An introduction to polythene production. 

Polythene video

A short video clip illustrating the process of polythene production that can be viewed online by students or downloaded for showing in class.

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Credits and acknowledgements

The Royal Society of Chemistry thanks the following individuals and organisations for their help in producing the original video clips.

  • Anglesey Aluminium, Holyhead: David Frost
  • Associated Octel, Ellesmere Port: Chris Lodge, Chris Milliken and Andy Prince
  • BOC Gases, Thame: Chris Gill
  • BP Chemicals, Wilton Teesside: Robert Neill
  • British Steel, Scunthorpe: Gordon Davison
  • DuPont, Wilton, Teesside: Peter Jackson
  • GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage: Frank Ellis
  • Hays Chemical Distribution, St Helens: Joe Marshall
  • ICI Chemicals and Polymers, Runcorn: Keith Hancock, David Platt and Stan Povall
  • ICI Chemicals and Polymers, Teesside: Paul Brown, Deryck Forrest, Ivor Huskinson and Ian Shannon
  • IMI Refiners, Walsall: Peter Guy and Mervyn Owen
  • Shell UK, Stanlow, Ellesmere Port: Harold Bardsley