A self-adhering roofing membrane may include a polymeric membrane. The roofing membrane may include a first adhesive layer disposed on a major surface of the polymeric membrane. The first adhesive layer may include one or both of a hot melt adhesive and a butyl rubber-based adhesive. The roofing membrane may include a UV curable adhesive layer disposed on the first adhesive layer. The UV curable adhesive layer may have a thickness of less than about 4 mils.

Adhesive tapes are described which find particular application for sealing joints or regions between adjacent panels such as rigid foam insulation panels. Also described are methods of using the sealing tapes and systems of sealed panels using the sealing tapes.

Compositions which are well suited for forming into machine direction orientation (MDO) films are described. Multilayer films containing one or more layers of the compositions and/or films are also described. Additionally, label assemblies utilizing the multilayer films, labeled substrates, and related methods are described. Various versions of the multilayer films are described including films having at least two skin layers and an interior core layer. Particular multilayer films are described having polyethylene rich cores.

Method of improving shear stability of highly concentrated aqueous adhesive polymer compositions comprising a specific adhesive polymer which has been prepared by emulsion polymerization and which is dispersed in the aqueous adhesive composition. Said method comprises treating the aqueous adhesive polymer composition with at least one anion exchange resin.

Disclosed is an acrylic adhesive composition comprising: A) a polymer polymerized from a monomer mixture comprising (a) 40-90 wt % of C.sub.6-C.sub.10 alkyl acrylate; (b) 3-15 wt % of methyl (meth)acrylate; (c) 0.1-5 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated compound having at least one keto or aldehyde group; (d) 0-2 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated acid; (e) 0-30 wt % of other ethylenically unsaturated monomers; wherein the percentages are based on the total weight of the monomer mixture; and B) a polyhydrazide compound having at least two hydrazide functional groups which react with the keto or aldehyde groups by a crosslinking reaction.

An aqueous resin dispersion with which excellent adhesiveness to a polyolefin base material such as a polypropylene base material can be easily obtained, which can be baked at low temperature, and which is for producing an aqueous coating material; and an aqueous coating material and an adhesive which contain the aqueous resin dispersion, are provided. In an aqueous resin dispersion (C) of the present invention, an olefin polymer (A) and a polymer (B) containing a constitutional unit derived from a radically polymerizable monomer (b1) having a reactive functional group are dispersed in an aqueous medium, a median diameter of the aqueous resin dispersion (C) measured by a dynamic light scattering method is 300 nm or less, and a dry product of the aqueous resin dispersion (C) contains 1 mass % or more of an insoluble component (D) that is insoluble in tetrahydrofuran.

An adhesive film which is for a metal terminal and exhibits high adhesion strength to a metal terminal, when heated and pressurized a plurality of times before being adhered to the metal terminal. This adhesive film for a metal terminal is interposed between: a metal terminal electrically connected to an electrode of a power storage device element; and an exterior material for a power storage device that seals the power storage device element. The adhesive film for a metal terminal has a tensile elastic coefficient A of at least 490 MPa, when measured in an environment of a temperature of 25° C., after being left standing for 12 seconds in a heating and pressurizing environment of a temperature of 180° C. and a surface pressure of 0.0067 MPa, and after being left standing for 1 hour in an environment of a temperature of 25° C.

Film constructions and articles including the film constructions, wherein a film construction includes: a backing (or an adhesive layer) having a first major surface and a second major surface; and a release layer disposed on the first major surface of the backing (or adhesive layer), wherein the release layer includes polylactic acid.

Constructions which may be useful as stretch-release tapes comprise: a first pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer; a support layer; and a second pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) layer; wherein the support layer comprises: 55-95 wt % of an olefinic copolymer of ethylene and alpha-olefin(s) comprising 3-12 carbons; and 5-45 wt % of a first tackifier. Alternately, the support layer comprises: 55-100 wt % of an olefinic copolymer of ethylene and alpha-octene; and 0-45 wt % of a first tackifier. Alternately, the support layer comprises a first tackifier; the first PSA layer comprises a second tackifier; and the second PSA layer comprises a third tackifier; where the first, second, and third tackifiers are the same tackifier. In some embodiments, first and second PSA layers comprise 30-70 wt % of a styrenic copolymer and 30-70 wt % of a tackifier.

There is provided an adhesive agent exhibiting high adhesive strength to polyolefin. An adhesive agent contains a chloroprene copolymer latex containing a chloroprene copolymer (A) and a metal oxide (B). The chloroprene copolymer (A) is a copolymer of a monomer group containing chloroprene (A-1), α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid (A-2), and 2,3-dichloro-1,3-butadiene (A-3). The chloroprene copolymer (A) has a tetrahydrofuran-soluble component soluble in tetrahydrofuran and the weight average molecular weight of the tetrahydrofuran-soluble component is 80000 or more and 140000 or less. When the amount of the metal oxide (B) based on 100 parts by mass of the chloroprene copolymer (A) is defined as Y part(s) by mass and the weight average molecular weight of the tetrahydrofuran-soluble component is defined as X, the content of the metal oxide (B) satisfies Formula: −1.2×X/100000+1.6<Y<−4.2×X/100000+5.7.