An extruder includes a cylinder, a screw built in the cylinder, a dehydration cylinder block provided in the middle of the cylinder and discharging moisture that is separated from a resin material supplied into the cylinder. The dehydration cylinder block has a structure in which plate-shaped members each having an opening are arranged in a long-axis direction of the cylinder, a screw passing through the opening. Surface roughness of mutually opposing surfaces of the plurality of plate-shaped members is rougher than surface roughness of an inner wall of the cylinder.

An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer including two or more types of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymers having different ethylene structural unit contents; and (B) an iron compound; wherein the iron compound (B) is present in an amount of 0.01 to 5 ppm on a metal basis based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition. The ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is substantially free from coloration and excellent in heat stability.

Methods and systems are provided for a composite material. In one example, the composite material includes a polymer base reinforced with a powder formed from pupunha fibers. The resulting composite material is provided as pellets for further processing.

Methods and systems are provided for a composite material. In one example, the composite material includes a polymer base reinforced with a powder formed from pupunha fibers. The resulting composite material is provided as pellets for further processing.

A laminate, containing two or more polyolefin resin layers, wherein at least one polyolefin resin layer (A) contains a cellulose fiber including a cellulose fiber having a fiber length of 0.3 mm or more dispersed in the layer; a content of the cellulose fiber in the polyolefin resin layer (A) is 1% by mass or more and less than 60% by mass; and wherein a polyolefin resin layer (B) different from the polyolefin resin layer (A) is laminated in contact with the polyolefin resin layer (A).

The present invention relates to high-voltage components, especially for electromobility, containing polymer compositions based on at least one polyester and at least one sulfide containing cerium, and to the use thereof for production of polyester-based high-voltage components or for marking of polyester-based products as high-voltage components by laser.

The present invention relates to high-voltage components, especially for electromobility, containing polymer compositions based on at least one polyester and at least one sulfide containing cerium, and to the use thereof for production of polyester-based high-voltage components or for marking of polyester-based products as high-voltage components by laser.

A foam bead intended in particular for the production of molded parts is also intended to be particularly suitable for novel, hitherto unknown applications, especially after processing into a corresponding molded part. For this purpose, the foam bead comprises, according to the invention, a core formed by a first plastic and a shell formed by a second plastic and at least partially surrounding the core, the second plastic forming the shell having a lower melting point than the first plastic forming the core.

A method for producing a resin composition of the present invention is a method for producing a resin composition, the method including a step of obtaining a resin composition by heating and melt-kneading a mixture containing a particulate nucleating agent in which D.sub.50 is equal to or more than 0.1 μm and equal to or less than 300 μm and a thermoplastic resin using a twin screw extruder (100) including, inside a cylinder (10), a screw (50) having kneading discs (60), in which the step of obtaining a resin composition includes an extrusion step of extruding the mixture supplied into the twin screw extruder (100) in an ejection direction under kneading conditions in which X and Y satisfy 4.0≤X in a range of 6.0×10.sup.3≤Y≤7.0×10.sup.4 when a volume-based ejection amount is denoted by X (10.sup.−6.Math.kg.Math.h.sup.−1.Math.mm.sup.−3), and a strain rate is denoted by Y (min.sup.−1).

The invention relates to polymer foam particles, both in expanded and partly expanded form, from a polymer matrix based on a blend comprising polybutylene terephthalate and polyethylene terephthalate, to a process for production thereof, and to the use of polyethylene terephthalate for broadening the processing window of polybutylene terephthalate-based polymer foam particles in processing to give mouldings.