There are provided a thermoplastic resin composition capable of bonding a cyclic polyolefin-based polymer and an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer with sufficient strength and to provide a laminate using the same.

A binder for an injection moulding composition including: from 40 to 55 volume percent of a polymeric base, from 35 to 45 volume percent of a mixture of waxes or a mixture of wax and palm oil, and at least 5 volume percent of at least one surfactant, wherein the polymeric base is formed of copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic or acrylic acid, copolymers of ethylene and propylene and/or maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene, and polymers soluble in isopropyl alcohol, propyl alcohol and/or turpentine, and chosen from the group including a cellulose acetate butyrate, a polyvinyl butyral and a copolyamide, the respective quantities of the binder components being such that their sum is equal to 100 volume percent of the binder.

A binder for an injection moulding composition including: from 40 to 55 volume percent of a polymeric base, from 35 to 45 volume percent of a mixture of waxes or a mixture of wax and palm oil, and at least 5 volume percent of at least one surfactant, wherein the polymeric base is formed of copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic or acrylic acid, copolymers of ethylene and propylene and/or maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene, and polymers soluble in isopropyl alcohol, propyl alcohol and/or turpentine, and chosen from the group including a cellulose acetate butyrate, a polyvinyl butyral and a copolyamide, the respective quantities of the binder components being such that their sum is equal to 100 volume percent of the binder.

An insulated wire or cable is made by a process comprising the steps of: (A) extruding onto a covered or uncovered metal conductor or optical fiber a composition having a DF measured at 130° C. (60 Hz, 2 kV) or 120° C. (60 Hz, 8 kV) or 100° C. (60 Hz, 8 kV) of ≤0.5% and comprising: (1) a high melt strength ethylene-based polymer made in a tubular reactor, and (2) a peroxide, and (B) crosslinking the high melt strength ethylene-based polymer.

A polymer composition comprising: at least one polymer ingredient selected from the group consisting of a polymer (A) having a side chain (a) containing a hydrogen-bonding cross-linking moiety with a carbonyl-containing group and/or a nitrogen-containing heterocycle and having a glass transition point of 25 C. or lower, and a polymer (B) containing a hydrogen-bonding cross-linking moiety and a covalent-bonding cross-linking moiety in a side chain and having a glass transition point of 25 C. or lower, wherein both the polymer (A) and the polymer (B) are a reaction product of a specific copolymer (X) with a cross-linking agent.

A polymer composition comprising: at least one polymer ingredient selected from the group consisting of a polymer (A) having a side chain (a) containing a hydrogen-bonding cross-linking moiety with a carbonyl-containing group and/or a nitrogen-containing heterocycle and having a glass transition point of 25 C. or lower, and a polymer (B) containing a hydrogen-bonding cross-linking moiety and a covalent-bonding cross-linking moiety in a side chain and having a glass transition point of 25 C. or lower, wherein both the polymer (A) and the polymer (B) are a reaction product of a specific copolymer (X) with a cross-linking agent.

A polymer composition contains a polypropylene-based polymer, a vinyl ester containing copolymer which includes ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate. A method for producing a polymer composition includes mixing a polypropylene-based polymer and a vinyl ester containing copolymer at a temperature in a range from 20° C. to 300° C. to form the polymer composition. An article contains the polymer composition.

A polymer composition contains a polypropylene-based polymer, a vinyl ester containing copolymer which includes ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate. A method for producing a polymer composition includes mixing a polypropylene-based polymer and a vinyl ester containing copolymer at a temperature in a range from 20° C. to 300° C. to form the polymer composition. An article contains the polymer composition.

A gas-barrier resin (A) having an oxygen permeability coefficient of 1.0×10.sup.−14 (cm.sup.3.Math.cm/cm.sup.2.Math.s.Math.Pa) or less; and a copolymer (B) containing monomer structural units represented by the formula (1), the formula (2), and the formula (3): ##STR00001##
where: R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group; 1, m, and n represent numerical values representing molar proportions of the respective monomer structural units, and n may represent 0; and p represents an integer of from 1 to 4, wherein a ratio of a mass of the copolymer (B) to a total mass of the gas-barrier resin (A) and the copolymer (B) is from 1 mass % to 40 mass %.

A gas-barrier resin (A) having an oxygen permeability coefficient of 1.0×10.sup.−14 (cm.sup.3.Math.cm/cm.sup.2.Math.s.Math.Pa) or less; and a copolymer (B) containing monomer structural units represented by the formula (1), the formula (2), and the formula (3): ##STR00001##
where: R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; R.sup.2 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms that may be substituted with a halogen atom, a hydroxy group, an alkoxy group, or an amino group; 1, m, and n represent numerical values representing molar proportions of the respective monomer structural units, and n may represent 0; and p represents an integer of from 1 to 4, wherein a ratio of a mass of the copolymer (B) to a total mass of the gas-barrier resin (A) and the copolymer (B) is from 1 mass % to 40 mass %.