OXIDIZED POLYETHYLENE HOMOPOLYMER. A WHITE TO PALE YELLOW POWDER CHEMICALLY PRODUCED ORGANIC PRODUCT OF A WAXY CHARACTER THAT HAS A DROP POINT ABOVE 40°C AND A VISCOSITY BELOW 10,000 CP AT A TEMPERATURE OF 10°C ABOVE ITS DROPPING POINT OF 101°C. THE MOLECULAR WEIGHT IS FAR TOO LOW TO ALLOW THE PRODUCTION OF MOULDED PARTS, CASTINGS, AND FIBRES OF ANY KIND OR PROTECTIVE FILMS. AS A WAX, THE PRODUCT IS BRITTLE, LOW MELTING AND IN A MOLTEN STATE IT HAS A LOW VISCOSITY. ABOVE ITS MELTING POINT, IT CANNOT BE DRAWN INTO FIBRES OR THREADS, AND IT IS ALSO A POOR CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY AND HEAT. FOR USE IN SOLVENT BORNE COATINGS AS A RHEOLOGICAL AID, AS A METAL RELEASE AGENT IN PVC, A PIGMENT DISPERSING AGENT FOR COLOUR MASTERBATCH. IT CAN ALSO BE ATMOSPHERICALLY EMULSIFIED FOR USE IN AQUEOUS APPLICATIONS. PACKAGED IN 25KG BAGS.

CLASSIFICATION HAS BEEN DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING:- GENERAL INTERPRETATIVE RULES (GIR)S: GIR 1 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THIS PRODUCT BY THE TERMS OF HEADING 3404 ARTIFICIAL WAXES AND PREPARED WAXES. GIR 5B HAS BEEN USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF PACKAGING. GIR 6 HAS BEEN USED TO CLASSIFY THE GOODS TO SUBHEADING LEVEL 340490 OTHER THAN OF POLY(OXYETHYLENE) (POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL). ALSO CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH: GENERAL EXPLANATORY NOTE TO CHAPTER 34. CHAPTER 34 NOTE 5. HSEN TO HEADING 3404.