Patent ID: 6185349
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: C08F,C08L,G02B

Abstract:
A multimodal polymer composition for fibre optic cables, characterised in that it comprises a multimodal polyethylene with a density of 0.920-0.965 g/cm.sup.3 and a viscosity at a shear stress of 2.7 kPa (.eta..sub.2.7 kPa) of at least 150 kpa.s, said multimodal polyethylene comprising a low molecular weight (LMW) ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction and a high molecular weight (HMW) ethylene copolymer fraction, said multimodal polyethylene composition having a weight ratio of the LMW fraction to the HMW fraction of (35-55):(65-45).