVery high
Typical productsWoven sacks, fibre, rigid packaging, housewaresFurniture, paint pails, luggage, appliance and auto parts, clear containersPressure pipes, blow-moulded containers, crates, housewaresBlown and cast film, drip tubing, water tanksHeavy-duty film, lamination film, general purpose film

Process finder

Tell us how you process and we will point you to the right family and grade.

Process

Raffia and tape extrusion

What it makes

Woven fabrics, sacks and monofilaments

Category to use

PP homopolymer

PP grades →

Where it ends up

Woven sacks & fibre

Woven sacks & fibre

Woven fabrics and sacks, monofilaments, multifilament yarn, staple fibre and non-woven fabric.

PPGrades →
Flexible packaging

Flexible packaging

Heavy-duty liquid packaging, adhesive lamination film, foam film, liners and general purpose film.

LDPELLDPEGrades →
Film converters

Film converters

Blown and cast film, heavy-duty bags, canal lining and greenhouse film.

LLDPELDPEGrades →
Pipes & ducts

Pipes & ducts

Pressure pipes (PE100 / PE63), corrugated pipes and drip irrigation lateral tubing.

HDPELLDPEGrades →
Household moulding

Household moulding

Housewares, storage bins, thin-wall containers, rigid packaging and furniture.

PPHDPEGrades →
Industrial moulding

Industrial moulding

Crates, paint pails, luggage, appliance and automotive parts.

PPCPHDPEGrades →
Blow moulding

Blow moulding

Containers and bottles for liquids, from small bottles up to 20-litre cans.

HDPEPPCPGrades →

Water tanks

Rotomoulded overhead and loft tanks and bins, with a UV-stabilised option.

LLDPEGrades →

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