Polyethylene films are the most common type of plastic, and an environmentally friendly alternative to PVC. Offering flexibility, conformability, and excellent chemical resistance, these films are used in a range of applications from surface protection to packaging to application tape. Polyethylene film is available with or without adhesive and various grades of densities. Polyethylene film is the primary material for polyethylene tape, which used as backing, and other material is adhesive or rubber used as primer. Adhesive can be used both side of the film.
Polyethylene tape can be used for:
General sealing of containers and irregularly shaped objects
Electroplating and PC board masking
Silicon chip holding
Decoration, safety marking and color coding
Nuclear power plant construction and maintenance (because of low chloride and halogen content)
Corrosion-sensitive applications (because of low chloride and halogen content)
Outdoor applications of sealing, protecting, and preserving