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POLYETHYLENE (PE)
MAKING POLYETHYLENE COMPOUNDS WITH YOUR PREFERRED PROPERTIES
DURBAN PE COMPOUND MANUFACTURERS WHO ALWAYS DELIVER
Continental Compounders have a manufacturing facility based in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, where we produce high volumes of PE compound for the national and international market. We stock our own PE compounds and are also able to alter our compounds to meet unique manufacturing requirements. With four decades of industry insight, we understand manufacturing pressures and deadlines, and with these in mind, we work to deliver our compounds on time, every time.
PUSHING FORWARD WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
We have a fully kited laboratory and our own research and development team, who assist in developing different modifiers fit for purpose. Our team has diverse experience from working with a variety of manufacturers over the years, giving them the edge in providing the very best PE compounding solutions. We have a strong ethos of continual improvement and innovation, leading us to build on each new breakthrough we make and push forward to lead the way in compound creation.
CUSTOMER-CENTRIC APPROACH TO MAKING OUR MASTERBATCH
HELPING YOU PERFECT YOUR POLYETHYLENE PRODUCTS
At Continental Compounders, we take a customer-centric approach to making our masterbatch. From customer specification through to after-sales support, we do everything we can to make sure that our customers are completely happy with their plastic compound and the results that it renders.
POLYETHYLENE ADDITIVES:
We are able to modify PE with the following additives and are also able to make additives that are not listed here.
- Mineral Filled (Talc and CaCo3): 20% to 50%
- Glassfiber Reinforced: 20% to 50%
- Impact Modified
- Flame Retardant: Halogen and Halogen free systems
- UV and Heat stabilized options
- Various colours available
combination grades available
- Mineral Filler & Glassfibre
- Flame Retardant & Glassfibre
- Impact Modifier & Glassfibre
POLYETHYLENE APPLICATIONS:
- Mineral Filled (Talc and CaCo3): 20% to 50%
- Glassfibre Reinforced: 20% to 50%
- Impact Modified
- Flame Retardant: Halogen and Halogen-Free Systems
- UV and Heat-Stabilised Options
- Various Colours Available
INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
Polyethylene (PE) can be produced in both low-density and high-density versions, according to the intended industry it will be used in.
POLYETHYLENE PROPERTIES
Polyethylene has become a popular engineering plastic for manufacturing due to the following properties.
- Low coefficient of friction
- Low moisture absorption
- Perfect combination of toughness and flexibility
- High impact strength
- Adaptive thermoplastic
- Lightweight
POLYETHYLENE APPLICATIONS
Polyethylene has become a popular engineering plastic for manufacturing due to the following properties.
- Gears
- Pulleys
- Wear Strips
- Chain Sprockets
- Tanks
- Chain Guides
- Seals
- Parcel Chutes
- Bunker Linings
- Scraper Blades
- Cutting Boards
- Conveyor Screws
ASK THE EXPERTS
Would you like to find out if our PE compound will work for your manufacturing process?
Contact our experts today for assistance.
