In some aspects, polymeric yarns and communications cables incorporating the same are provided herein. Additionally, in some aspects, methods of producing polymeric yarns and communications cables incorporating the same are provided.

Provided is an ECTFE resin composition that is superior in transparency and resistant to yellowing for an extended period of time. The ECTFE resin composition generates a smaller amount of acidic gases, for example, when it is extrusion molded at high temperature. It is an ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer resin composition including a bisphenol-based antioxidant. It is preferably an ethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene copolymer resin composition additionally including a phosphorus-based antioxidant.

To provide a powder coating material capable of forming a coating film that is excellent in weather resistance, processability and impact resistance and that improves corrosion resistance of a substrate (in particular, a substrate made of aluminum or of an aluminum alloy).

A powder coating material comprising a powder of a resin composition, wherein the resin composition comprises a fluorinated polymer (A) having a number average molecular weight of from 10,000 to 50,000 and a fluorine content of at least 10 mass %, a resin (B) having a fluorine content of less than 10 mass % or containing no fluorine atom, a curing agent, a plasticizer having a melting point of from 50 to 150 C. and core-shell particles, and wherein the absolute value of the difference between the melting point of the plasticizer and the glass transition temperature of a polymer of a shell portion in the core-shell particles is within 30 C. and the content of the plasticizer is from 5 to 25 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the fluorinated polymer (A).

Cerium oxide particles having a modified surface, their manufacture and their uses in polymeric compositions and articles.

The present invention relates to a novel thermoprocessable fluoropolymer containing ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene and/or tetrafluoroethylene, and to a multi-layered article comprising it.

The present invention relates to a novel thermoprocessable fluoropolymer containing ethylene and chlorotrifluoroethylene and/or tetrafluoroethylene, and to a multi-layered article comprising it.

The invention provides a hydrophilizing agent which is to be added to a polymer having a large contact angle to produce a porous polymer film that has a small contact angle and that can maintain this small contact angle even after 168-hour contact with an aqueous sodium hypochlorite solution. The hydrophilizing agent contains a fluoropolymer having a contact angle of 50 or smaller and a weight reduction rate of 7% or lower.

The invention pertains to certain fluoropolymer-based hybrid organic/inorganic composites, to polymer electrolytes obtained therefrom and to use of said polymer electrolytes in electrochemical devices.

Disclosed are copolymers formed by copolymerization of: (1) one or more hydrofluoroolefin monomer(s) selected from the group consisting of hydrofluoroethylenes, hydrofluoropropenes, hydrofluorobutenes, hydrofluoropentenes and combinations of these, and preferably selected from 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, with said 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene preferably comprising, consisting essentially of or consisting of trans-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and combinations of these, and (2) one or more chlorofluoroethylene monomers, preferably chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) monomers, wherein the mole ratio of monomer (1) to monomer (2) is preferably from about 30:1 to about 1:30.

To provide a fluorinated copolymer with which a powder coating material excellent in blocking resistance can be obtained, a method for producing the fluorinated copolymer, a composition, a powder coating material, and a coated article.

The fluorinated copolymer of the present invention is a fluorinated copolymer having units based on chlorotrifluoroethylene and units based on a vinyl ether, wherein the proportion of components having a molecular weight of 1100 or less, as obtained from an integral molecular weight distribution curve, is 0.6% or less, and the molecular weight distribution is 2.0 to 3.2.