Polyethylene Tubing

Polyethylene, also known by its scientific name, “polyethene,” is a polymer with eleven different classifications. Though the polymer was invented by accident, producing it with consistent quality was initially problematic. The tide changed that year when Phillip’s Petroleum, along with an innovative toy maker, launched the Hula-Hoop™. Twenty million of the polyethylene hoops were sold in the first six months.

Freelin-Wade uses two different classes of polyethylene for their tubing: Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE). The difference between the two is that LDPE is more flexible while LLDPE has superior environmental stress crack resistance.