Makers of plastic bottles for water and milk, for example, have faced a shortage of high-density polyethylene since the hurricanes.

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The first trial run demonstrated that 1 km of high-density polyethylene pipe could be laid down over mountainous terrain and in windy conditions in just nine minutes.

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These days you should be getting high-density polyethylene pipes.

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In one recent year, the complex boasted an annual production of 1, 785 million pounds of caustic soda, 2, 135 million pounds EDC, 1, 266 million pounds PVC suspension resin, 840 million pounds VCM, 3, 411 million pounds ethylene gas, 1, 484 million pounds High Density Polyethylene, 582 million pounds Linear Low Density Polyethylene, and 1, 495 million pounds polypropylene.

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