A laminate countertop with a curved edge profile includes a base support including a synthetic polymer material. The synthetic polymer material can be a closed-cell polymer foam. The base support includes a top surface, a bottom surface, opposing longitudinal sides, at least one of which comprises the curved edge profile, and opposing latitudinal sides. The countertop also includes a laminate cover formed from a cured resin material adhered to and covering at least a portion of the top surface and at least a portion of the curved edge profile of the base support. A method for forming the laminate countertop includes steps of providing the base support and adhering the laminate cover over at least a portion of the top surface and a portion of the curved edge profile of the base support.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sandwich structure that has both excellent heat dissipation properties and excellent mechanical properties. In order to achieve this purpose, the sandwich structure of the present invention has the following structure. The sandwich structure includes a core member (I), and a fiber reinforced member (II) disposed on both sides of the core member (I), wherein the core member (I) includes a sheet-shaped heat conductive member (III) having an in-plane thermal conductivity of 300 W/m.K or more.

A foamed resin molded article (1) including: a foamed resin layer (30) comprising a first resin which is a copolymer including a rubber component, a vinyl cyanide monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit, and a blowing agent; and a non-foamed resin layer (50) covering the foamed resin layer (30), wherein: the non-foamed resin layer (50) comprises a second resin which is a copolymer including a rubber component, a vinyl cyanide monomer unit, and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit; and the amount of the rubber component in the non-foamed resin layer (50), determined by pyrolysis-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (PGC/MS), is 1% by mass or more and 30% by mass or less, based on the total mass of the second resin.

Provided herein are nonwoven composite articles including a first layer including a first nonwoven web including a first plurality of fibers having a first diameter, a second layer including a second nonwoven web including a second plurality of fibers having a second diameter, and a first interface including at least a portion of the first nonwoven web and at least a portion of the second nonwoven web, wherein the portion of the first nonwoven web and the portion of the second nonwoven web are fused, and wherein the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter and the first plurality of fibers, the second plurality of fibers, or both include a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol fiber forming material. Also provided are flushable wipes and absorbent articles including nonwoven webs including fibers including a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol fiber forming material.

Provided herein are nonwoven composite articles including a first layer including a first nonwoven web including a first plurality of fibers having a first diameter, a second layer including a second nonwoven web including a second plurality of fibers having a second diameter, and a first interface including at least a portion of the first nonwoven web and at least a portion of the second nonwoven web, wherein the portion of the first nonwoven web and the portion of the second nonwoven web are fused, and wherein the second diameter is smaller than the first diameter and the first plurality of fibers, the second plurality of fibers, or both include a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol fiber forming material. Also provided are flushable wipes and absorbent articles including nonwoven webs including fibers including a water-soluble polyvinyl alcohol fiber forming material.

A continuous flexible cement sheet roll for coating construction slabs, is disclosed. The sheet comprising a flexible cement layer, which has a thickness of between 0.3 to 6 mm, such as between 0.5 and 5 mm, and which comprises a) essentially inorganic mortar and b) up to 15% polymeric binder. When the amount of a component in a mixture is expressed in % units, the weight % of the component relative to the weight of the whole mixture is intended. The flexible cement sheet roll of the invention comprises, a reinforcing layer of a thickness lower than the thickness of said cement layer, selected from films of a nonwoven fabrics, layers of organic or inorganic fibers, polymer webs, chop strand mat, and fiberglass mats, among others.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a thermal conductor achieving both excellent light weight and excellent rigidity and also having excellent heat dissipation property. In order to achieve the above object, the thermal conductor according to the present invention has the following configuration. That is, a thermal conductor in which a sheet-shaped thermal conductive material (II) having an in-plane thermal conductivity of 300 W/m.Math.K or more is contained in a porous structure (I) configured of reinforcing fibers and a resin.

A film composite for film packaging, having a cover film composed of a polyolefin and a barrier layer, wherein the cover film has an imprinting, at least in part, on a side that faces the barrier layer. An equalization layer is arranged between the cover film and the barrier layer, which layer borders, at least in part, on the imprinting, wherein the equalization layer is formed from a hardened material on the basis of polyurethane.

A segmented diving suit includes a base layer and a plurality of composite plates arranged on the base layer in a configuration designed to avoid joints or other anatomical features that bend. The composite plates include a spheres or microspheres dispersed/embedded in a carrier polymer. The spheres or microspheres provide one or more of thermal protection, sonic/blast resistance, and ballistic protection.

A method of preparing a multi-layer assembly, or of protecting a surface of a multi-layer substrate from damage and/or contamination and/or debris, said method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a composite film comprising a polymeric base layer having a first and second surface and disposed on the first surface thereof a polymeric protective layer having a first surface and a second surface such that the first surface of the said base layer is in contact with the first surface of the polymeric protective layer, wherein said polymeric protective layer comprises an ethylene-based copolymer, and preferably wherein the polymeric base layer comprises a polyester derived from one or more diol(s) and one or more dicarboxylic acid(s); (ii) removing said polymeric protective layer from the first surface of said base layer; (iii) disposing on the exposed first surface of said base layer one or more functional layers to provide a multi-layer substrate, wherein the, or at least the uppermost, functional layer comprises zinc and/or tin in an amount of from about 5 to about 80 wt % of said functional layer; and (iv) disposing a polymeric protective layer comprising an ethylene-based copolymer onto the exposed surface of the, or at least the uppermost, functional layer comprising zinc and/or tin to provide a multi-layer assembly.