A resin formed body, having a diffraction peak at a position where a scattering vector s is 3.86±0.1 nm.sup.−1 in a wide-angle X-ray diffraction measurement, and having at least one melting peak each at respective regions of 129° C. or lower and 159° C. or higher in a differential scanning calorimetry, and with which a peak of tan δ is observed in a range of −40±10° C. in a dynamic viscoelastic measurement, and a resin composition suitable for preparing the same.

A particle and a method for producing the same is disclosed. For example, the particle includes a polymer resin that is compatible with a three-dimensional (3D) printing process to print a three-dimensional (3D) object and a marking additive that allows selective portions of the 3D object to change color when exposed to a light, wherein the marking additive is added to approximately 0.01 to 25.00 weight percent (wt %).

Polymeric coating compositions and articles coated with the polymeric coating compositions are provided. The polymeric coating composition can include an ethylene-based polymer that exhibits desirable melting properties and molecular weight distribution. The polymeric coating composition can provide a thin coating layer on an article while still providing advantageous properties, such as seal strength.

Polymeric coating compositions and articles coated with the polymeric coating compositions are provided. The polymeric coating composition can include an ethylene-based polymer that exhibits desirable melting properties and molecular weight distribution. The polymeric coating composition can provide a thin coating layer on an article while still providing advantageous properties, such as seal strength.

Provided are: a dispersant for calcium carbonate that is capable of dispersing calcium carbonate well in a thermoplastic resin; a calcium carbonate composition and a thermoplastic resin composition that each contain the dispersant for calcium carbonate; and a molded body produced by using the thermoplastic resin composition. Specifically, provided are a dispersant for calcium carbonate, including a polyester resin containing an aromatic dicarboxylic acid residue, an aliphatic diol residue, and a monoalcohol residue or a monocarboxylic acid residue and having a melting point of 100 to 250 C.; a calcium carbonate composition that contains the dispersant and calcium carbonate; a thermoplastic resin composition that contains the dispersant, calcium carbonate, and a thermoplastic resin; and a molded body that contains the thermoplastic resin composition.

A motor vehicle cooling fluid flow pipe, such as an engine cooling fluid pipe, characterized in that the wall of the pipe is constituted by a single layer made of a polymer material comprising a mixture of at least two polymer materials of different natures, one of which, referred to as a first material, being a polyolefin, and the other of which, referred to as a second material, being a thermoplastic polymer elastomer (TPE).

The method of manufacturing this pipe comprises an operation of mixing at least the polyolefin and the thermoplastic polymer elastomer (TPE), a step of extruding said mixture in a screw extruder followed by a step of forming the pipe, the operation of mixing the polyolefin and the thermoplastic polymer elastomer (TPE) being performed upstream from the extruder or at its inlet.

Disclosed is a method for producing a toner comprising combining a binder resin, a wax, a negatively-chargeable charge control resin and a colorant to form the toner, prior to said combining, the negatively-chargeable charge control resin is obtained by drying treatment conducted for 2 to 24 hours under conditions of a drying temperature of 45 to 80 C. and a pressure of 0.5 to 20 kPa, wherein the negatively-chargeable charge control resin comprises a monomer unit having a functional group that imparts a negative charging property, a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer unit, and a (meth)acrylate monomer unit.

A composition comprising: (a) from 20 to 60 wt % of a saccharide component comprising from two to five sugar ring units having polymerized units of at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide bonded to oxygen atoms on said sugar rings and at least three acetoacetyl groups bonded to terminal oxygen atoms of said polymerized units of at least one alkylene oxide; and (b) from 40 to 80 wt % of a non-saccharide component comprising a polyol unit not containing a sugar ring and having a hydroxyl functionality from two to five; said polyol unit having polymerized units of at least one alkylene oxide selected from the group consisting of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide and butylene oxide bonded to hydroxyl oxygen atoms of the polyol and at least two acetoacetyl groups bonded to terminal oxygen atoms of said polymerized units of at least one alkylene oxide; wherein total polymerized units of at least one alkylene oxide comprise from 20 to 80 wt % of said multi-functional additive.

Disclosed is a method for producing a toner comprising combining a binder resin, a wax, a negatively-chargeable charge control resin and a colorant to form the toner, prior to said combining, the negatively-chargeable charge control resin is obtained by drying treatment conducted for 2 to 24 hours under conditions of a drying temperature of 45 to 80 C. and a pressure of 0.5 to 20 kPa, wherein the negatively-chargeable charge control resin comprises a monomer unit having a functional group that imparts a negative charging property, a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon monomer unit, and a (meth)acrylate monomer unit.

Provided is a polyester resin composition that includes 28 to 50 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate resin, 20 to 40 wt % of a polyethylene terephthalate resin, 20.5 to 30 wt % of a reinforcing fiber, and 5 to 30 wt % of a layered clay mineral, wherein the polyethylene terephthalate resin comprises one or more selected from among 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, isophthalic acid, and butanediol. The polyester resin composition can maintain flatness and minimize deformation even under high temperature environments by maintaining the balance between mechanical properties and heat resistance and thus being suitable for automotive parts, such as parts for electronic control units, the covers thereof, and the cover parts thereof. Also provided are a method of preparing the polyester resin composition, and a molded article manufactured using the polyester resin composition.