The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to an article comprising the polymer composition, preferably to an article comprising at least one layer element (LE) comprising the polymer composition, and to a process for producing said article.

The inventive label is prepared from a polyester with an intrinsic viscosity of 0.58 dl/g or more. The label has a base film with a thickness of 8-30 m and a difference in specific heat capacity Cp between temperatures lower and higher than Tg of 0.2 J/(g.Math. C.) or more. The label has a tensile elongation at break of 5% or more in both a main shrinkage direction and an orthogonal direction. A difference between the absorbancy ratio (absorbancy at 1340 cm.sup.1/absorbancy at 1410 cm.sup.1) in the main shrinkage direction of the label and the absorbancy ratio in the direction orthogonal to the main shrinkage direction of the label is 0.2 or more. The label has a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value of a length in a vertical direction of the label of 3 mm or less.

Provided herewith are methods of preparing a labeled article comprising curing an LED-curable adhesive on a film label such as a shrink film label, wherein at least portions of the LED-curable adhesive are disposed in the overlap formed between a leading edge and trailing edge of the film label. The curing can be conducted at a temperature below 70 C. and is suitable for labeling 500-720 articles per minute in a sequential manner. Also provided herewith are apparatus for labeling articles with film labels, such as shrink film labels comprising an LED station. Further, a method of retrofitting an existing hot-melt labeling system for use in labeling articles with film labels such as shrink film labels is also provided.

An easily tearable film includes polyamide resin components including more than 20 parts by mass and 70 parts by mass or less of a semi-aromatic polyamide resin A and less than 80 parts by mass and 30 parts by mass or more of an aliphatic polyamide resin B; wherein the semi-aromatic polyamide resin A is constituted of a diamine-derived constituent unit and a dicarboxylic acid-derived constituent unit; 60 mol % or more of the diamine-derived constituent units are derived from metaxylylenediamine; 60 mol % or more of the dicarboxylic acid-derived constituent units are derived from an ,-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 4 to 10 carbons; and the molar concentration of phosphorus atoms, the total molar concentration of alkali metal atoms and the total molar concentration of alkaline earth metal atoms, and Mn of the semi-aromatic polyamide resin satisfy predetermined relationships.

A preform configured to form a carbonated beverage container. The preform includes a finish defining an opening. A body portion of the preform extends from the finish. A bottom portion of the preform is at an end of the preform opposite to the finish. A longitudinal axis of the preform extends through an axial center of the bottom portion. A base layer is included with the body portion and the bottom portion. The base layer has an inner portion with an inner surface at a carbonated product side of the preform. An outer portion of the base layer has an outer surface at an outer bottle side of the preform. A passive CO2 barrier layer is between the inner portion and the outer portion of the base layer. The passive CO2 barrier layer extends along the body portion to the bottom portion, and across the bottom portion. The passive CO2 barrier layer is arranged closer to the inner surface than the outer surface to increase the shelf-life of carbonated products.

A multilayer thermoplastic article blended with hydrolytically unstable polymers and a material component for improved recyclability. The multilayer thermoplastic article having an inner layer being made of a thermoplastic material, an outer layer being made of a thermoplastic material, and an intermediate layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. The intermediate layer is made of a blended material comprising 50 to 99 wt. % of a hydrolytically unstable polymer and 1 to 50 wt. % of the material component selected from the group consisting of an oxygen scavenger, an oxidizable organic polymer, a passive barrier material, Iron, Ascorbic Acid, and potassium sulfite.

Provided is a multilayered article and a multilayered container having excellent delamination resistance while maintaining an excellent oxygen barrier property. The multilayered article includes a polyester resin layer and a barrier layer, wherein a polyamide resin contained in the barrier layer contains from 90 to 10 parts by mass of a polyamide resin (B) per 10 to 90 parts by mass of a polyamide resin (A). In the polyamide resin (A), 70 mol % or more of structural unit derived from a diamine is derived from xylylenediamine, and over 90 mol % of structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid is derived from adipic acid. In the polyamide resin (B), 70 mol % or more of structural unit derived from a diamine is derived from xylylenediamine, and of structural unit derived from a dicarboxylic acid, from 30 to 65 mol % is derived from an am-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 4 to 20 carbons and from 70 to 35 mol % is derived from isophthalic acid.

A decorative multilayered extrusion-blow-formed bottle having an inner layer of a polyethylene (A) and a metallic layer of a polyethylene (B) in which a metal pigment having an average thickness of not more than 600 nm is dispersed on the outer side of the inner layer. If the shear viscosities (Pa.Math.s) of the resin forming the layer neighboring the metallic layer on the inner side thereof are denoted by V.sub.6 and V.sub.30 as measured at the shear rates 6 s.sup.1 and 30 s.sup.1 thereof at a temperature of 210 C., then the shear viscosities (Pa.Math.s) .sub.6 and .sub.30 of the polyethylene (B) measured at the shear rates 6 s.sup.1 and 30 s.sup.1 thereof at a temperature of 210 C. satisfy the following viscosity condition formulas (1) and (2):
.sub.6V.sub.62000(1)
.sub.30V.sub.302000(2)

A multilayer thermoplastic article blended with hydrolytically unstable polymers and a material component for improved recyclability. The multilayer thermoplastic article having an inner layer being made of a thermoplastic material, an outer layer being made of a thermoplastic material, and an intermediate layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. The intermediate layer is made of a blended material comprising 50 to 99 wt. % of a hydrolytically unstable polymer and 1 to 50 wt. % of the material component selected from the group consisting of an oxygen scavenger, an oxidizable organic polymer, a passive barrier material, Iron, Ascorbic Acid, and potassium sulfite.

A multilayer thermoplastic article blended with hydrolytically unstable polymers and a material component for improved recyclability. The multilayer thermoplastic article having an inner layer being made of a thermoplastic material, an outer layer being made of a thermoplastic material, and an intermediate layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer. The intermediate layer is made of a blended material comprising 50 to 99 wt. % of a hydrolytically unstable polymer and 1 to 50 wt. % of the material component selected from the group consisting of an oxygen scavenger, an oxidizable organic polymer, a passive barrier material, Iron, Ascorbic Acid, and potassium sulfite.