The invention provides a composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer, formed by a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process, and comprising the following properties: a) a Mw(abs) versus I2 relationship: Mw(abs)<A[(I2).sup.B], where A=5.0010.sup.2 (g/mole)/(dg/min).sup.B, and B=0.40; and b) a MS versus I2 relationship: MSC[(I2).sup.D], where C=13.5 cN/(dg/min).sup.D, and D=0.55.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first ethylene-based polymer, formed by a high pressure, free-radical polymerization process, and comprising the following properties: a) a Mw(abs) versus I2 relationship: Mw(abs)<A[(I2).sup.B], where A=5.0010.sup.2 (g/mole)/(dg/min).sup.B, and B=0.40; and b) a MS versus I2 relationship: MSC[(I2).sup.D], where C=13.5 cN/(dg/min).sup.D, and D=0.55.

The present invention is related to PVC-free decorative surface coverings, in particular floor or wall coverings, comprising one or more polyolefin layer(s) and a cross-linked polyurethane top-layer comprising anionic or cationic salt groups. The invention is further related to a method for the production of said surface coverings.

The present invention is related to PVC-free decorative surface coverings, in particular floor or wall coverings, comprising one or more polyolefin layer(s) and a cross-linked polyurethane top-layer comprising anionic or cationic salt groups. The invention is further related to a method for the production of said surface coverings.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition suitable to be used in extrusion coated articles as a heat sealable layer. The polymer composition comprises 10 to 60 wt-% of low density polyethylene and 90 to 40 wt-% of a plastomer, wherein the low density polyethylene has melt flow rate (MFR.sub.2), measured according to ISO1133 (190 C., 2.16 kg load) of 2.5 to 10 kg/10 min, density 920 kg/m.sup.3 or less, and the plastomer is an ethylene copolymer with at least one -olefin comonomer of 4 to 10 C-atoms, and has a density of 880 to 915 kg/m3. The invention relates also to the extrusion coated article and preparation thereof, the article comprising a substrate layer, at least one heat sealable layer and optionally at least one additional layer, wherein the at least one heat sealable layer is located on at least one surface of the extrusion coated article.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition suitable to be used in extrusion coated articles as a heat sealable layer. The polymer composition comprises 10 to 60 wt-% of low density polyethylene and 90 to 40 wt-% of a plastomer, wherein the low density polyethylene has melt flow rate (MFR.sub.2), measured according to ISO1133 (190 C., 2.16 kg load) of 2.5 to 10 kg/10 min, density 920 kg/m.sup.3 or less, and the plastomer is an ethylene copolymer with at least one -olefin comonomer of 4 to 10 C-atoms, and has a density of 880 to 915 kg/m3. The invention relates also to the extrusion coated article and preparation thereof, the article comprising a substrate layer, at least one heat sealable layer and optionally at least one additional layer, wherein the at least one heat sealable layer is located on at least one surface of the extrusion coated article.

Provided is an insulated electric wire, a wire harness, and a composition for an electric wire coating material with which the amount of a filler, which is the flame retardant, can be reduced as much as possible without using electron beam crosslinking, the composition having a high heat resistance, a high gel fraction, flexibility, and good workability of assembling a wire harness. An electric wire coating material is made of a composition comprising (A) a silane-grafted polyolefin obtained by grafting a silane coupling agent onto a polyolefin having a density of 0.855 to 0.885 g/cm.sup.3, (B) an unmodified polyolefin having a density of 0.890 to 0.955 g/cm.sup.3, (C) a modified polyolefin modified by one or more functional groups selected from a carboxylic acid group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an acrylic group, a methacrylic group, and an epoxy group, (D) a bromine-based flame retardant and antimony trioxide, (E) a crosslinking catalyst batch, (F) zinc oxide and an imidazole-based compound, or zinc sulfide, (G) an antioxidant, (H) a metal deactivator, and (I) a lubricant.

Provided is an insulated electric wire, a wire harness, and a composition for an electric wire coating material with which the amount of a filler, which is the flame retardant, can be reduced as much as possible without using electron beam crosslinking, the composition having a high heat resistance, a high gel fraction, flexibility, and good workability of assembling a wire harness. An electric wire coating material is made of a composition comprising (A) a silane-grafted polyolefin obtained by grafting a silane coupling agent onto a polyolefin having a density of 0.855 to 0.885 g/cm.sup.3, (B) an unmodified polyolefin having a density of 0.890 to 0.955 g/cm.sup.3, (C) a modified polyolefin modified by one or more functional groups selected from a carboxylic acid group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an acrylic group, a methacrylic group, and an epoxy group, (D) a bromine-based flame retardant and antimony trioxide, (E) a crosslinking catalyst batch, (F) zinc oxide and an imidazole-based compound, or zinc sulfide, (G) an antioxidant, (H) a metal deactivator, and (I) a lubricant.

Provided is an insulated electric wire, a wire harness, and a composition for an electric wire coating material with which the amount of a filler, which is the flame retardant, can be reduced as much as possible without using electron beam crosslinking, the composition having a high heat resistance, a high gel fraction, flexibility, and good workability of assembling a wire harness. An electric wire coating material is made of a composition comprising (A) a silane-grafted polyolefin obtained by grafting a silane coupling agent onto a polyolefin having a density of 0.855 to 0.885 g/cm.sup.3, (B) an unmodified polyolefin having a density of 0.890 to 0.955 g/cm.sup.3, (C) a modified polyolefin modified by one or more functional groups selected from a carboxylic acid group, an acid anhydride group, an amino group, an acrylic group, a methacrylic group, and an epoxy group, (D) a bromine-based flame retardant and antimony trioxide, (E) a crosslinking catalyst batch, (F) zinc oxide and an imidazole-based compound, or zinc sulfide, (G) an antioxidant, (H) a metal deactivator, and (I) a lubricant.

The present invention is an electroconductive laminate characterized in that the hard coat layer is formed from a hard coating composition which contains (A) a phenolic novolac acrylate having two or more acrylate groups, (B) a bisphenol structure-containing diacrylate having 2 to 4 moles of alkylene oxide structure with two or three carbon atoms in each molecule, (C) a polyfunctional acrylate having three or more acrylate groups, and (D) a polyfunctional urethane acrylate having three or more acrylate groups and an ester structure.