The present disclosure provides methods for producing an olefin polymer by contacting a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin, ethylene and a diene with a catalyst system including an activator and a metallocene catalyst compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted indacenyl group and obtaining a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin-ethylene-diene terpolymer typically comprising from 30 to 55 mol % ethylene, from 69.09 to 45 mol % C.sub.3 to C.sub.40 comonomer, and from 0.01 to 7 mol % diene wherein the Tg of the terpolymer is −28° C. or less. Preferably, a propylene-ethylene-ethylidene norbornene is obtained.

The metallocene compound represented by the following general formula (1): ##STR00001##
(the numerals and signs in the general formula (1) are as described in the description).

Provided are a novel transition metal compound based on a cyclopenta[a]naphthalene group, a transition metal catalyst composition having high catalytic activity for preparing an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and at least one α-olefin including the same, a method for preparing an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene and α-olefin using the same, and the ethylene homopolymer or the copolymer of ethylene and α-olefin prepared above. The metallocene compound according to the present invention and the catalyst composition including the same may provide a high thermal stability of the catalyst to maintain high catalytic activity even at a high temperature, have good copolymerization reactivity with other olefins, and prepare a high molecular weight polymer at a high yield.

The present invention relates to a high-density ethylene-based polymer and a pipe using the same, the high-density ethylene-based polymer including: an ethylene homopolymer; or a copolymer of ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of an α-olefin, a cyclic olefin and linear, branched and cyclic dienes. The pipe using the high-density ethylene-based polymer of the present invention has more superior strain hardening than a conventional polyethylene resin pipe, and thus has excellent long-term pressure resistance characteristics and processability.

Silica-coated alumina activator-supports, and catalyst compositions containing these activator-supports, are disclosed. Methods also are provided for preparing silica-coated alumina activator-supports, for preparing catalyst compositions, and for using the catalyst compositions to polymerize olefins.

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions. Specifically, ethylene interpolymer products having: a Dilution Index (Y.sub.d) greater than 0; total catalytic metal 3.0 ppm; 0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (X.sub.d) greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.869 to about 0.975 g/cm.sup.3, a polydispersity (M.sub.w/M.sub.n) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI.sub.50 from about 20% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

This disclosure relates to ethylene interpolymer compositions. Specifically, ethylene interpolymer products having: a Dilution Index (Y.sub.d) greater than 0; total catalytic metal 3.0 ppm; 0.03 terminal vinyl unsaturations per 100 carbon atoms, and; optionally a Dimensionless Modulus (X.sub.d) greater than 0. The disclosed ethylene interpolymer products have a melt index from about 0.3 to about 500 dg/minute, a density from about 0.869 to about 0.975 g/cm.sup.3, a polydispersity (M.sub.w/M.sub.n) from about 2 to about 25 and a CDBI.sub.50 from about 20% to about 97%. Further, the ethylene interpolymer products are a blend of at least two ethylene interpolymers; where one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a single-site catalyst formulation and at least one ethylene interpolymer is produced with a heterogeneous catalyst formulation.

A catalytic system based at least on a preformation monomer which is ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and of a conjugated diene, on a metallocene of formula {P(Cp.sup.1)(Cp.sup.2)Y} or Cp.sup.3Cp.sup.4Y and on an organometallic compound as cocatalyst, Y denoting a group comprising a metal atom which is a rare earth metal, the Cp.sup.1, Cp.sup.2, Cp.sup.3 and Cp.sup.4 groups, which are identical or different, being selected from the group consisting of fluorenyl groups, cyclopentadienyl groups and indenyl groups, the groups being substituted or unsubstituted, and P being a group bridging the two Cp.sup.1 and Cp.sup.2 groups and comprising a silicon or carbon atom, is provided. Such a catalytic system exhibits an improved stability of the catalytic activity over time, in particular on storage.

The present invention relates to a high-density ethylene-based polymer comprising: an ethylene homopolymer; or a copolymer of ethylene and at least one comonomer selected from the group consisting of -olefins, cyclic olefins and linear, branched and cyclic dienes. According to the present invention, the high-density ethylene-based polymer has a wide molecular weight distribution and excellent comonomer distribution characteristics, has excellent melt flowability due to a long chain branched structure, and has excellent mechanical characteristics since the comonomer distribution is concentrated in a high-molecular-weight body. The high-density ethylene polymer of the present invention has excellent molding processability during processing such as extrusion, compression, injection and rotational molding by having excellent mechanical characteristics and melt flowability.

A polyethylene according to the present disclosure maintains a stable crystal structure at a high temperature and ensures excellent uniformity in chlorine distribution, thereby preparing a chlorinated polyethylene having excellent chlorination productivity and thermal stability by reacting with chlorine, and may also prepare a PVC compound with improved impact strength by including the chlorinated polyethylene.