The present invention relates to a foamable composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and for a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl (meth)acrylate and a branched copolymer containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, to a process for producing said composition and to the use of said composition. The present invention also relates to a foam, to a process for producing said foam and to the use of said foam.

The present invention relates to a foam of polymers comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and/or a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl (meth)acrylate and a copolymer containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks (PEBA). The present invention also relates to a process for producing such a foam and also to the use of said foam, in particular in shoes.

A method for making polymeric pellets and films therefrom is disclosed. The polymeric pellets and films include a mixture of at least three distinct polymeric materials along with a compatibilizer and a rheology modifier.

A shear band that may be used e.g., in a non-pneumatic tire is provided. The shear band uses interlaced reinforcing elements positioned within a shear layer of elastomeric material. A variety of configurations may be used to create the interlaced positioning of the reinforcing elements including e.g., a horizontal diamond or vertical diamond configuration. The shear layer formed from a rubber composition having a very low hysteresis reinforced with silica.

The present disclosure is directed to synthesizing a nanomaterial-polymer composite via in situ interfacial polymerization. A nanomaterial is exposed to a solution having a first solute dissolved in an aqueous solvent to uniformly, or substantially uniformly, distribute the solvent throughout the porosity of the network of the nanomaterial. The nanomaterial is then exposed to a second solution having a second solute dissolved in an organic solvent, which is substantially immiscible with the first solvent, with the first solute reacting with the second solute. The first and second solutions can be stirred, or otherwise moved with respect to each other, to facilitate transport of the second solution throughout the nanomaterial to promote reaction of the polymer within the nanomaterial to produce a polymer composite having uniform morphology.

A silicone rubber composition is provided. The silicone rubber composition comprises a hydrophobic silica, polyamide microparticles, a liquid organopolysiloxane having two chain ends each bearing an alkenyl group, a liquid polyhydroalkylsiloxane having two chain ends each bearing an SiR′.sub.3O.sub.1/2 group, and a hydrosilylation catalyst. The ratio of the number of (R′HSiO.sub.2/2) units in the polyhydroalkylsiloxane to the number of alkenyl groups is greater than 5. Such a composition has good adhesive properties with respect to a crosslinked butyl rubber composition, good friction resistance properties and good flexibility properties.

A cellulose-aluminum-dispersing polyethylene resin composite material, in which a cellulose fiber and aluminum are dispersed into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin, and the cellulose fiber, and wherein water absorption ratio of the composite material satisfies the following formula:
(Water absorption ratio)<(cellulose effective mass ratio).sup.2×0.01;  [Formula]: a pellet and a formed body using the composite material, and a method of producing these.

A bonding method for joining two structural parts using a curable adhesive layer having a fibrous veil embedded therein. The fibrous veil carries a polymeric binder, which is in a solid phase at room temperature (20° C.-25° C.) and is capable of dissolving into the adhesive composition during curing thereof.

A reinforcing fiber mat includes reinforcing fiber bundles having an average fiber length of 5 mm to 100 mm, wherein reinforcing fiber bundles consisting of 86 or more fibers per bundle are contained at a weight content of more than 99 wt % to 100 wt % and the reinforcing fiber bundles contain single yarns by 500 fibers/mm-width or more and 1,600 fibers/mm-width or less and have a drape level of 120 mm or more and 240 mm or less.

Provided is a polyamide resin composition which is used for a foam molded body and has high appearance performance, high load resistance, and high impact resistance. This polyamide resin composition for foam molding contains: 40 to 70 parts by mass of a crystalline polyamide resin (A); 5 to 15 parts by mass of a non-crystalline polyamide resin (B); 15 to 50 parts by mass of an inorganic reinforcing material (C); 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of an elastomer (D); and 0.5 to 15 parts by mass of a copolymer (E) having a functional group that reacts with a terminal group of the polyamide resin. The total amount of the crystalline polyamide resin (A), the non-crystalline polyamide resin (B), the inorganic reinforcing material (C), the elastomer (D), and the copolymer (E) having a functional group that reacts with a terminal group of the polyamide resin is 100 parts by mass.