The electret-treated sheet includes: a core layer (A) which is a porous film containing at least a thermoplastic resin; a surface layer (X) disposed on one side of the core layer (A); and a back surface layer (Y) disposed on the other side of the core layer (A), the surface layer (X) and the back surface layer (Y) each having a charged outermost surface, wherein the electret-treated sheet has a water vapor permeability coefficient of 0.1 to 2.5 g.Math.mm/m.sup.2.Math.24 hr; the core layer (A) has a pore aspect ratio of 5 to 50 and an average pore height of 2.5 to 15 μm; the surface layer (X) and the back surface layer (Y) each have a thickness of 5 to 200 μm; and the surface layer (X) includes a heat seal layer (B) including the outermost surface, wherein the heat seal layer (B) has a melting point of 50 to 140° C.

A process for recycling thermoplastic polymer material to produce polymer pre-form, the process comprising the steps of pre-treating a polymer material for example by separating, sorting, cleaning and/or shaping; shredding the pre-treated polymer to produce polymer flakes; and processing the polymer material to produce a pre-form, characterised in that prior to the step (iii) of producing the pre-form, the polymer flakes are compacted to form pellets.

Methods for manufacturing articles, including articles of footwear, apparel, and sporting equipment are provided. The methods comprise decorating a plurality of foam particles. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles, or embossing or debossing the foam particles, or both. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles by printing, painting, dyeing, applying a film, or any combination thereof. The plurality of foam particles are affixed utilizing aspects of additive manufacturing methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

Methods for manufacturing articles, including articles of footwear, apparel, and sporting equipment are provided. The methods comprise decorating a plurality of foam particles. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles, or embossing or debossing the foam particles, or both. The decorating can comprise applying a coating on the foam particles by printing, painting, dyeing, applying a film, or any combination thereof. The plurality of foam particles are affixed utilizing aspects of additive manufacturing methods. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.

The present invention provides an insulation film, comprising a film upper layer and a film lower layer, wherein both of the film upper layer and film lower layer are made of a PC or PET material, the PC or PET material contains a flame retardant to meet the flame retardance and puncture resistance property thereof; a film intermediate layer located between the film upper layer and the film lower layer, the film intermediate layer is made of the blends of PP and/or PE and PC and/or PET; an upper surface of the film intermediate layer is bound together with a lower surface of the film upper layer, a lower surface of the film intermediate layer is bound together with an upper surface of the film lower layer.

The present invention includes a multi-layer acoustic and/or reinforcing non-woven fabric.

It is intended to provide an electrostatic adsorbable laminated sheet which is less likely to cause paste residues, etc. upon peeling from an adherend, exhibits further enhanced adsorbability to an adherend, additionally exhibits enhanced adhesiveness at an electrostatic adsorbable interface, and thereby has enhanced handleability. Electrostatic adsorbable laminated sheet includes label layer, support layer, and grip layer disposed between the label layer and the support layer, wherein the label layer and the support layer are electrostatically adsorbed to each other via the grip layer.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for multilayer films, which, in one embodiment may include a core layer comprising a polyethylene stabilizer optionally in a masterbatch solution and at least 50 wt. % of high-density polyethylene. Further, the multilayer film may include a first skin layer comprising at least 90 wt. % ethylene-propylene polymer and antiblock, and a second skin layer consisting of an ethylene-propylene copolymer or terpolymer. Further still, the multilayer film may include a primer layer on the second skin, an aqueous barrier layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer, polyvinyl alcohol polymer, or combinations thereof on the primer layer. And, further still, multilayer film may include a metallization layer on the aqueous barrier layer, wherein the multilayer film may be oriented in at least one direction.

Provided is a laminated sheet including an upper paper layer and a release sheet layer, the upper paper layer including synthetic paper and an adsorbing layer, the synthetic paper, the adsorbing layer and the release sheet layer, in order, being laminated, wherein the adsorbing layer is a foam sheet of a resin composition, the resin composition containing crosslinking resultant of 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent, the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin having a N-methylol group, a glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin being no more than −10° C., the release sheet layer consists of a thermoplastic resin sheet, and a rate of tensile elastic moduli is 0.1 to 10, the rate being calculated from a tensile elastic modulus of the upper paper layer and a tensile elastic modulus of the release sheet layer, and a peel strength of the adsorbing layer and the release sheet layer is 5 to 30 N/m, the laminated sheet using a new foamed resin layer having well-balanced properties, the amount of formaldehyde emitted from which is extremely small, as the adsorbing layer, the release sheet and the adsorbing layer having a proper release force.

Disclosed are compositions and methods for multilayer films, which, in one embodiment may include a core layer comprising a polyethylene stabilizer optionally in a masterbatch solution and at least 50 wt. % of high-density polyethylene. Further, the multilayer film may include a first skin layer comprising at least 90 wt. % ethylene-propylene polymer and antiblock, and a second skin layer consisting of an ethylene-propylene copolymer or terpolymer. Further still, the multilayer film may include a primer layer on the second skin, an aqueous barrier layer of ethylene vinyl alcohol polymer, polyvinyl alcohol polymer, or combinations thereof on the primer layer. And, further still, multilayer film may include a metallization layer on the aqueous barrier layer, wherein the multilayer film may be oriented in at least one direction.