According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a composition includes about 5 to about 40 parts by weight of a solute copolymer component. The solute component optionally has one T.sub.g or T.sub.m of at least 25° C. The composition further includes about 60 to about 95 parts by weight of a solvent monomer. The solvent monomer component includes (meth)acrylate monomers and a multifunctional acrylate. The sum of the solute copolymer component and the solvent monomer component is 100 parts by weight. The composition further includes about 5 to about 100 parts of a plasticizer, relative to the 100 parts. The plasticizer component comprises at least one plasticizer comprising an acid group.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a composition includes about 5 to about 40 parts by weight of a solute copolymer component. The solute component optionally has one T.sub.g or T.sub.m of at least 25° C. The composition further includes about 60 to about 95 parts by weight of a solvent monomer. The solvent monomer component includes (meth)acrylate monomers and a multifunctional acrylate. The sum of the solute copolymer component and the solvent monomer component is 100 parts by weight. The composition further includes about 5 to about 100 parts of a plasticizer, relative to the 100 parts. The plasticizer component comprises at least one plasticizer comprising an acid group.

The present invention relates to an adhesive sheet laminate which comprises a substrate layer composed of a thermoplastic resin composition (A) containing a polypropylene-based resin as a main component, an adhesive layer composed of a thermoplastic resin composition (B) containing a specific thermoplastic resin (b) as a main component and having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min, and a release layer composed of a thermoplastic resin composition (C) containing a specific thermoplastic resin (c) as a main component and having a melt flow rate of 0.1 to 30 g/10 min, and which has a tensile elastic modulus of 2000 MPa or more.

Provided is a PSA sheet that can combine bonding reliability and peeling removability, and further can be peeled off without causing deformation or damage to the adherend in various peeling modes. The PSA sheet provided by this invention has a PSA layer. The PSA sheet has a water-peel strength of 2 N/10 mm or less. The PSA sheet further has a stress at 100 % elongation of less than 30 MPa as well as a multiplication product (σf-εf) of fracture stress σf (MPa) and fracture strain εf (%) of 250 or greater.

Provided is a PSA sheet that can combine bonding reliability and peeling removability, and further can be peeled off without causing deformation or damage to the adherend in various peeling modes. The PSA sheet provided by this invention has a PSA layer. The PSA sheet has a water-peel strength of 2 N/10 mm or less. The PSA sheet further has a stress at 100 % elongation of less than 30 MPa as well as a multiplication product (σf-εf) of fracture stress σf (MPa) and fracture strain εf (%) of 250 or greater.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition includes a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) and a (meth)acrylic polymer block (B), wherein the polymer block (A) contains either or both of a maleimide compound and an amide group-containing vinyl compound as a constitutional monomer thereof and has a glass transition temperature of 100° C. or higher, and the (meth)acrylic polymer block (B) contains at least one selected from compounds represented by general formula (1) as a major constitutional monomer thereof and has a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or below.
CH.sub.2═CR.sup.1—C(═O)O(R.sup.2O).sub.n—R.sup.3  (1)
(wherein, R.sup.1 represents hydrogen or a methyl group; R.sup.2 represents a linear or branched C.sub.2-6 alkylene group; R.sup.3 represents hydrogen, a C.sub.1-20 alkyl group, or a C.sub.6-20 aryl group; and n represents 0 or an integer from 1 to 100.)

The disclosure relates to a mechanically recyclable label (1) comprising a face (2) and an adhesive (4). The face (2) comprises ethylene containing polymer and the adhesive (4) comprises pressure sensitive adhesive. The pressure sensitive adhesive comprises at least 15 wt. % of a base polymer, at least 25 wt. % of a tackifier and at least 10 wt. % of a plasticizer. The base polymer, the tackifier and the plasticizer are colourless and odourless. The base polymer is a polyolefin. The mechanically recyclable label (1) is mechanically recyclable with packaging material comprising ethylene containing polymer. The disclosure further relates to a label laminate (8), a method for manufacturing a label laminate (8), a labelled item (101), as well as to use of a label (1) and of a label laminate (8). The disclosure also relates to use of a waste matrix of the label laminate for producing granulates of recycled plastic.

Cure in place pressure sensitive adhesive compositions are described that comprise one or more of a bodying component, a structural diluent, a radical diluent as well as additives such as crosslinkers, external catalysts, photoinitiators and stabilizers/process aids. The bodying component can be acrylic or non-acrylic.

Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a protection film, an optical laminate, a polarizing plate, and a display device. Provided is the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in various physical properties, such as endurance reliability, has excellent antistatic characteristics that change little over time. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition can be used for a protection film, or can be used for an optical film, such as a polarizing plate, for example.

Provided are a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition, a protection film, an optical laminate, a polarizing plate, and a display device. Provided is the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in various physical properties, such as endurance reliability, has excellent antistatic characteristics that change little over time. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition can be used for a protection film, or can be used for an optical film, such as a polarizing plate, for example.