An ethylene copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms has a density f from 0.940 to 0.960 g/cm.sup.3, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 9 to 12, and a Z-average molecular weight, Mz of greater than 500,000. The ethylene copolymer is made in a multi-zone reactor system under solution phase polymerization conditions and is useful in the preparation of biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE) films.

An ethylene copolymer comprising ethylene and at least one alpha olefin having from 4 to 8 carbon atoms has a density f from 0.940 to 0.960 g/cm.sup.3, a molecular weight distribution, Mw/Mn of from 9 to 12, and a Z-average molecular weight, Mz of greater than 500,000. The ethylene copolymer is made in a multi-zone reactor system under solution phase polymerization conditions and is useful in the preparation of biaxially oriented polyethylene (BOPE) films.

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst for polymerization of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and specifically, the method for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst for polymerization of linear low-density polyethylene according to an embodiment includes preparing a magnesium chloride support containing magnesium chloride alcoholate obtained by mixing an excessive amount of alcohol with magnesium chloride. In the method for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst according to an embodiment, a catalyst composition is easily controlled, such that it is possible to effectively produce linear low-density polyethylene having various physical properties and excellent copolymerization performance.

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst for polymerization of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE), and specifically, the method for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst for polymerization of linear low-density polyethylene according to an embodiment includes preparing a magnesium chloride support containing magnesium chloride alcoholate obtained by mixing an excessive amount of alcohol with magnesium chloride. In the method for preparing a Ziegler-Natta catalyst according to an embodiment, a catalyst composition is easily controlled, such that it is possible to effectively produce linear low-density polyethylene having various physical properties and excellent copolymerization performance.