An elastomeric composition suitable for use in belts like transmission belts may comprise: from 5 to 100 phr of a propylene-α-olefin-diene (PEDM) terpolymer comprising 80 wt % to 97.5 wt % propylene, 2.5 wt % to 20 wt % a-olefin, and 0.5 wt % to 10 wt % diene, said wt % based on the weight of the PEDM terpolymer, and wherein the PEDM terpolymer has (a) Mooney viscosity (ML(1+4)) of 1 MU to 60 MU, (b) melt flow rate of 0.5 g/min to 100 g/min, and (c) a weight average molecular weight to n-average molecular weight (Mw/Mn) ratio of 1.5 to 3.0; and from 60 to 95 phr of an ethylene-based copolymer comprising 0 wt % to 95 wt % ethylene, 0 wt % to 10 wt % of one or more dienes, and 5 wt % to 60 wt % C3 to C12 α-olefin, said wt % based on the total weight of the ethylene-based copolymer.

A pressure-sensitive adhesive may comprise: about 18 wt % to about 90 wt % of a propylene-ethylene(-diene) (PE(D)M) copolymer; about 10 wt % to about 65 wt % of a tackifier; and 0 wt % to about 40 wt % of an oil. The PE(D)M copolymer may comprise: (a) about 60 wt % to about 99 wt % propylene, (b) about 1 wt % to about 40 wt % ethylene or a C4 to C22 alpha-olefin, and (c) 0 wt % to about 20 wt % diene, wherein the PE(D)M copolymer has a heat of fusion of about 15 J/g or less.

The present invention relates to an olefin-based polymer, which has (1) a density (d) ranging from 0.85 to 0.90 g/cc, (2) a melt index (MI, 190° C., 2.16 kg load conditions) ranging from 0.1 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min, (3) a molecular weight distribution (MWD) in a range of 1.0 to 3.0, and (4) a number average molecular weight (Mn) and a Z+1 average molecular weight (Mz+1) satisfying the Equation 1, {Mn/(Mz+1)}×100>15. The olefin-based polymer according to the present invention is a low-density olefin-based polymer and exhibits excellent tensile strength due to having improved molecular weight as compared to the flow index.

The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a functionalized ethylene and propylene copolymer composition. The invention further relates to such functionalized ethylene and propylene copolymer composition.

The present disclosure provides metallocene catalyst compounds including at least one —Si— containing linker, catalyst systems including such compounds, and uses thereof. Catalyst compounds of the present disclosure can be hafnium-containing compounds having one or more cyclopentadiene ligand(s) substituted with one or more silyl neopentyl groups and linked with at least one —Si-containing linker. In another class of embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to polymerization processes to produce polyolefin polymers from catalyst systems including one or more olefin polymerization catalysts, at least one activator, and an optional support.

The present invention relates to a method for purifying a polyalkylaluminoxane-containing solution using a hydroxy group-containing compound, a method for producing a catalyst composition using the method, a catalyst composition produced by the production method, and a method for producing an olefin polymer using the catalyst composition.

The present invention relates to a composition for an encapsulant film, including an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer having high volume resistance and light transmittance, and an encapsulant film using the same.

The present disclosure provides methods for producing an olefin polymer by contacting a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin and ethylene with a catalyst system including an activator and a metallocene catalyst compound comprising a substituted or unsubstituted tetrahydro-s-indacenyl group and obtaining a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin-ethylene copolymer typically comprising from 0.5 to 43 wt % ethylene, and from 99.5 to 57 wt % C.sub.3 to C.sub.40 comonomer wherein the Tg of the terpolymer is from 0 to −60° C.

The present invention relates to an amorphous polyolefinic ionomer and a process for the preparation of an amorphous polyolefinic ionomer.

An ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer and method for preparing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer satisfying the following conditions, (a) a density of 0.85 to 0.89 g/cc, (b) a molecular weight distribution of 1.5 to 2.3, (c) a melting temperature of 85° C. or less, and (d) a free volume proportional constant (C2) of 600 or less. The ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymer has high volume resistance and light transmittance.