TECHNICAL WHITE PAPERS

Traceability for Circular and Renewable Plastics

Find out how sustainable plastics can be traced through the supply chain using mass balance.

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Biopolyethylene - A critical enabler for the decarbonisation of plastics

Learn how biopolyethylene can make plastics more sustainable.

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Circular Polyolefin Capacity Set to Reach 1 Million Tonnes Globally in 2025

Discover how circular PE and PP are moving from an academic curiosity to an industrial scale recycling solution.

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Controlling Moisture During Pipe Manufacturing and Handling

Find out why effective moisture management is vital to the quality and performance of polyethylene pipes

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Mechanical Recycling of Polyethylene

Learn more about the important considerations for the mechanical recycling of polyethylene. 

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Circular Advanced Recycling of Plastics through Pyrolysis

Learn about how waste plastics are turned into circular plastics through pyrolysis-based advanced recycling

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Minimum Performance Requirements of HDPE Pressure Pipes

Find out what it takes for HDPE pipes to last 50 years or more.

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Increasing Recycled Content in Milk Bottles

Find out how much mechanically recycled HDPE (rHDPE) could be incorporated into milk bottles.

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Pipe Extrusion Library Series

Explore the breadth and depth of Qenos White Papers for Pipe addressing key issues relevant to the Australian PE pipe market.

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HDPE pipe is hydrogen ready

Find out how modern HDPE pipe networks support the safe and efficient distribution of hydrogen.

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Polyethylene for Diesel Fuel Storage

Understand the guidelines and considerations when using polyethylene for diesel fuel storage.

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Polyethylene Containers for Dangerous Goods

Find out what properties are important in the selection of a polyethylene resin for the manufacture of containers for dangerous goods

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Autoclave LDPE for Extrusion Coating Applications

Find out why autoclave technology is superior to tubular technology for the production of extrusion coating resins.

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Colour Pigments in Rotational Moulding

Find out how colour affects the process of rotational moulding and the performance of rotationally moulded products.

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Squeeze-off for pipeline isolation

Find out how to maximise the lifetime of polyethylene pipe networks following flow-stopping using the squeeze-off technique.

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Understanding dairy bottle shrinkage

With growing pressure on prices, milk producers are focused on controlling production costs, investing in new technology and/or increasing the scale of their operations

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Reducing Edge Weave and Improving Neck-In

Find out what causes edge weave and neck-in and how they can be minimised in the extrusion coating process

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PE100 HSCR for trenchless pipeline installations

Find out how PE100 HSCR provides pipelines with a higher safety margin against slow crack growth failure and enables “fit for purpose” design.

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The Next Generation PE Pipe Resin

Learn about new PE100 specialty materials and the pipe resins of the future.

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Testing Creep for Polyethylene Water Tanks

Find out how to design tanks with greater precision and less waste by using data generated by a world first process

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Essential Considerations When Changing Polyethylene Resins In Regulated Packaging Applications

Find out about the testing requirements following any changes to PE packaging materials.

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The Evolution of Metallocene LLDPE Resins

Find out how the latest generation of mLLDPE resins improve film processing and performance

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Investigating Sealing Issues in Flexible Packaging

Find out how to identify and resolve sealing problems associated with products made using polyethylene film

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Residual lifetime assessment of PE pipelines

How can a pipeline owner determine the remaining life of a pipe that has been in service for many years?

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Effects of Orientation in Injection Moulding

Find out what causes molecular orientation and which strategies can be deployed to reduce orientation in injection moulded items

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PE pipeline design using material properties

Find out about how material data supplied by PE resin manufacturers leads to more cost-efficient pipelines

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Avoiding Gels and Black Specks in PE Extrusion

Find out what causes gels and black specks and how they can be eliminated from the extrusion process

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The effects of processing conditions on the optical properties of PE films

Improve the appearance of PE film through an understanding of the factors that cause visual imperfections.

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Improving PE Pipe Dimensional Stability

Find out how to facilitate speedy installation by manufacturing pipes with tight dimensional tolerances

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White Coated PE Pipes for Exposed Above Ground Applications

Learn how a white coating can protect HDPE pipes in exposed above ground applications

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