What is made from ethylene?
Ethylene is the raw material used in the manufacture of polymers such as polyethylene (PE), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polystyrene (PS) as well as fibres and other organic chemicals. The largest outlet, accounting for 60% of ethylene demand globally, is polyethylene. Ethylene serves as a hormone in plants. It acts at trace … Read more