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There are several ways to categorize end markets for polyethylene products. Our approach is to create market categories that fit across the entire Total Petrochemicals product portfolio. This allows us to offer our guests on the Total Petrochemicals site not only a view of any market / processing technique / market segment and product association per business line but also, depending on the chosen market or processing technique, a trans - business view of the petrochemicals product portfolio related to that market or process.
Automotive Essentially addresses the blow molding application for fuel tanks and filler pipes. Available with following processing techniques: Blow Molding Consumer Packaging Some of our resins are especially tailored for the blow molding of cans and bottles and for the extrusion of film or sheets for the packaging of consumer goods. Other grades are specifically designed for the injection molding of caps and closures. The extrusion coating application also falls into this market category. Available with following processing techniques: Blow Molding, Extrusion Coating, Extrusion Films, Extrusion Sheets, Injection Molding Consumer Products Our polyethylene is used here for film extrusion and injection molding of products that are mainly used in the hygiene and medical domain, and also for injection molding of toys. Available with following processing techniques: Extrusion Films Industrial Packaging More oriented towards bigger volumes and heavy duty usage, products for this market can be ideally obtained through blow molding, injection molding or film extrusion of some of our resins. Available with following processing techniques: Blow Molding, Extrusion Films, Injection Molding Industrial Pipes Sufficiently important to be separated from the Industrial Products market, this market for our resins includes pipe extrusion, pipe coating and fittings injection applications. Available with following processing techniques: Extrusion Pipes, Injection Molding, Pipe Coating Industrial Products A great variety of items are produced with our resins through the extrusion process of film, sheets and cable and through injection molding for the construction, the leisure or the telecom industry, for agriculture and many other industrial uses. Grades for compounding also appear in this market. Available with following processing techniques: Extrusion Cables, Extrusion Films, Extrusion Sheets, Injection Molding, Rotomolding