What is C6?
C6 is shorthand for the Hexene comonomer used in the Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) plastic from which the water tank is made. In LLDPE, the branching in the molecule is achieved [...]
What is LLDPE?
Since the early 1990’s, linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) has come to the fore in rotational moulding applications, because of their outstanding physical properties (excellent [...]
What is Alkatuff?
Alkatuff is an Australian made polyethylene that is specifically engineered for the production of plastic rainwater tanks for Australian conditions. Alkatuff is made with a hexene (C6) comonomer, [...]
Who is Qenos?
Qenos is Australia’s sole manufacturer and leading supplier of world class polyethylene and polymers. In 2008, Qenos became a subsidiary of China National Bluestar (Group) Co. Ltd, a joint [...]
What is UV20?
The standard for UV performance for PE Water Tanks specified in AS/NZS 4766 PE Tanks for the Storage of Chemicals and Water is 8,000 hours of uninterrupted exposure to an intense and specifically [...]
Who makes Alkatuff? Do they also make tanks?
Alkatuff is a Linear Low Density Polyethylene resin specially made for the manufacture of poly water tanks. Alkatuff is manufactured by Qenos, Australia’s sole manufacturer and leading supplier [...]
Is Alkatuff the only Australian made poly for tanks?
If your tank is not made from Alkatuff, then it’s not Australian made and is likely made from a resin manufactured in Asia or the Middle East and not specifically designed for Australian [...]
Why Buy an Alkatuff Plastic Water Tank?
Poly water tanks are a cost efficient way to store rainwater for domestic, industrial or commercial applications. Plastic rainwater tanks will not only save money in the long run due to lower [...]
Qenos is welcoming you at OzWater’19 in Melbourne
The Qenos pipe team is looking forward to OzWater’18 in Brisbane on the 8th - 10th May where we would like to invite you to our stand (Q20) to catch up on the latest developments in the [...]
Qenos releases online benefit calculator assisting engineers to extract full value from PE100 HSCR piping
The high stress-crack resistance of Alkadyne® HCR193B, Australia’s first pipe resin classified as PE100 HSCR according to PIPA POP016, opens up the possibility to review installation design [...]
Pipeliner publishes Qenos white paper on next generation PE pipe resin
The latest Qenos white paper on recent developments in specialty PE pipe resins and efforts towards achieving PE125 performance has been highlighted in the April 2018 edition of The Australian [...]
Alkadyne® HCR193B case study features on cover of Trenchless Australasia
Qenos’ case study on the first HDD installation of a Millennium PE100 HSCR pipe in Yeppoon was selected to feature on the cover of the March 2018 edition of Trenchless Australasia.
