A resin composition includes: (A) a vinyl-containing polyphenylene ether resin; (B) a resin of Formula (1); and (C) an inorganic filler. Moreover, also provided is an article made from the resin composition described above, which comprises a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board, wherein the article achieves improvement in at least one of the following properties: dissipation factor, comparative tracking index, X-axis thermal expansion coefficient, and temperature coefficient of dielectric constant. ##STR00001##

An aspect of the present invention provides a binder which makes it possible to obtain an electrode excellent in heat resistance. The binder contains: a re-emulsifiable resin powder coated with inorganic particles; and a metal-crosslinking thickening agent forming a hydrophobic gel by being crosslinked, in an aqueous system, via metal ions derived from an electrode active material.

The present invention has an object of providing a laminate which is composed of a layer containing a melt shapable fluororesin and a layer of an ethylene-α-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer composition, and is excellent in adhesiveness, and the present invention relates to a laminate including: a layer including an ethylene-α-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer composition, and a layer comprising a melt shapable fluororesin; wherein the ethylene-α-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer composition includes 100 parts by mass of an ethylene-α-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer (A), 1.0 to 6.0 parts by mass of at least one compound (C) selected from the group consisting of 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undecene-7 salts, 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)nonene-5 salts, 1,8-diazabicyclo(5.4.0)undecene-7 and 1,5-diazabicyclo(4.3.0)nonene-5, and 3 to 20 parts by mass of magnesium oxide.

The application discloses a high-whiteness MGO substrate, a preparation method thereof and a decorative board having the substrate. The high-whiteness MGO substrate includes a surface layer and a substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a forming agent, a lightweight filler, a modifier and water in parts by mass as follows: 40-49 parts of light burned magnesium oxide powder, 18-25 parts of magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, 16-25 parts of a polyvinyl alcohol solution, 16-20 parts of a plant powder, and 0.5-2 parts of a modifier; the modifier being obtained by mixing citric acid, phosphoric acid, and sodium sulfate in a mass ratio of 10:3:6.

A fluorine-containing elastomer composition for a heat dissipation material, including a fluorine-containing elastomer being VdF-based fluoroelastomer having a Mooney viscosity at 121° C. of 10 or lower and an insulating thermal conductive filler. Also disclosed is a sheet obtained by molding the fluorine-containing elastomer composition.

A coating composition for application to a substrate includes a polymer matrix and a mineral aggregate substantially free of crystalline silica. The mineral aggregate is utilized as a partial or complete replacement for aggregate containing free respirable crystalline silica traditionally included in anti-slip or anti-skid coating compositions. Methods of making the coating and coating a substrate with the coating composition to provide a slip- or skid-resistant coating on a surface of a substrate are also disclosed.

A self-extinguishing resin molded body obtained from a resin composition containing a polyolefin resin (A), a phosphorus-based flame retardant (B), and a glass fiber (C), wherein the self-extinguishing resin molded body contains from 15 to 30 mass % of the phosphorus-based flame retardant (B) and from 5 to 50 mass % of the glass fiber (C); and the self-extinguishing resin molded body satisfies the following (I) to (III). (I) A thickness of the self-extinguishing resin molded body is from 1.5 to 8.0 mm. (II) The self-extinguishing resin molded body self-extinguishes within 2 minutes after the completion of a burning test using burning test method E as described below. (III) The self-extinguishing resin molded body does not have a hole after being subjected to a burning test using burning test method E as described below. Burning test method E: A plaque (150×150×2.0 mm) made of the molded body described above is used. A 200 mm-long flame is applied from above the plaque directly onto the center of the plaque for 130 seconds. The distance from the flame contact position on the plaque to the burner mouth is 150 mm.

A polyacetal resin composition that allows molded articles to be inhibited from being deteriorated by contact with acidic detergents, and in which the portions that have contacted the detergents are inhibited from being deteriorated by light. The polyacetal resin composition includes 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal polymer, 0.1-2.0 parts by mass of a hindered-phenol-based antioxidant, 2.0-20 parts, excluding 2.0 parts, by mass of at least one of magnesium oxide and zinc oxide,0.5-3.0 parts by mass of a polyalkylene glycol, 0.2-1.5 parts by mass of a hindered amine compound, and 0.2-1.5 parts by mass of an ultraviolet absorber.

A polyacetal resin composition contains a polyacetal copolymer resin (A) in an amount of 100 parts by mass, the polyacetal copolymer resin having a hemiformal terminal group amount of 0.8 mmol/kg or less, a hindered phenol-based antioxidant (B) in an amount of 0.2 to 2.0 parts by mass, at least one of magnesium oxide or zinc oxide (C) in an amount of more than 2.0 parts by mass and 20 parts by mass or less, a carbon-based conductive additive (D) in an amount of 0.3 to 2.5 parts by mass, and polyalkylene glycol (E) in an amount of 0.5 to 3.0 parts by mass, wherein the carbon-based conductive additive (D) is one selected from a group consisting of only a carbon nano-structure (D1) and a combination of the carbon nano-structure (D1) and carbon black (D2) having a BET specific surface area of 300 m.sup.2/g or more.

The use of magnesium oxide for increasing the rate of crosslinking and/or the crosslinking density of at least one crosslinkable polymer is described in addition to a composition that can be employed in this use, comprising: from 30 to 80% by weight of a crosslinking co-agent, from 0.5 to 10% by weight of an organic peroxide, from 15 to 60% by weight of magnesium oxide, and from 0 to 40% by weight of one or more crosslinkable polymers. An article obtained from this composition is also described.