A polyethylene composition having a high flow index and a bimodal composition provides an outstanding combination of environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR) and ductility in rotomolded articles. The composition is easy to process/mold.

A polyethylene composition includes a first polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, a second polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 15,000 to 100,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of <2.3, and a third polyethylene which is an ethylene copolymer or homopolymer having a weight average molecular weight of from 70,000 to 250,000 and a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn of >2.3, where the first polyethylene has more short chain branching than the second polyethylene or the third polyethylene. The polyethylene composition has a soluble fraction in a CEF analysis of at least 10 weight percent. Film made from the polyethylene composition may have a machine direction 1% secant modulus of □190 MPa (at a film thickness of about 1 mil), a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ≤100° C. (at a film thickness of about 2 mil), an area of hot tack window (AHTW) of ≥160 Newtons.Math.C° (at a film thickness of about 2 mil) and an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of ≥650 cm3 per 100 inch2 per day (at a film thickness of about 1 mil).

A phosphinimide catalyst system comprises: i) a phosphinimide pre-polymerization catalyst having two phosphinimide ligands, at least one of which is substituted by a phosphinimide moiety; and ii) a catalyst activator. The catalyst system polymerizes ethylene with an alpha-olefin to give high molecular weight ethylene copolymer.

A phosphinimide catalyst system comprises: i) a phosphinimide pre-polymerization catalyst having a cyclopentadienyl ligand and a phosphinimide ligand which is substituted with a guanidinate type group; and ii) a catalyst activator. The catalyst system polymerizes ethylene with an alpha-olefin to give high molecular weight ethylene copolymer.

This invention relates to mono cyclopentadienyl pyridyl hydroxyl amine catalyst compounds represented by Formula I(a) or I(b):

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wherein: M is a group 3-12 metal; R.sup.1 is a hydrocarbyl group or a silyl group; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5, R.sup.6, R.sup.7, R.sup.8, R.sup.9, and R.sup.10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, hydrocarbyl, alkoxy, silyl, amino, aryloxy, halogen and phosphino, wherein any two adjacent R groups may be joined to form a saturated or unsaturated single or multicyclic hydrocarbyl ring or heterocyclic ring; and each X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 is independently an anionic leaving group or X.sup.1 and X.sup.2 may be joined together to form a dianionic group.

The present invention relates to a catalyst mixture containing at least one metal complex according to the formula (1)
CyLMZ.sub.p  (1), and at least one metal complex according to the formula (2)
InLMZ.sub.p  (2), wherein Cy is a substituted cyclopentadienyl ligand that contains the substituents R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and 3 additional methyl groups, wherein R.sup.1 means H, halogen or a C.sub.3-C.sub.20 substituent and R.sup.2 means a C.sub.1-C.sub.20 substituent, In is an indenyl ligand, optionally substituted with one or more substituents R.sup.3, wherein the one or more substituents R.sup.3 mean independently C.sub.1-C.sub.20 hydrocarbyl substituents, and independently for each formula (1) and (2) M is a group 4 metal Z independently is an anionic ligand, p is number of 1 to 2, preferably 2, and L is an amidinate ligand of the formula (3) ##STR00001## wherein the amidine-containing ligand is covalently bonded to the metal M via the imine nitrogen atom, and Sub1 is a substituent comprising a group 14 atom through which Sub1 is bonded to the imine carbon atom and Sub2 is a substituent comprising a heteroatom of group 15, through which Sub2 is bonded to the imine carbon atom.

A copolymer comprising repeating units derived from ethylene, at least one C.sub.3-C.sub.20-α-olefin, at least one non-conjugated diene, and at least one dual polymerizable diene, wherein the copolymer has (i) an intensity ratio D of ≤0.5 and (ii) a molecular weight distribution (MWD)≥R, wherein R depends on the branching index g′(III) of the copolymer and wherein R is −27.7 times g′(III)+29.2, when g′(III) is ≤0.90; and R is 4.3 when g′(III) is >0.90 and up to 0.99.

Also provided is a catalyst composition for making such copolymers containing at least two different metal complexes, a process for making the catalyst composition, a process for making the copolymer and to articles obtained with the copolymer.

A production method for a cyclic olefin copolymer, which is capable of efficiently producing a cyclic olefin copolymer by copolymerizing monomers including a norbornene monomer and ethylene while suppressing the formation of a polyethylene-like impurity and an excessive increase in molecular weight. In the polymerization of monomers including a norbornene monomer and ethylene in the presence of a metallocene catalyst, the metallocene catalyst having a ligand including a cyclopentadiene ring and a structure in which a heteroatom being N, O, S or P is bonded to a transition metal of Group IV of the periodic table and an sp2 carbon, and an alkylmetal compound are used in combination.

An ethylene interpolymer product comprises a first component with an undetectable level of long-chain branches and a second component with a detectable level of long-chain branches wherein said first component has a weight-average molecular weight higher than said second component. The ethylene interpolymer product is characterized as having (a) an Arrhenius type flow activation energy E.sub.a greater than or equal to 33 kJ/mol and less than or equal to 45 kJ/mol; and (b) a number-average relaxation time t.sub.n measured at 190° C. greater than or equal to 2 ms and less than or equal to 15 ms, wherein said number-average relaxation time is calculated using zero-shear viscosity η.sub.0 at 190° C. in kPa.Math.s and plateau modulus Formula (I) at 190° C. in MPa, according to Formula (II). Film made from the ethylene interpolymer product may be characterized by a hot-tack peak strength from about 12 N to about 20 N and a lubricated puncture resistance from about 100 J/mm to about 150 J/mm.

[00001]$\begin{array}{cc}{G}_N^0& \mathrm{Formula}\left(I\right)\end{array}$$\begin{array}{cc}{\tau }_n=\frac{{\eta }_0}{G_N^0}.& \mathrm{Formula}\left(\mathrm{II}\right)\end{array}$

Provided in this disclosure is an ethylene interpolymer composition. The ethylene interpolymer composition includes a first ethylene interpolymer, a second ethylene interpolymer, and a third ethylene interpolymer. Further, the ethylene interpolymer composition has a density of at least 0.945 g/cm3; an environmental stress crack resistance (ESCR), measured according to ASTM D1693, Condition B, 10% IGEPAL CO-360, of at least 90 hours; and an Izod impact strength of at least 80 J/m, as measured according to ASTM D256.