The present disclosure relates to unsaturated polyolefins and processes for preparing the same. The present disclosure further relates to curable formulations comprising the unsaturated polyolefins that show improved crosslinking.

A thermoplastic polyolefin composition which is capable of being shaped and repeatedly recycled, comprises propy-lene-based polymers, said composition being modified with 0.01-5 wt % of organic oligomeric silanes selected from partially hydrolyzed alkoxy substituted vinyl, allyl or methacryl silanes, and blends thereof, and 0.0005-0.5 wt % of a compound capable of generating free radicals

Included are a decorative floor or wall covering including a core and a core that can included recycled materials. This core includes a polyester comprising a polyester or copolyester derived from a reaction of a difunctional carboxylic acid and a difunctional hydroxyl compound; a polyolefin, at least one functionalized polymer comprising a compatibilizer, thermoplastic elastomer, impact modifier or coupling agent; and a filler.

This invention provides a flame retardant additive composition which comprises at least one glow suppressant and at least one brominated flame retardant. The glow suppressant is about 0.5 wt % or more of the flame retardant additive composition, based on the total weight of the flame retardant additive composition. The brominated flame retardant contains aromatically-bound bromine and is selected from a) a brominated anionic styrenic polymer having a number average molecular weight of about 750 to about 7500, and/or a bromine content of about 60 wt % to about 77 wt %, b) a brominated anionic chain transfer vinyl aromatic polymer which contains about 70 wt % or more bromine, or a mixture of any two or more of these. Also provided are flame retarded polyolefin compositions that contain at least one glow suppressant and a brominated flame retardant.

A polyolefin composition made from or containing: (A) 18-35% by weight of a copolymer of propylene with an alpha-olefin, wherein the copolymer contains 2.0-4.0% by weight of the alpha-olefin and has a melt flow rate (MFR.sub.A) ranging from 30 to 60 g/10 min; and (B) 65-82% by weight of a copolymer of propylene with an alpha-olefin, and optionally a diene, wherein the copolymer is made from or containing 20-35% by weight of the alpha-olefin, wherein the polyolefin composition is made from or containing a fraction that is soluble in xylene at 25° C. (XS(tot)) in an amount higher than 70% by weight; the amounts of (A), (B), and the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. (XS(tot)) are based on the total weight of the polyolefin composition; and the melt flow rate (MFR) of the polyolefin composition ranges from 0.2 to 2.0 g/10 min.

An expanded bead having a through hole and including a foamed core layer which defines the through hole therein and which is constituted of a resin composition containing two kinds of polypropylene-based resins having different melting points, and a cover layer covering the foamed core layer and constituted of a polyolefin-based resin. The expanded bead gives a DSC curve in which an endothermic peak intrinsic to the resin composition and another endothermic peak on a higher temperature side thereof appear in a specific heat of fusion ratio. Molded articles include a multiplicity of the expanded beads.

New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), low overall migration, good optical properties, like low haze and good retortability, its use and articles made therefrom.

A recording paper includes: a laminated resin film including a substrate composed of a thermoplastic resin film and an underlayer disposed on at least one side of the substrate and composed of a thermoplastic resin composition; and a resin coating disposed facing the underlayer of the laminated resin film, wherein the underlayer has an indentation modulus of 50 to 1200 MPa, the resin coating contains a resin that is a reaction product of a cationic water-soluble polymer and a silane coupling agent, a content of a silane coupling agent component is 15 to 60 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic water-soluble polymer component in the resin coating, the resin coating is free from thermoplastic resin particles, and a content of an inorganic filler is 9 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic water-soluble polymer component in the resin coating.

A polypropylene-polyethylene composition obtainable by blending a) 80 to 97 wt.-% of a blend (A) comprising A-1) polypropylene and A-2) polyethylene, wherein the weight ratio of polypropylene to polyethylene is from 9:1 to 13:7, and wherein blend (A) is a recycled material, which is recovered from waste plastic derived from post-consumer and/or post-industrial waste; and b) 3 to 20 wt.-% of a compatibilizer (B) being a heterophasic random copolymer comprising a random polypropylene copolymer matrix phase and an elastomer phase dispersed therein, whereby the heterophasic random copolymer has—a xylene insoluble content XCI of 65 to 88 wt.-% (ISO 16152, led, 25° C.), —a xylene soluble content XCS of 12 to 35 wt.-% (ISO 16152, led, 25° C.), the XCS fraction having an intrinsic viscosity (measured in decalin according to DIN ISO 1628/1 at 135° C.) of 1.2 dl/g to less than 3.0 dl/g, and—a flexural modulus of from 300 to 600 MPa (ISO 178, measured on injection moulded specimens, 23° C.); and wherein, the ratio of MFR.sub.2 (blend (A))/MFR.sub.2 (compatibilizer(B)) (ISO1133, 2.16 kg load), is in the range of from 1.5 to 3.5 g/10 min.

The invention is related to polymer compositions combining high impact strength with good haze and additionally showing good stress whitening resistance.