A molded product of a polypropylene-based resin composition, without containing an inorganic filler, and obtained by a polypropylene-based resin composition that does not contain an inorganic filler and includes: 60 to 90 parts by mass of a polypropylene-based resin (A) including 30 to 80 parts of a propylene-based polymer (a-1) having an MFR of 120 to 250 g/10 min and having 98 to 100 mol % of a propylene constituent unit, and 0 to 30 parts of a propylene/ethylene copolymer (a-2) having an intrinsic viscosity [η] of 4 to 7 dl/g and having 30 to 60 mol % of an ethylene constituent unit; 10 to 40 parts of an ethylene/α-olefin copolymer (B) having an MFR of 0.1 to 7 g/10 min and having an ethylene content of 65 to 90 mol %; 0.2 to 1 part of a fatty acid amide (C); and 0.1 to 1 part of a surfactant (D).

The present invention relates to a composition for an encapsulant film including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having high volume resistance and light transmittance, and an encapsulant film using the same.

A catalyst system including the product of the combination of an unbridged Group 4 metallocene compound and a 2,6-bis(imino)pyridyl iron complex is provided. A process for the polymerization of monomers (such as olefin monomers) and a polymer produced therefrom are also provided.

Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition for a weather strip material which is used for obtaining a molded product which has excellent adhesiveness to both a thermoplastic elastomer adherend and a crystalline ethylene resin adherend and also has excellent heat resistance at a fused portion. The thermoplastic elastomer composition for a weather strip material according to the disclosure contains: an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber (A); an α-olefin crystalline thermoplastic resin (B) having a melting point of 140° C. or higher; an olefin block copolymer (C) obtained by hydrogenating a block copolymer which has a conjugated diene polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of 25 mol % or less at both ends and also has a conjugated diene polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of more than 25 mol % in the middle; and a crystalline ethylene resin (D).

The invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive composition, comprising at least one polyolefin polymer at a content from 5 to 90% by weight; at least one branched polypropylene at a content from 0.1 to 10% by weight; at least one tackifying resin at a content from 0.1 to 60% by weight; optionally, at least one styrene block copolymer from 0 to 30% by weight; optionally, at least one plasticizer at a content from 0 to 30% by weight; optionally, at least one stabilizer at a content from 0 to 5% by weight; and optionally, at least one wax at a content from 0 to 30% by weight. The invention further relates to the use of a branched polypropylene for reducing stringing of a hot-melt adhesive composition.

The invention relates to a hot-melt adhesive composition, comprising at least one polyolefin polymer at a content from 5 to 90% by weight; at least one branched polypropylene at a content from 0.1 to 10% by weight; at least one tackifying resin at a content from 0.1 to 60% by weight; optionally, at least one styrene block copolymer from 0 to 30% by weight; optionally, at least one plasticizer at a content from 0 to 30% by weight; optionally, at least one stabilizer at a content from 0 to 5% by weight; and optionally, at least one wax at a content from 0 to 30% by weight. The invention further relates to the use of a branched polypropylene for reducing stringing of a hot-melt adhesive composition.

This invention relates to an oriented polyethylene film comprising polyethylene having: (A) a melt flow index of 1.0 g/10 min or more, (B) a density of 0.90 g/cm.sup.3 to less than 0.940 g/cm.sup.3, (C) a g′.sub.LCB of greater than 0.8, (D) ratio of comonomer content at Mz to comonomer content at Mw is greater than 1.0, (E) ratio of comonomer content at Mn to comonomer content at Mw is greater than 1.0, and (F) a ratio of the g′.sub.LCB to the g′.sub.Zave is greater than 1.0, where the film has a 1% secant in the transverse direction of 70,000 psi or more and Dart Drop of 350 g/mil or more.

A resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) containing a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 1 to 100% by mass of a structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99 to 0% by mass of a structural unit (b2) derived from a conjugated diene other than farnesene, wherein the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the structural unit derived from a conjugated diene in the block copolymer (P) is 70 mol % or more, and in the resin composition, the content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) is 40 to 95% by mass and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is 5 to 60% by mass.

A resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) containing a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 1 to 100% by mass of a structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99 to 0% by mass of a structural unit (b2) derived from a conjugated diene other than farnesene, wherein the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the structural unit derived from a conjugated diene in the block copolymer (P) is 70 mol % or more, and in the resin composition, the content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) is 40 to 95% by mass and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is 5 to 60% by mass.

Provided is an ethylene-based modifier with which a film having good slipperiness and relatively less fish eyes can be formed. The ethylene-based modifier has a strain-hardening exponent of 0.27 or more and 0.53 or less as determined by the LAOS method.