The present invention relates to a rotomolded article, comprising at least one layer, wherein said at least one layer comprising comprises at least one metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene resin comprising at least two metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene fractions A and B; and at least one ionomer;

wherein the polyethylene resin comprises: at least 25% to at most 55% by weight of polyethylene fraction A based on the total weight of the polyethylene resin, wherein fraction A has a density at least 0.005 g/cm.sup.3 higher than the density of the polyethylene resin; and wherein the polyethylene resin has a density of at least 0.930 g/cm.sup.3 to at most 0.954 g/cm.sup.3 as measured according to ASTM D-1505 at 23° C.; a melt index MI2 of at least 1.0 g/10 min to at most 25.0 g/10 min as determined according to ISO 1133, condition D, at 190° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg.

The present invention also relates to a process for preparing said rotomolded article.

The present disclosure provides processes for polymerizing olefin(s). Methods can include combining a catalyst component slurry with a catalyst component solution to form a third catalyst composition and introducing the third composition into a polymerization reactor. The present disclosure further provides methods for preparing catalyst component slurries, catalyst component solutions, and the third catalyst compositions. In at least one embodiment, a method includes contacting a first composition and a second composition in a line to form a third composition, the first composition including a contact product of a first catalyst, a second catalyst, a support, an activator, a mineral oil, and a wax, and the second composition comprising a contact product of an activator, a diluent, and the first catalyst or second catalyst. The method includes introducing the third composition from the line into a gas-phase fluidized bed reactor, exposing the third composition to polymerization conditions, and obtaining a polyolefin.

The present disclosure provides processes for polymerizing olefin(s). Methods can include combining a catalyst component slurry with a catalyst component solution to form a third catalyst composition and introducing the third composition into a polymerization reactor. The present disclosure further provides methods for preparing catalyst component slurries, catalyst component solutions, and the third catalyst compositions. In at least one embodiment, a method includes contacting a first composition and a second composition in a line to form a third composition, the first composition including a contact product of a first catalyst, a second catalyst, a support, an activator, a mineral oil, and a wax, and the second composition comprising a contact product of an activator, a diluent, and the first catalyst or second catalyst. The method includes introducing the third composition from the line into a gas-phase fluidized bed reactor, exposing the third composition to polymerization conditions, and obtaining a polyolefin.

Multimodal polyolefin resin having superior characteristics including moldability, mechanical strength, external appearance, melt strength and a polyolefin resin molded product meeting the requirements: (1) polymerized in the presence of at least two different metallocene compounds as catalysts; (2) matrix index of 2 or less and a melt strength of 4.0 Force (cN) or greater at 190° C.; (3) melt flow index (MIP, 190° C., 5.0 kg load condition) of 0.01 to 5.0 g/10 min; (4) ratio (Mw/Mn, MWD) of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to number average molecular weight (Mn) of 5-35 as measured by gel permeation chromatography; and (5) bimodal or multimodal peaks in a weight average molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography, wherein the height ratio of two peaks (the ratio of the height of low molecular weight peak to the height of high molecular weight peak) is 0.7-3.

Multimodal polyolefin resin having superior characteristics including moldability, mechanical strength, external appearance, melt strength and a polyolefin resin molded product meeting the requirements: (1) polymerized in the presence of at least two different metallocene compounds as catalysts; (2) matrix index of 2 or less and a melt strength of 4.0 Force (cN) or greater at 190° C.; (3) melt flow index (MIP, 190° C., 5.0 kg load condition) of 0.01 to 5.0 g/10 min; (4) ratio (Mw/Mn, MWD) of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to number average molecular weight (Mn) of 5-35 as measured by gel permeation chromatography; and (5) bimodal or multimodal peaks in a weight average molecular weight distribution measured by gel permeation chromatography, wherein the height ratio of two peaks (the ratio of the height of low molecular weight peak to the height of high molecular weight peak) is 0.7-3.

This invention covers injection stretch blow molded articles prepared from polyethylene resin having a bimodal molecular weight distribution (MWD), defined by the ratio of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn), of from 2 to 20, comprising two polyethylene fractions A and B, fraction A being substantially free of comonomer and having a lower weight average molecular weight and a higher density than fraction B, each fraction prepared in different reactors of two reactors connected in series in the presence of a metallocene-containing catalyst system.

This invention covers injection stretch blow molded articles prepared from polyethylene resin having a bimodal molecular weight distribution (MWD), defined by the ratio of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn), of from 2 to 20, comprising two polyethylene fractions A and B, fraction A being substantially free of comonomer and having a lower weight average molecular weight and a higher density than fraction B, each fraction prepared in different reactors of two reactors connected in series in the presence of a metallocene-containing catalyst system.

The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising—a base resin comprising (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer component having a melt flow rate MFR2 (2.16 kg, 190° C.) of equal to or more than 150 g/10 min to equal to or less than 300 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer component, —optional carbon black, —optional further polymer component(s) different to the first ethylene homo- or copolymer components (A) and (B), and —optional additive(s); wherein the first ethylene homo- or copolymer component (A) has a lower weight average molecular weight as the second ethylene homo- or copolymer component (B), and the weight ratio of the first ethylene homo- or copolymer component (A) to the second ethylene homo- or copolymer component (B) is from 40:60 to 47:53; the polyethylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR5 (5 kg, 190° C.) of equal to or more than 0.35 g/10 min to equal to or less than 0.60 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133. The invention further relates to a process for the production of such a polyethylene composition, an article, such as a pipe or pipe fitting comprising such a polyethylene composition and the use of such a polyethylene composition for the production of such an article.

The present invention relates to a polyethylene composition comprising—a base resin comprising (A) a first ethylene homo- or copolymer component having a melt flow rate MFR2 (2.16 kg, 190° C.) of equal to or more than 150 g/10 min to equal to or less than 300 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133, and (B) a second ethylene homo- or copolymer component, —optional carbon black, —optional further polymer component(s) different to the first ethylene homo- or copolymer components (A) and (B), and —optional additive(s); wherein the first ethylene homo- or copolymer component (A) has a lower weight average molecular weight as the second ethylene homo- or copolymer component (B), and the weight ratio of the first ethylene homo- or copolymer component (A) to the second ethylene homo- or copolymer component (B) is from 40:60 to 47:53; the polyethylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR5 (5 kg, 190° C.) of equal to or more than 0.35 g/10 min to equal to or less than 0.60 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133. The invention further relates to a process for the production of such a polyethylene composition, an article, such as a pipe or pipe fitting comprising such a polyethylene composition and the use of such a polyethylene composition for the production of such an article.

A compound of formula (1) as drawn in the description, wherein M is a Group 4 metal, one R is a silicon-containing organic solubilizing group, and the other R is a silicon-containing organic solubilizing group or a silicon-free organic solubilizing group. A method of synthesizing the compound (1). A solution of compound (1) in alkane solvent. A catalyst system comprising or made from compound (1) and an activator. A method of polymerizing an olefin monomer with the catalyst system.