The present disclosure relates to a resin composition that exhibits satisfactory flow properties and mechanical properties, to a cellulose formulation that is used to produce the resin composition, and to resin pellets and a molded resin formed by the resin composition.

The invention relates to a glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a sheathed continuous multifilament strand comprising a core that extends in the longitudinal direction and a polymer sheath which intimately surrounds said core, wherein the core comprises an impregnated continuous multifilament strand comprising at least one continuous glass multifilament strand, wherein the at least one continuous glass multifilament strand is impregnated with an impregnating agent, wherein the polymer sheath consists of a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a thermoplastic polymer, wherein the glass fiber-reinforced thermoplastic polymer composition comprises a liquid color composition comprising a pigment and a liquid carrier comprising a dicarboxylic acid ester and/or an unsaturated long-chain aliphatic fatty acid having 13 to 21 carbon atoms.

In a method producing a molded article of a composite resin containing base resin and fibers, the composite resin containing a fibrous filler in the base resin and the fibrous filler including natural fibers with a fibrillated part on each end of the fibrous filler in a fiber length direction, the base resin and the fibrous filler are charged into a melt-kneading device. The base resin is melted and the molten base resin and the fibrous filler are kneaded in the melt-kneading device, thereby fibrillating only the ends of the fibrous filler. The obtained composite resin is discharged from the melt-kneading device and formed into a pellet shape, with the molded article of the composite resin produced by molding the pellets.

In a method producing a molded article of a composite resin containing base resin and fibers, the composite resin containing a fibrous filler in the base resin and the fibrous filler including natural fibers with a fibrillated part on each end of the fibrous filler in a fiber length direction, the base resin and the fibrous filler are charged into a melt-kneading device. The base resin is melted and the molten base resin and the fibrous filler are kneaded in the melt-kneading device, thereby fibrillating only the ends of the fibrous filler. The obtained composite resin is discharged from the melt-kneading device and formed into a pellet shape, with the molded article of the composite resin produced by molding the pellets.

The present invention relates to liquid crystal polyester resin pellets containing a thermoplastic resin comprising a liquid crystal polyester, and a fibrous filler, in which the pellets contain the fibrous filler in the amount of equal to or greater than 1 part by mass and smaller than 120 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic resin, and a length-weighted average fiber length of the fibrous filler is equal to or greater than 4 mm and smaller than 50 mm.

A process for the production of a fibre-composite material, the process including the following steps: a) a fibre bundle is conducted over at least one deflection bar having radially circumferential rounded elevations, thus being expanded; b) the expanded fibre bundle is subsequently drawn into an impregnation chamber; c) a melt is applied to the expanded fibre bundle; and d) the fibre bundle impregnated with melt is drawn through a take-off die at the end of the apparatus, and a corresponding device, which achieves very good impregnation quality.

A process for the production of a fibre-composite material, the process including the following steps: a) a fibre bundle is conducted over at least one deflection bar having radially circumferential rounded elevations, thus being expanded; b) the expanded fibre bundle is subsequently drawn into an impregnation chamber; c) a melt is applied to the expanded fibre bundle; and d) the fibre bundle impregnated with melt is drawn through a take-off die at the end of the apparatus, and a corresponding device, which achieves very good impregnation quality.

A tableted epoxy resin composition for encapsulation of semiconductor devices and a semiconductor device encapsulated using the tableted epoxy resin composition, the tableted epoxy resin composition satisfying the following conditions (i) a proportion of tablets of the tableted epoxy resin composition having a diameter of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than 2.8 mm and a height of greater than or equal to 0.1 mm and less than 2.8 mm is about 97 wt % or more, as measured by sieve analysis using ASTM standard sieves; (ii) the tablets have a packed density of greater than about 1.7 g/mL; and (iii) a ratio of packed density to cured density of the tablets is about 0.6 to about 0.87.

The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a fibre-reinforced polymer composition comprising the steps of providing at least one multifilament strand comprising a plurality of continuous fibre filaments, applying an impregnating agent to said strand to form an impregnated continuous multifilament strand, and embedding the impregnated continuous multifilament strand in a thermoplastic polymer material for providing said fibre reinforced polymer composition, wherein said impregnating agent has a low viscosity at application temperature and is applied by jetting said impregnating agent onto the at least one continuous multifilament strand. The invention is further directed to a device for use in such a method.

The present invention relates to biodegradable and compostable granules consisting of natural ingredients comprising starch and thickening and gelling agents and does not comprise bioplastics. According to the invention, the granules are used for producing biodegradable and preferably compostable products and articles of daily use. The present invention also relates to methods for producing the granules according to the invention, as well as methods for producing different products by using the granules according to the invention.