A resin composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) an olefin polymer; and (C) a sorbic acid ester; wherein the sorbic acid ester (C) is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 10 ppm based on the weight of the resin composition. The resin composition exhibits reduced susceptibility to coloration.

The heat-shrinkable film includes a block copolymer comprising a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon-derived structural unit and a conjugated diene-derived structural unit as a main component.

A method of forming an ophthalmic laminate lens, includes: forming a planar laminate (100) by adhering a first stretched polymer layer (115) to a first side of a thermoplastic elastomer layer (120), and adhering a second polymer layer (125) to a second side of the thermoplastic elastomer layer (120), the first stretched polymer layer (115) having a thickness greater than 250 μm, the second polymer layer (125) having a thickness greater than 250 μm, and the thermoplastic elastomer layer (120) having a thickness in a range of 15 μm to 150 μm; thermoforming the planar laminate (100) into a curved laminate (105), the curve laminate (105) having a pre-molding curvature; arranging the curved laminate(105) in a mold (145a); and molding, via the mold set (145a, 145b) at a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure, the curved laminate (105) with a polymer melt (140) into a curved lens, wherein a temperature of the polymer melt (140) is above a stretch temperature of the first stretched polymer layer (115).

Laminate structure comprising an alternating stack of layers from polymer blends AC and BD having the sequence -AC-[BD-AC-].sub.n with n from 4 to 36, wherein the layer thickness of layers AC and layers BD is less than 3 μm, wherein A and B are thermoplastic polymers and C and D are thermoplastic elastomers, wherein the thermoplastic polymer B has functional barrier properties, wherein the amount of the thermoplastic elastomers C and D in the polymer blends AC and BD is each from 3 to 45 wt.-%, and polymer B and elastomer D are essentially incompatible.

A disclosed multilayer structure includes a resin layer, a glass layer laminated over the resin layer, and a tension applying portion configured to apply a tension in a direction in which the resin layer extends.

Disclosed herein are relates to a method for compressing a laminate and a method for manufacturing a ceramic electronic component including a laminate. The method for compressing a laminate includes: preparing a laminate; pressurizing the laminate from a first pressure to a second pressure; heating the laminate from a first temperature to a second temperature; maintaining compression of the laminate at the second pressure and the second temperature for a predetermined time; cooling the laminate from the second temperature to a third temperature; and depressurizing the laminate from the second pressure to a third pressure, wherein the second temperature is 70° C. to 150° C.

A printed linerless face laminate includes a release layer including a release agent, a second layer including a thermoplastic polymer, a second adhesive layer, a first layer including a thermoplastic polymer or fiber-based material, and a first adhesive layer including a pressure sensitive adhesive, wherein the print is on one or more printable surface(s) between the first layer and the second layer. A method for producing the printed linerless face laminate is also described.

The present invention is directed to a monoaxially oriented multilayer film suitable for shrink lidding applications.

The present patent application relates to a method of manufacturing a multilayered composite film comprising a step of co-extruding at least three layers (a), (b) and (c), of which the layer (a) forms an outward surface of the composite film; the layer (c) forms a surface of the composite film facing or coming in contact with a good to be packaged; and the layer (b) is disposed between the layer (a) and the layer (c). Further, the method includes a step of biaxial orientation of the composite film thus co-extruded. Therein, the layer (a) contains or consists of a thermoplastic resin. The layer (b) contains or consists of a polyvinylidene chloride (PVdC) resin. The layer (c) contains or consists of a resin, preferably sealable, in particular heat-sealable resin. Therein, any crosslinking of the composite film by means of radioactive radiation, in particular by means of beta, gamma, X-ray and/or electron irradiation, is omitted during the manufacturing of the composite film and/or thereafter.

In order to maintain high haze value of thermoplastic liquid crystalline polymer while to improve total light transmittance, provided is a thermoplastic liquid crystalline polymer molded body having a haze value of 99% or higher, and a thermal expansion coefficient of 16 to 27 ppm/° C., and satisfying a correlation between a light absorption coefficient (ε) and a thickness (x) as: ε≤0.21x.sup.−0.55.