A vinyl chloride resin composition comprises: (a) a vinyl chloride resin; (b) a diester plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following predetermined formula (1) ##STR00001##
and (c) a trimellitate plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR00002## where R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are alkyl groups that may be the same or different, and a straight chain ratio of each of R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 is less than 90 mol %.

A vinyl chloride resin composition comprises: (a) a vinyl chloride resin; (b) a diester plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following predetermined formula (1) ##STR00001##
and (c) a trimellitate plasticizer formed from a compound represented by the following formula (2): ##STR00002## where R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 are alkyl groups that may be the same or different, and a straight chain ratio of each of R.sub.4, R.sub.5, and R.sub.6 is less than 90 mol %.

A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative skin layer and a backing layer. The backing layer can include a barrier material that helps prevent outgassing of a plasticizer of the decorative skin layer in a direction toward an underlying substrate of the panel. The backing layer can be formed by vacuum coating and/or formed while a slush molded layer remains on a slush molding tool surface on which it was formed. in some cases, a slush molding tool thus finds new uses in a vacuum coating process or in some other process apart from slush molding.

A vehicle interior panel includes a decorative skin layer and a backing layer. The backing layer can include a barrier material that helps prevent outgassing of a plasticizer of the decorative skin layer in a direction toward an underlying substrate of the panel. The backing layer can be formed by vacuum coating and/or formed while a slush molded layer remains on a slush molding tool surface on which it was formed. in some cases, a slush molding tool thus finds new uses in a vacuum coating process or in some other process apart from slush molding.

A composition for an automotive interior skin, a method for manufacturing the same, and an automotive interior skin manufactured using the same. The composition for an automotive interior skin includes: 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a polyol compound; 5 wt % to 40 wt % of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4-diisocyanate; and 5 wt % to 30 wt % of an aromatic glycol-based chain extender.

A composition for an automotive interior skin, a method for manufacturing the same, and an automotive interior skin manufactured using the same. The composition for an automotive interior skin includes: 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a polyol compound; 5 wt % to 40 wt % of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4-diisocyanate; and 5 wt % to 30 wt % of an aromatic glycol-based chain extender.

The present invention relates to a flexible molded skin as part of a composite structure for an airbag cover, and to a composition for producing such a skin using slush molding. The composition and flexible molded skin have a thermoplastic plasticized vinyl polymer, and a tear promoting agent selected from the group of one or more particulate blowing agents, inorganic mineral materials, organic filler materials and microspheres or a mixture of two or more of the afore mentioned materials. The particles of the particulate tear promoting agent have an average particle size of between 0.005 and 50 m, preferably between 0.005 and 40 m.

The present invention relates to a flexible molded skin as part of a composite structure for an airbag cover, and to a composition for producing such a skin using slush molding. The composition and flexible molded skin have a thermoplastic plasticized vinyl polymer, and a tear promoting agent selected from the group of one or more particulate blowing agents, inorganic mineral materials, organic filler materials and microspheres or a mixture of two or more of the afore mentioned materials. The particles of the particulate tear promoting agent have an average particle size of between 0.005 and 50 m, preferably between 0.005 and 40 m.

Provided is a powder moldable vinyl chloride resin composition for a real-stitched surface skin that is capable of providing a molded product having excellent flexibility at low temperatures and real stitching properties. The powder moldable vinyl chloride resin composition for a real-stitched surface skin contains vinyl chloride resin particles (a) having an average degree of polymerization of at least 1,200 and no greater than 5,000, a trimellitate plasticizer (b), and vinyl chloride resin fine particles (c) having an average degree of polymerization of at least 1,000 and no greater than 5,000.

Provided is a powder moldable vinyl chloride resin composition for a real-stitched surface skin that is capable of providing a molded product having excellent flexibility at low temperatures and real stitching properties. The powder moldable vinyl chloride resin composition for a real-stitched surface skin contains vinyl chloride resin particles (a) having an average degree of polymerization of at least 1,200 and no greater than 5,000, a trimellitate plasticizer (b), and vinyl chloride resin fine particles (c) having an average degree of polymerization of at least 1,000 and no greater than 5,000.