2” standard plastic chain is made in the USA with UV protectant added to retard fading and to maintain the integrity of the material. UV protectant is an additive to the colors that will prevent colors from fading for five years, guaranteed. All our chain is guaranteed not to fade or become brittle for five years. This is Mr. Chain’s most popular size of chain, with yellow plastic chain and red plastic chain being the best sellers. It is used many safety and crowd control applications. Used along with Mr. Chain’s stanchions or ground poles, it is a visual barrier, can close off aisles, for safety lanes, crowd control, and along walkways. This chain is recommended for use with our 2.5” stanchions and 2.5” ground poles. It can also be paired with our magnets and carabineers to create a loading dock lock out kit, or a lock out between machines and between warehouse racks. This plastic chain is made from high density polyethylene. The tensile strength for 2” plastic chain is 199 lbs. and the 30 day load bearing results are 30 lbs.