A microdense sealing member is provided. The microdense sealing member includes a composition having a foamed silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer with a density less than 0.70 g/cm.sup.3. The microdense sealing member can exhibit a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0% measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70? C.). The foamed silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer can be produced from a blend including a first polyolefin having a density less than 0.86 g/cm.sup.3, a second polyolefin having a crystallinity less than 60? C., a silane crosslinker, a grafting initiator, a condensation catalyst, and a microencapsulated foaming agent.

A combined sealing member is provided that includes a composition comprising two or more polyolefin elastomers selected from the group consisting of a dense, a micro-dense and a dynamic silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer having a respective density of less than 0.90 g/cm.sup.3, less than 0.70 g/cm.sup.3, and less than 0.60 g/cm.sup.3. The combined sealing member exhibits a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70? C.).

A sponge sealing member is provided that includes a composition having a silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer with a density less than 0.60 g/cm.sup.3. The sponge sealing member can exhibit a compression set of from about 5.0% to about 35.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (22 hrs @ 70? C.). The silane-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer can also include a first polyolefin having a density less than 0.86 g/cm.sup.3, a second polyolefin having a crystallinity less than 40%, a silane crosslinker, a grafting initiator, a condensation catalyst, and a foaming agent.

An EPDM composition that includes 1 to 12 parts by weight of liquid polybutadiene and 1 to 12 parts by weight of a plant-derived component-containing terpene resin based on 100 parts by weight of a plant-derived component-containing ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer. The EPDM composition is obtained by adding, to EPDM that has, at least in part, a plant-derived component with low environmental impact, liquid polybutadiene, which is compatible with EPDM and can improve roll processability by reducing the compound viscosity, and further using a specific amount of a plant-derived component-containing terpene resin for the biomass degree, which is reduced due to the addition of the liquid. The rate of change in biomass degree is less than 1.5% in comparison to a composition to which liquid polybutadiene and a plant-derived component-containing terpene resin are not added.

The present invention provides a crosslinking resin composition comprising an ethylene copolymer and a crosslinking aid, in which the crosslinked product of the resin composition has excellent insulation properties (volume resistivity value). The present invention provides a heat-crosslinking resin composition comprising an ethylene copolymer, a crosslinking agent and a urethane poly(meth)acrylate as a crosslinking aid, and (2) a radiation-crosslinking resin composition comprising an ethylene copolymer and a urethane poly(meth)acrylate as a crosslinking aid.

The invention relates to a method for producing a vessel closure for vessels comprising an opening that is to be closed by the vessel closure, an inner diameter of more than two cm and surrounds a polymer-based sealing element that is arranged in the vessel closure in such a manner that is sealingly rests on the opening of the vessel in the closed state. A polymer material becomes sufficiently free-flowing by warming and is applied to the vessel closure in the region of the sealing element that is to be produced, and optionally, is mechanically formed into the desired shape which it maintains after cooling. The invention also relates to a metal or plastic vessel closures for vessels for receiving drinks or food, and comprises a sealing insert, the material thereof being selected so that the migration of material components into the drink or food, that are a health risk, is prevented. The invention also relates to corresponding materials for said type of sealing inserts and to the use of specific polymers for producing the above-mentioned sealing inserts.

The purpose is to provide a resin composition and a film for lid material which excel in sealability and adhesiveness to plastic containers, especially containers made of polyethylene terephthalate, polylactic acid, polystyrene, or polypropylene, and are suitably usable as sealant layers of lid materials for containers. Provided is a resin composition including: an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) by 60-95 parts by weight, the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (A) having a vinyl acetate content (VA) of 3-13% by weight, and having a ratio Qw between a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) and a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 1.5-4.5; and a tackifier resin (B) by 5-40 parts by weight, where a total amount of (A) and (B) is 100 parts by weight.

The present invention relates to compositions (compounds) which can be used as seal material in vessel caps, even under pasteurization conditions and possibly sterilization conditions. More specifically, the invention relates to such compositions that are suitable for vessel caps that can be unscrewed, such as lug screw caps and in particular Press-on/Twist-off caps, and that result in a reduced migration of undesirable substances.

Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition excellent in flexibility and mechanical strength with a good balance.

The thermoplastic resin composition includes 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin which is hydrogenated product of a block copolymer including a polymer block (X) having a vinyl aromatic compound as a main component and a polymer block (Y) having a conjugated diene compound as a main component, and 1 to 400 parts by mass of a modified ethylene/-olefin copolymer satisfying the following requirements (b-1) to (b-3).

Requirement (b-1): the content of a structural unit derived from ethylene is 15 to 85 mol %.

Requirement (b-2): the weight-average molecular weight is in the range of 1,000 to 100,000.

Requirement (b-3): the modified ethylene/-olefin copolymer (B) is a modified copolymer having a substituent derived from one or more vinyl aromatic compounds, and the content of a moiety derived from the one or more vinyl aromatic compounds in the modified copolymer is in the range of 1 to 70% by mass.

Disclosed herein are plumber's putty compositions that avoid staining the surfaces plumbing parts to which they are applied in order to provide a watertight seal, including plastics, such as acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic, while providing the pliability and softness of traditional putties. Also provided are methods of providing a seal about a plumbing part comprising contacting the plumber's putty composition according to the present disclosure with the plumbing part.