Abstract: A polyethylene composition is provided that has a density of about 0.945 to about 0.960 g/cm3 and a melt flow index of about 0.1 to about 0.4. The composition is a melt blend of a linear low density polyethylene resin and/or a linear medium low density polyethylene resin, and a high density polyethylene resin. A feature of the composition is that the resins can independently be virgin, recycled, scrap and/or wide specification resins, and mixtures of these. Methods of producing the compositions and extruded, molded and formed plastic articles manufactured from the compositions are presented.

Abstract: The invention provides a polyethylene composition comprising a melt blend of (i) a bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene resin having a NCTL stress crack resistance of about 200 hours or greater, and (ii) a high density polyethylene resin selected from the group consisting of a homopolymer high density polyethylene resin, a copolymer high density polyethylene resin, and mixtures thereof, wherein the composition has a minimum NCTL stress crack resistance of 24 hours. In another embodiment, a polyethylene composition comprises a melt blend of the bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene resin and a linear low density polyethylene resin. The bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene resin can be a commodity film grade resin, the homopolymer and copolymer resins can be milk bottle grade and detergent bottle grade, respectively, and the linear low density polyethylene resin can be a film grade.