The present disclosure provides for an aqueous dispersion for use in coating applications. The aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous composition and a solid content of a melt blend product having an acid functionalized polypropylene base polymer, a polypropylene copolymer, an acid functionalized polypropylene wax and an acid functionalized polyolefin. The aqueous dispersion is included in a coating composition, where the coating composition includes the aqueous dispersion, a solvent, a crosslinker and a basic water composition having water and a base. The present disclosure also provides for a coated article having a substrate and a coating on the substrate, where the coating includes the coating composition of the present disclosure.

The present disclosure provides for an aqueous dispersion for use in coating applications. The aqueous dispersion includes an aqueous composition and a solid content of a melt blend product having an acid functionalized polypropylene base polymer, a polypropylene copolymer, an acid functionalized polypropylene wax and an acid functionalized polyolefin. The aqueous dispersion is included in a coating composition, where the coating composition includes the aqueous dispersion, a solvent, a crosslinker and a basic water composition having water and a base. The present disclosure also provides for a coated article having a substrate and a coating on the substrate, where the coating includes the coating composition of the present disclosure.

A resin composition contains a resin component containing a copolymer of olefin and a comonomer having polarity and an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer. The resin component is cross-linked and the tensile stress at 19% strain is 2.0 MPa or less. The resin composition has a sea-island structure in which the copolymer of olefin and a comonomer having polarity is the continuous phase, and the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer is the dispersed phase.

A resin composition contains a resin component containing a copolymer of olefin and a comonomer having polarity and an ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer. The resin component is cross-linked and the tensile stress at 19% strain is 2.0 MPa or less. The resin composition has a sea-island structure in which the copolymer of olefin and a comonomer having polarity is the continuous phase, and the ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer is the dispersed phase.

The present disclosure relates a low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin-based insulating resin composition, a low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin-based insulated electric cable, and a method of manufacturing the insulated electric cable. The low-toxicity flame-retardant polyolefin-based insulating resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of a base resin and 120 to 140 parts by weight of a flame retardant. The base resin includes 20% to 40% by weight of polyethylene ethyl acrylate, 20% to 40% by weight of polyolefin elastomer, and 30% to 40% by weight of a linear low-density polyethylene resin grafted with maleic anhydride. The flame retardant is magnesium hydroxide that is surface-treated with a silane coupling agent. With the use of the composition, the low-toxicity flame-retardant insulated wire exhibiting good electrical insulation and anti-scratch characteristics and having good appearance can be obtained.

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a flame retardant composition. The flame retardant composition includes 70 wt % to 90 wt % of at least one polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, 15 wt % to 25 wt % of a flame retardant additive, an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), an organoclay synergist, and at least one of a PBT chain extender having epoxide functional groups or a reactive compound including at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of an epoxide, a maleic anhydride, an isocyanate, an acrylate, and an acetate. The flame retardant composition is particularly suitable for buffer tubes of optical fiber cables.

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a flame retardant composition. The flame retardant composition includes 70 wt % to 90 wt % of at least one polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) resin, 15 wt % to 25 wt % of a flame retardant additive, an ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH), an organoclay synergist, and at least one of a PBT chain extender having epoxide functional groups or a reactive compound including at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of an epoxide, a maleic anhydride, an isocyanate, an acrylate, and an acetate. The flame retardant composition is particularly suitable for buffer tubes of optical fiber cables.

A golf ball comprising: (a) a core: (b) an outer cover layer; and (c) optionally, at least one intermediate layer, wherein at least the outer cover layer or the intermediate layer comprises a blend composition of: (i) a metallic coagent; and (ii)(a) at least one polyolefin or (ii)(b) at least one ionomer.

The present invention relates to a cross-linkable rubber composition, the cross-linkable rubber composition comprising a natural rubber (NR), a filler, and a resin. The resin is a terpolymer of ethylene, acrylic ester and maleic anhydride and is present in an amount ranging from ≥5 to ≤20 phr.

The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising (A) from 60 to 90 wt % of a non-elastomeric polyethylene; (B) from 9.0 to 38 wt % of an elastomer; wherein onto component (A) or components (A) and (B) an acid grafting agent (C) has been grafted in an amount of from 0.01 to 3.0 wt %, all based on the total weight of the polymer composition, and wherein the polymer composition has two distinct peaks and a valley between said peaks in the GPC curve and a Z value, determined from the areas below the two peaks of the GPC curve, of at least −0.3, wherein the Z-value is determined according to formula (I) Z=s/Abs(B−A) (I) wherein Abs(B−A) is the absolute value of (B−A); A=the area, between the tangent parallel to the MW axis going through log M (Min) and the LS15 signal, from log M of 5.1 to log M value where the LS signal is minimum log M (Min), in the log M range between 5.1 and 6; B=the area, between the tangent parallel to the MW axis going through log M (Min) and the LS 15 signal, from log M(Min) to the point where the LS signal is crossed again; and s is the slope between the two peaks of the GPC curve, defined at log M of 5.1 and 6, wherein the GPC curve is defined as the concentration normalized LS 15 signal along the molecular weight of conventional GPC, obtained from the GPC-VISC-LS analysis, a multi-layer structure such as a coated metal pipe, comprising one layer comprising said polymer composition and the use of said polymer composition as adhesive polymer composition and for the production of a multi-layer structure.