A molded body is useful for non-pneumatic tires, in furniture, seating, as cushioning, for car wheels or parts of car wheels, toys, animal toys, as tires or parts of a tire, saddles, balls and sports equipment, for example sports mats, or as floor covering and wall paneling, especially for sports surfaces, track and field surfaces, sports halls, children's playgrounds and pathways. A preparation for the molded body and a process for manufacturing the molded body are also provided.

A transparency includes an additive such that the transparency blocks greater than 50% of light of a wavelength range of 400 nm to 430 nm as measured by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy from passing through the transparency and the transparency has a total visible light transmittance of greater than 65% as measured by way of ASTM D1003-07. A transparency includes an additive such that the transparency blocks greater than 70% of the light of the wavelength range of 400 nm to 430 nm as measured by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy from passing through the transparency and the transparency has a total visible light transmittance of greater than 60% as measured by way of ASTM D1003-07.

An antifouling thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) composition has a surface energy of from about 18 to about 26 mJ/m.sup.2. The antifouling TPU composition comprises the reaction product of: (A) a polyetherol; (B) a silicone polyol; (C) a chain extender different than said polyetherol and said silicone polyol; and (D) an isocyanate. An article comprising the antifouling TPU composition and having a surface with a 3-dimensional surface topography resistant to adhesion of organisms.

A task to be achieved by the invention is to provide a fiber substrate having excellent filling state of a urethane resin and excellent hand feeling. The present invention provides a fiber substrate filled with a urethane resin (X), which is formed from a water dispersion of the urethane resin (X), wherein the water dispersion has a urethane resin (X) content of 50 to 80% by mass, and the water dispersion contains no organic solvent. Further, the present invention provides an artificial leather having the above-mentioned fiber substrate. It is preferred that the urethane resin (X) uses a chain extender (a1) as a raw material. Further, the chain extender (a1) which has an amino group is preferably used.

This invention provides polyurethane foams containing a brominated flame retardant. Also provided are formulations and methods for preparing polyurethane foams containing a brominated flame retardant.

A method of manufacturing a polishing pad includes producing an urethane prepolymer having a viscosity of 20,000 cps (at 25 C.) to 40,000 cps (at 25 C.) by mixing a plurality of polymers, mixing the urethane prepolymer with an inert gas and a low-boiling blowing agent having a boiling point of 60 C. to 150 C., and manufacturing a polishing layer including porous pores by causing a mixture produced at the mixing to be subjected to gelation and curing in a predetermined cast.

A two-part curable urethane composition comprising a main agent (A) containing a urethane prepolymer (a), and a curing agent (B) containing a polyether polyol (b) having a weight average molecular weight of 8000 or more and an amine catalyst (c), wherein the urethane prepolymer (a) is a reaction product of a polyether polyol (a-1) having a weight average molecular weight of 8000 or more and a diisocyanate (a-2), at least one of the main agent (A) and the curing agent (B) contains a carbon black (d) at a specified ratio by mass, and at least one of the main agent (A) and the curing agent (B) contains a silane coupling agent (e) at a specified ratio by mass.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a polyurethane elastomer. The method includes a step of reacting at least one isocyanate composition and one polyol composition containing a poly--caprolactone polyol obtained by reacting caprolactone and a diol having a number average molecular weight of from 80 to 1500 g/mol to obtain an isocyanate-functional prepolymer; and a step of reacting the prepolymer with at least one chain extender. The polyol composition contains -hydro--hydroxypoly(oxytetramethylene) polyols in an amount ranging from 0 to 1 wt % based on the entire polyol composition. The present invention further relates to a polyurethane elastomer prepared by such a method and also to the use of the polyurethane elastomer in the manufacture of a shaped article, especially a damping element, a shock absorber, a stop buffer, or a part of a shoe, such as a shoe sole, in particular, an insert sole or a midsole.

The invention relates to a 2-component polyurethane adhesive, in particular for laminating films, wherein the PU adhesive, based on the total weight of the laminating adhesive composition, (a) contains as resin component at least one NCO-terminated polyurethane pre-polymer having a content of at least 40% by weight of diphenylmethandiisocyanate (MDI), wherein the MDI is 4,4-diphenylmethandiisocyanate or a mixture thereof with 2,4-diphenylmethandiisocyanate, and (b) contains as hardener component a polyol mixture comprising at least three different polyols. The invention further relates to the use of the adhesive for adhesively bonding films, to methods for producing composite films, and to composite films bonded by means of the described adhesive.

The invention relates to a two-component polyurethane adhesive, in particular for laminating films, wherein the PU adhesive, based on the total weight of the laminating adhesive composition, (a) contains as resin component at least one NCO-terminated polyurethane pre-polymer having a content, based on the total weight of the resin component, of at least 40 wt % of diphenylmethanedi-isocyanate (MDI), wherein the MDI is 4,4-diphenylmethanediisocyanate or a mixture thereof with 2,4-diphenylmethanediisocyanate, and 2 to 20 wt % of polyglycol having a molecular weight Mw of 200 to <1000 g per mol, and (b) contains as hardener component a polyol mixture comprising 2, 3, or more different polyols and is free of polyesters. The invention further relates to the use of the adhesive for bonding films, to methods for producing composite films, and to composite films bonded with the adhesive described.