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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2021
Dow Global Technologies Llc, Midland, MI (US);
Paul J. Brigandi, Wayne, PA (US);
Mohamed Esseghir, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Kumar N. Sanketh, Pearland, TX (US);
Chuan C. He, Dunbar, WV (US);
Mridula Kapur, Lake Jackson, TX (US);
Andrew T. Heitsch, Angleton, TX (US);
John F. Szul, Hurricane, WV (US);
Dow Global Technologies LLC, Midland, MI (US);
Abstract
In various embodiments, a thermoplastic composition may comprise from 0.5 wt. % to 75.0 wt. % of recycled polyethylene comprising a blend of polyethylene recovered from post-consumer material, pre-consumer material, or combinations thereof, and from 25.0 wt. % to 99.5 wt. % of virgin raw polyethylene comprising unimodal polyethylene, bimodal polyethylene, or combinations thereof, wherein at least 90.0 wt. % of the thermoplastic composition is comprised of the post-consumer recycled polyethylene and the virgin raw polyethylene. Manufactured articles made from the thermoplastic composition, such as coated conductors, are also provided.