A thermoplastic resin composition for foam molding including: a component (A) in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by mass; a component (B) in an amount of 0 to 50 parts by mass; an aromatic polycarbonate resin (C) in an amount of 40 to 90 parts by mass; and a high-molecular-weight resin (D) different from the components (A) to (C), having a weight average molecular weight greater than or equal to 2,000,000. When a total of the components (A) to (C) is 100 parts by mass, an amount of the high-molecular-weight resin (D) is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass. Component (A): a rubber-reinforced styrenic resin (A) derived from polymerization, in the presence of a rubbery polymer (a) of a vinyl monomer (b1) including an aromatic vinyl compound; component (B): and a styrenic resin (B) derived from polymerization of a vinyl monomer (b2) including an aromatic vinyl compound.

A scratch-resistant thermoplastic polymer composition (P) comprising 40 to 99.9 wt.-% of at least one styrene-based copolymer, 0.1 to 20 wt.-% of at least one inorganic metal compound nanoparticle, and optionally at least one polymeric compatibilizing agent, at least one modified polysiloxane compound, at least one colorant, dye or pigment, and/or at least one further additive has improved scratch properties.

The invention relates to multi-layer thermoplastic composites, and in particular composites having fluoropolymer in the outer layer and a thermoplastic substrate layer. The fluoropolymer outer layer may either be a layer comprising a majority, and preferably 100 percent fluoropolymer, or may be a blend of a thermoplastic matrix with fluoropolymer at a level of from 5 to 60 weight percent, based on the total weight of all polymers. Especially useful thermoplastic matrices include acrylic polymers, and styrenic polymers, especially styrenic copolymers such as acrylonitrile/styrene/acrylate (ASA), acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS) and styrene/acrylonitrile (SAN). While the fluoropolymer may be any fluoropolymer, thermoplastic fluoropolymers, such as polymers and copolymers of polyvinylidene fluoride are especially useful. The improved flame retardant composite of the invention is especially useful in cap layers over plastic substrates, such as for flame-retardant plastic decking, railings, posts, fencing, siding, roofing, and window profiles.

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition, a method of preparing the same, and an injection-molded article including the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a thermoplastic resin composition having superior vibration welding properties along with ABS-based resin-specific impact resistance, heat resistance, and the like due to inclusion of an ABS-based graft copolymer including a conjugated diene-based rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 0.25 to 0.35 μm; a rubber-modified graft copolymer including a diene-based rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 0.6 to 10 μm and prepared by continuous bulk polymerization; and a matrix resin, and an injection-molded article including the thermoplastic resin composition.

A polypropylene-based graft polymer is prepared by graft polymerization of a vinyl monomer onto polypropylene-based resin particles containing 100 parts by mass of a polypropylene resin and 5 to 25 parts by mass of an acid-modified olefin resin and having a volume-average particle size of 50 to 850 nm. A thermoplastic resin composition includes the polypropylene-based graft polymer. A molded article is obtained by molding the thermoplastic resin composition.

The invention relates to a method for producing a thermoplastic fibre composite containing a thermoplastic moulding compound (A) as a polymer-matrix (M), reinforcement fibres (B), and optionally additive (C). Said method comprises the following steps: i) flat structures (F) made from reinforcing fibres (B) treated with a silane sizing material are provided, ii) the flat structures (F) are placed in a thermoplastic molding compound (A) which comprises at least 0.3 mol %, with respect to components (A), of a chemically reactive functionality, iii) chemically reactive groups of the thermoplastic molding compound (A) are reacted in the polymer matrix (M) with the polar groups of the treated reinforcing fibres (B), iv) the at least one additive (C) is optionally incorporated v) cooling. Said method is particularly suitable for producing fibrous composites.

A scratch-resistant thermoplastic polymer composition (P) comprising 40 to 99.9 wt.-% of at least one styrene-based copolymer, 0.1 to 20 wt.-% of at least one inorganic metal compound nanoparticle, and optionally at least one polymeric compatibilizing agent, at least one modified polysiloxane compound, at least one colorant, dye or pigment, and/or at least one further additive has improved scratch properties.

Thermoplastic polymer compositions (P) comprising at least one styrene-based polymer composition (A) comprising at least one graft copolymer (A-1), at least one organopolysiloxane compound, and optionally at least one colorant, dye or pigment, and/or at least one further additive show improved properties with respect to residual gloss after abrasion combined with improved melt flow characteristics while heat resistance is not affected.

Thermoplastic polymer compositions (P) comprising at least one styrene-based polymer composition (A) comprising at least one graft copolymer (A-1), at least one organopolysiloxane compound, and optionally at least one colorant, dye or pigment, and/or at least one further additive, shows improved properties with respect to residual gloss after abrasion combined with improved melt flow characteristics while heat resistance is not affected.

A thermoplastic resin composition with low gloss and improved colorability, pencil hardness and wear resistance has (A) 5 to 35% by weight of a first graft copolymer having an average particle diameter of 50 to 150 nm and containing acrylate rubber as a core; (B) 10 to 40% by weight of a second graft copolymer having an average particle diameter of more than 150 nm and 800 nm or less and containing acrylate rubber as a core; (C) 5 to 15% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 70,000 to 130,000 g/mol; (D) 20 to 50% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound-(meth)acrylate compound copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of 65,000 to 100,000 g/mol; and (E) 0.1 to 7% by weight of a syndiotactic polystyrene resin.