HD168MO

Producer

Borouge

Polymer

PP

Type

PP homopolymer, injection moulding

Melt flow rate

10 g/10min · 230°C / 2.16 kg · ISO 1133

Density

900–910 kg/m³ · ISO 1183

Producer lists it for

Closures · Sanitary equipment · Houseware · General packaging · Garden furniture · Compounds and master batches

What that means in practice

A nucleated PP homopolymer at MFR 10. Nucleation raises the crystallisation temperature, which shortens cycle time and improves clarity, so it is bought as much for the moulder's throughput as for anything the finished part does.

If these numbers are not something you work with daily, our PP grades and pricing guide explains what they measure and how prime, off-spec, regrind and regranulate differ.

What to check before buying HD168MO

• Melt flow rate decides whether it fills the part, and PP is measured at 230°C with a 2.16kg load. A PP figure quoted at 190°C is either a PE number or an error — Borouge's own PP web page carries exactly that mistake; their datasheets do not.
• Ask whether it is nucleated. Nucleation shows up as shorter cycles and better clarity rather than as a line on the specification, and it is a real difference in what the material is worth.
• Homopolymer, random copolymer and block copolymer are not interchangeable at the same MFR. Confirm which one is actually being offered.
• For anything off-spec or regrind, ask how many heat histories it has had. PP chain-scissions on reprocessing and the melt flow climbs, so the MFR you are quoted may not be the MFR that arrives.

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