This invention relates to hexahydrocyclopenta[e]-as-indacen-1-yl and octahydrobenzo[e]-as-indacen-1-yl based catalyst complexes represented by the formula:
T.sub.yLAMX.sub.n-2
wherein: M is a group 3-6 metal; n is the oxidation state of M; A is a substituted or unsubstituted polycyclic arenyl ligand bonded to M wherein the polycyclic ligand contains an indenyl fragment with two partially unsaturated rings annulated to the phenyl ring of the indenyl ligand fragment; L is a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or polycyclic arenyl ligand bonded to M, or a substituted or unsubstituted monocyclic or polycyclic heteroarenyl ligand bonded to M, or is represented by the formula JR′.sub.z-y where J is a group 15 or 16 heteroatom bonded to M, R′ is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl substituent bonded to J, and z is 1 or 2; T is a bridging group; y is 1 or 0; and each X is independently a univalent anionic ligand, or two Xs are joined and bound to the metal atom to form a metallocycle ring, or two Xs are joined to form a chelating ligand, a diene ligand, or an alkylidene ligand.

The present invention relates to a semi-crystalline functionalized olefin copolymer composition and a process for the preparation of a semi-crystalline functionalized olefin copolymer composition.

Provided is an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer which has excellent long-term physical properties and processability, and thus may be usefully applied to manufacturing high-pressure resistant heating pipes, PE-RT pipes, large-diameter pipes, or the like.

There are provided a polyethylene capable of improving tensile strength while maintaining excellent processability and Mooney viscosity characteristics when preparing a chlorinated polyethylene compound by implementing a molecular structure having a low content of low molecular weight and a high content of high molecular weight, and a chlorinated polyethylene prepared using the same.

The present invention relates to a polyethylene copolymer which has excellent processability and long-term durability, and thus is useful for hollow molding of a pipe or the like.

The present invention relates to a supported catalyst for propylene polymerization in which a first transition metal compound contributing to the production of crystalline polypropylene and a second transition metal compound contributing to the production of rubbery polypropylene are co-supported, and a method for producing a polypropylene resin using same. By using the supported catalyst, according to the present invention, it is possible to produce, by a single step of propylene polymerization, a polypropylene resin in which crystalline polypropylene and rubbery polypropylene are simultaneously formed.

The present invention relates to a method for preparing an ethylene-based elastic copolymer, and more particularly, to a method for preparing an ethylene-based elastic copolymer by using a catalyst composition for preparing an ethylene-based elastic copolymer, the catalyst composition comprising a binuclear constrained geometry transition metal compound, as a main catalyst, having a structural advantage to obtain a high-molecular-weight ethylene-based elastic copolymer due to a high polymerization activity and comonomer reactivity because the binuclear constrained geometry transition metal compound has a structure in which cyclopentadiene ligands of two constrained geometry catalysts are linked by 1,4-phenylene, and one or more cocatalyst compounds selected from the group consisting of an organoaluminum compound, an organoaluminoxane compound, and a boron compound.

The present invention provides polyolefin resin composition exhibiting excellent long term durability as well as improved properties, and an article prepared using the same.

Low molecular weight, highly branched polyolefins are provided. Also provided are catalyst-mediated methods of making the low molecular weight, highly branched polyolefins and a catalyst system for carrying out the methods. The catalyst system is a homogeneous catalytic system that includes a single-site organozirconium complex and hydrocarbon-soluble perfluoroarylborate co-catalyst that is highly active for the oligomerization of olefin monomers in non-polar media.

Embodiments are directed to catalyst systems comprising: a procatalyst; and a co-catalyst, the co-catalyst comprising: a non-coordinating borate anion having the formula [B(C.sub.6F.sub.5).sub.4].sup.1− and a cation according to formula (I). ##STR00001##