Polyethylene is one of the world’s most widely produced plastics, with some estimates accounting PE as the most widely used and produced plastic of all, with 30% of the world’s share. Polyethylene is one of the world’s most widely produced plastics, with some estimates accounting PE as the most widely used […]

Not all commercial packaging and bags are shipping in the form of lay-flat and gusseted bags. If you’ve ever been in a produce department (and who hasn’t) you must know then that some bags are shipped on rolls. Many bags on rolls are poly tubing rolls. Let’s take a look […]

Polyethylene, which today is used in a wide range of commercial and industrial applications, was originally discovered by accident. A German chemist accidentally created the first polyethylene (today also known as PE) by heating diazomethane, which caused it to create long CH2 chains that made the material remarkably strong, flexible, […]