The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising a base resin having a density of more than 950 kg/m 3 and equal to or less than 965 kg/m 3 , determined according to ISO 1183-1:2004, and wherein the composition has a melt flow rate MFR 5 (190°C, 5 kg) of equal to or less than 0.1 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133 and a polydispersity index Pl within the range of equal to or higher than 3.0 Pa -1 and equal to or less than 4.5 Pa -1 , a process for the production of said polyethylene composition, an article, suitably a pipe, comprising said polyethylene composition, and the use of said polyethylene composition according for the production of an article.