An object of the present invention is to provide a resin composition and a molded article each having suppressed surface stickiness while having high stress-relaxing ability and vibration-absorbing ability at room temperature. A resin composition (X) containing 10 to 50 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A) and 50 to 90 parts by mass of an inorganic substance (B), wherein a tan δ peak temperature and tan δ peak value, obtained by performing dynamic viscoelastic measurement at a frequency of 10 rad/s (1.6 Hz) in the temperature range of −40 to 150° C., are 0° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower, and 0.8 or more and 5.0 or less, respectively.

The present disclosure relates to an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer having excellent flexibility and processability and useful for manufacturing high-pressure heating pipes, PE-RT pipes or large-diameter pipes.

The present disclosure relates to an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer having excellent flexibility and processability and useful for manufacturing high-pressure heating pipes, PE-RT pipes or large-diameter pipes.

A process for the continuous solution polymerization including the step of polymerizing a first olefin monomer of formula CH.sub.2═CHR.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms with a second olefin monomer of formula CH.sub.2═CHR.sup.2, wherein R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and in the absence of an inert solvent, at a polymerization temperature (Tp) satisfying the following relationship:

Tp≥Tm+20° C.

wherein Tm is the melting temperature of the obtained polymer.

A process for the continuous solution polymerization including the step of polymerizing a first olefin monomer of formula CH.sub.2═CHR.sup.1, wherein R.sup.1 is hydrogen or a hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 8 carbon atoms with a second olefin monomer of formula CH.sub.2═CHR.sup.2, wherein R.sup.2 is a hydrocarbon radical having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, in the presence of a polymerization catalyst and in the absence of an inert solvent, at a polymerization temperature (Tp) satisfying the following relationship:

Tp≥Tm+20° C.

wherein Tm is the melting temperature of the obtained polymer.

A reactor for the polymerization of olefins comprising a first inlet for introducing a first stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s) and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof, at least one outlet for withdrawing a product stream, characterized in that the reactor further comprises at least one second inlet for introducing a second stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s) and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof; and a process for polymerizing olefins in a reactor according to the present invention, comprising the steps of introducing monomer(s), catalyst(s), and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof as the first stream via the first inlet into the reactor forming a reaction mixture; polymerizing a polymer from the reaction mixture; withdrawing the product stream via the at least one outlet from the reactor; characterized in that the process comprises a further step of introducing a second stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s), and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof into the reactor via the at least one second inlet into the reactor.

A reactor for the polymerization of olefins comprising a first inlet for introducing a first stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s) and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof, at least one outlet for withdrawing a product stream, characterized in that the reactor further comprises at least one second inlet for introducing a second stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s) and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof; and a process for polymerizing olefins in a reactor according to the present invention, comprising the steps of introducing monomer(s), catalyst(s), and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof as the first stream via the first inlet into the reactor forming a reaction mixture; polymerizing a polymer from the reaction mixture; withdrawing the product stream via the at least one outlet from the reactor; characterized in that the process comprises a further step of introducing a second stream comprising monomer(s), catalyst(s), and optionally hydrogen, solvent or comonomer(s) and/or mixtures thereof into the reactor via the at least one second inlet into the reactor.

An interpolymer product comprising: a first ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin having a weight-average molecular weight (M.sub.w) of greater than 250,000 and a density of less than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3, and a second ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin wherein the second ethylene interpolymer comprises a M.sub.w of less than 70,000 and a density of greater than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3; and wherein the interpolymer product comprises an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR), measured according to ASTM D1693, Condition B, 10% IGEPAL CO-630, of greater than 90 hours. The interpolymer product may be manufactured in a continuous solution polymerization process utilizing at least two reactors employing at least one single site catalyst formulation and at least one heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

An interpolymer product comprising: a first ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin having a weight-average molecular weight (M.sub.w) of greater than 250,000 and a density of less than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3, and a second ethylene interpolymer comprising ethylene and an α-olefin wherein the second ethylene interpolymer comprises a M.sub.w of less than 70,000 and a density of greater than 0.930 g/cm.sup.3; and wherein the interpolymer product comprises an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR), measured according to ASTM D1693, Condition B, 10% IGEPAL CO-630, of greater than 90 hours. The interpolymer product may be manufactured in a continuous solution polymerization process utilizing at least two reactors employing at least one single site catalyst formulation and at least one heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

Embodiments of the present disclosure directed towards titanium biphenylphenol polymerization precatalysts of Formula (I).