Toys

LLDPE and HDPE have long played a major role in the toy plastic industry due to their cost-effectiveness, molding capabilities and ability to produce complex shapes. Rotomolded plastic is resilient to breaking, straining, and rough play from little hands, while blow-molded and injection molded toys enable a variety of products to come to life. At Shell Polymers, we aim to provide polymers that converters, brands and parents can count on for their plastic toys.

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Product summary

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Product	Melt index	Density	Product details
Shell Polymers HDPE 46BG6HLU	6.0 HL	0.946	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 48BG9HL	9.0 HL	0.948	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 55B035	0.35	0.955	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 55B035A	0.35	0.955	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 63B072	0.72	0.963	View technical properties

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Product	Melt index	Density	Product details
Shell Polymers HDPE 48N5	5.0	0.948	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 52N7	6.5	0.952	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 52N10	10.0	0.952	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 54N20	20.0	0.954	View technical properties
Shell Polymers HDPE 65N8	8.2	0.965	View technical properties

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Product	Melt index	Density	Product details
Shell Polymers LLDPE 35R5U	5.2	0.935	View technical properties
Shell Polymers LLDPE 35R7U	7.0	0.935	View technical properties
Shell Polymers LLDPE 39R4U	3.5	0.939	View technical properties

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Document title	Document
Shell Polymers HDPE	View technical properties (PDF, 318 kB)
Shell Polymers LLDPE	View technical properties (PDF, 318 kB)
Shell Polymers Polyethylene Wide Spec or Offspec	View technical properties (PDF, 259 kB)

Product 101

Understanding our grade slate system helps you know what toy plastic is best for your needs, from roto-molding playground equipment and structures to injection molding and blow-molding indoor plastic toys.

Density

Process

Melt index

Comonomer type (film)

Additives

Density is reflected by the first two numbers found in the product name, which is 18 in this instance. These numbers represent the last two significant digits of the density value. See examples below.

18 = 0.918 density
53 = 0.953 density
63 = 0.963 density

Related conversion processes

Different conversion processes can take the same polymers and transform them into a wide variety of toy plastics—from rotomolded playground structures to blow-molded pails.

Blow molding

Blow molded HDPE is used to make hollow products such as industrial containers and drums, liquid containers and more.

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Injection molding

Injection molded LLDPE and HDPE is used to make caps, bottle closures, toys and more.

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Rotomolding

Rotomolded HDPE and LLDPE is used to make large products such as playgrounds, industrial containers and more.

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