A core electric wire for a multicore cable that includes a conductor composed of a plurality of elemental wires twisted together and an insulating layer coating a circumference of the conductor, the insulating layer including a first component and a second component, the first component being high density polyethylene, the second component being at least one selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having a carbonyl group, and very-low density polyethylene, the first component having a content ratio of 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less to a total content of the polyethylene-based resin, the second component having a content ratio of 20% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less to the total content of the polyethylene-based resin.

A core electric wire for a multicore cable that includes a conductor composed of a plurality of elemental wires twisted together and an insulating layer coating a circumference of the conductor, the insulating layer including a first component and a second component, the first component being high density polyethylene, the second component being at least one selected from the group consisting of a copolymer of ethylene and an α-olefin having a carbonyl group, and very-low density polyethylene, the first component having a content ratio of 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less to a total content of the polyethylene-based resin, the second component having a content ratio of 20% by mass or more and 80% by mass or less to the total content of the polyethylene-based resin.

A process includes combining a copolymer and mono- or di-valent metal ions to form a mixture, wherein the copolymer has from about 70 to about 98 wt % of an alpha-olefin moiety and about 2 to about 30 wt % of a (meth)acrylate moiety; reactively extruding the mixture to form a neutralized copolymer having a melt flow index of from about 5 to about 1500 g/10 min, wherein about 2 to about 50 wt % of the (meth)acrylate moiety is neutralized to form a mono- or di-valent metal salt present in an amount of from about 0.2 to about 20% based on the total (meth)acrylic acid content of the copolymer; and grinding the neutralized copolymer to form the powder having a Dv50 particle size of from about 10 to about 600 μm as determined using ASTM D5861, wherein the process is free of utilizing a liquid and/or a slurry.

Provided is a gas barrier laminate including: a paper substrate; a layer including a polyvinyl alcohol-based resin; a vapor-deposited layer; and a layer including a polyolefin having a polar group, in order.

Provided in one example herein is a liquid electrophotographic varnish composition. The composition includes resin particles each including a polymeric resin mixture, which includes a first polymeric resin including an ethylene-based polymer; and a second polymeric resin including a polyamide. The composition also includes a carrier fluid.

An aqueous dispersion composition includes in a stably dispersed state a copolymer comprising an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester thereof as a constituent unit. The composition has a relatively high content of the copolymer and a relatively low viscosity. A production method for the aqueous dispersion composition is also provided. The method is for producing an aqueous dispersion composition of a copolymer comprising an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester thereof as a constituent unit. The method includes the steps of (1) mixing a copolymer comprising an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid or an ester thereof as a constituent unit, a basic substance, and water such that the concentration of the copolymer is 40 to 62 mass%, and that the copolymer is neutralized to a degree of neutralization of 10 to 35%, (2) applying a pressure of 0.1 to 2 MPa to the obtained mixture, and (3) further adding water after the pressure application to adjust the concentration of the copolymer to 30 to 60 mass%.

Apparatus and methods for alternative coatings applicable to metal are disclosed. According to one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a composition having, an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer; a neutralizing base; and water. The ethylene acrylic acid copolymer is about 15 percent to about 45 percent by weight concentration of the water. The apparatus further comprises metal coated with the composition.

Provided is a gas barrier laminate including: a paper substrate; an anchor coat layer including a first polyolefin having a polar group; a vapor-deposited layer; and an overcoat layer including a second polyolefin having a polar group, in order.

The present invention relates to an article comprising a cured polymeric film superposing a metal, wherein the cured polymeric film comprises: a) a base polymer comprising structural units of ethylene and a C.sub.1-C.sub.4-alkyl acrylate or methacrylate; and b) a dispersant which is a copolymer comprising structural units of ethylene and a carboxylic acid monomer; wherein the cured film has a thickness in the range of from 0.5 μm to 25 μm. The article provides a coating that is particularly resistant to absorption of flavor producing compounds such as limonene, thereby providing a more acceptable flavor profile interaction than state-of-the art polyolefin coated metals.

An aqueous barrier coat for formable cellulosic substrates comprises a blend of A) at least one aqueous polymer binder dispersion at 40 wt % to 95 wt %, B) at least one active filler at 3 wt % to 30 wt % and, C) one or more optional additives, such as wetting additives, dispersants, thickeners, defoamers, and crosslinkers. Crystallinity is present in at least one of the polymer binder dispersion and active filler particle. The resulting dried film has a shear storage modulus between 50° C. and 60° C. in the range of 1.5×10.sup.6 to 1×10.sup.9 Pascals, a shear storage modulus between 80° C. and 90° C. in the range of 2×10.sup.5 to 5×10.sup.7 Pascals, and a shear storage modulus between 100° C. and 110° C. is in the range of 5×10.sup.3 to 1×10.sup.6 Pascals. The total weight % of crystalline polymer binder and the crystalline active filler combined is greater than 50%.