A
polymer stabilizing composition comprising a sterically
hindered phenol and a phosphite that provides low gel content and enhanced resistance to gas-
fading. The stabilizer composition is particular useful for stabilizing
polyethylene homopolymers and copolymers, such as linear
low density polyethylenes produced from
metallocene catalyst. The sterically
hindered phenol is selected from the group consisting of 1,3,5-
tris-(4-tert-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)isocyanurate, 1,3,5-
tris-(3,5-dicyclohexyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate, 1,3,5-
tris-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)isocyanurate, 1,3,5-tris(4-t-butyl-3-hydroxy-2,6-dimethylbenzyl)-1,3,5-
Triazine-2,4,6-(1H,3H,5H)-trione, and 1,3,5-tris-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene. The phosphite preferably is a liquid phosphite composition comprising two or more alkylated
aryl phosphites.