The present invention relates to a tyre (100) for vehicle wheels comprising at least one carcass structure (101), a tread band (109) applied in a position radially external to said carcass structure, and a pair of sidewalls (108) applied laterally on the opposite sides with respect to said carcass structure, where on at least one sidewall of said pair of sidewalls (108), a label (120) is applied comprising a protective layer (121), an adhesive layer (123), and possibly one or more ink layers (122) interposed between said protective layer (121) and said adhesive layer (123), where said adhesive layer (123) adheres the label (120) to the surface of said sidewall, where said protective layer (121) comprises polyester-based and/or polyether-based cross-linked aliphatic polyurethanes exhibiting dynamic elastic modulus values E′, measured at 25° C., static tensile deformation 1%, dynamic deformation +0.1%, and frequency 1 Hz, equal to or higher than about 5 MPa, and a residual deformation measured at 25° C. after 4 cycles of deformation from 0% to 12%, equal to or lower than about 1%.

The disclosure provides a polymerizable composition for optical materials that can achieve a cured product with a high refractive index and a small yellowness index ΔYI even though an aromatic polyisocyanate is used, a transparent resin and a method for producing the same using the polymerizable composition, a lens base material and a method for producing the same using the polymerizable composition, and the like. A polymerizable composition for optical materials, at least including an aromatic polyisocyanate, a polyene compound having two or more ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, and 30 to 80% by mass of a polythiol having three or more mercapto groups; wherein the polymerizable composition has a mercapto group/(isocyanate group+ethylenically unsaturated double bond) equivalent ratio of 1.10 to 1.70.

A powder coating composition comprising: a) a thermoset resin comprising an acid functional polyester material, b) a thermoplastic resin and c) a crosslinker material,
wherein the coating composition is substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE).

Various embodiments disclosed relate to a surfacing film. The surfacing film includes a base layer. The base layer includes a thermoplastic polyurethane film comprising a reaction product of a reaction mixture of a diisocyanate, a polyester polyol having a melting temperature of at least about 30° C.; and a diol chain extender. There are many reasons to use the surfacing film including easier and more cost effective manufacturing of the surfacing film by directly extruding the base layer by mixing the reaction mixture in an extruder. Another reason to use the surfacing film is that the film has improved resistance to discoloration. Another reason to use the film is that the film shows good toughness.

An amorphous composite solid electrolyte is provided that includes one or more three-dimensional branched macromolecules with a core portion and at least three arm portions connected to the core portion. Each arm portion includes a random copolymer or a block polymer comprising a first monomer and a second monomer with a molar ratio of the first monomer to the second monomer in the range from greater than 0 to less than or equal to 1. An ion conductive electrolytic solution including at least one lithium salt solution in an amount of approximately 1 mol/l to 10 mol/l is entrained within the branched macromolecule, with a weight ratio of the branched macromolecule to the ion conducive electrolytic solution equal to or lower than 1:9, such that the branched macromolecule has a swelling degree of at least 5:1 (liquid:polymer in weight) of the ion conductive electrolytic solution.

A metal substrate being coated on at least a portion thereof with a liquid coating composition comprising a powder component dispersed in a liquid carrier, wherein the average particle size of the powder dispersed in the liquid carrier is less than 15 microns (m); wherein the powder component comprises a thermoset resin; wherein the thermoset resin comprises an acid functional polyester material; and wherein the coating composition is substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE).

A powder coating composition comprising: a) a thermoset resin comprising an acid functional polyester material, b) a thermoplastic resin and c) a crosslinker material, wherein the coating composition is substantially free of bisphenol A (BPA), bisphenol F (BPF), bisphenol A diglycidylether (BADGE) and bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (BFDGE).

A polyurethane (meth)acrylate oligomer, having a tri-block symmetric structure BAB, comprises a polyether central block A linked by two urethane bonds to respectively two terminal hydrophobic blocs B based on hydrophobic polyester oligomers having a terminal (meth)acryloyloxy alkylene group. A curable composition (1k) comprises the oligomer and may be used for soft touch coatings in electronics, consumer goods and vehicle manufacture, as the resulting cured soft touch coating.

Golf ball incorporating thermoplastic blend of (i) ionomer(s); (ii) different thermoplastic polymer(s) selected from thermoplastic polyurethane(s), thermoplastic urea(s), thermoplastic urea-urethane hybrid(s), or combinations thereof; and (iii) polymethyl (meth)acrylate-based copolymer(s) and/or core-shell polymer(s) having a core and/or a shell containing polymethyl (meth)acrylate-based copolymer(s). Ionomer(s) are present in thermoplastic blend in amount of about 45 wt % or greater. Different thermoplastic polymer present in blend in amount of: from about 8 wt % to about 50 wt %; or greater than 20 wt %, or from about 25 wt % to about 45 wt %; or from about 35 wt % to about 50 wt %. In a particular embodiment, amount of ionomer(s) is greater than thermoplastic polyurethane amount. Component (iii) may be present in an amount of about 2 wt % to about 35 wt %, and in a specific embodiments, polymethyl (meth)acrylate-based copolymer(s) and/or core-shell polymer(s) included in blend in amount of from about 15 wt % to about 35 wt %.

Provided is a molded body of a resin composition, which has improved easy wiping-off properties and scratch resistance. This resin composition contains (1) a thermoplastic resin and (2) a fluorine-containing copolymer; and the fluorine-containing copolymer (2) is a copolymer which comprises (a) a repeating unit formed from a fluorine-containing monomer represented by formula CH.sub.2C(X)C(O)YZRf, and (b) a repeating unit formed from a non-fluorine monomer having a hydrocarbon group with 14 or more carbon atoms, and which has a weight average molecular weight of 2,500-20,000.