Ethylene and Propylene Key Petrochemical Building Blocks Fueling Industry Growth
Production and Uses of EthyleneEthylene is the world’s most widely produced organic compound and essential petrochemical, derived primarily from steam cracking of hydrocarbons like ethane, propane and naphtha. The United States is currently the global leader in ethylene production capacity, with over 60 million metric tons annually. Ethylene production involves heating hydrocarbons to high temperatures […]
Exploring the Potential of Low-Density Polyethylene in Industrial Applications
Material Evolution Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) emerged in the 1930s as an advancement over high-density polyethylene. While polyethylene in general had been discovered earlier, it was only with advancement in catalytic processes that its commercial production became viable. LDPE offered properties that made it suitable for a wide variety of applications that high-density polyethylene could not […]