A propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer and method of making such comprising from 2% to 25% wt % by weight of ethylene, from 98% to 75% wt % by weight propylene and from 1% to 21% wt % by weight of a diene, wherein the terpolymer has a crystallinity of less than 3%, a melt flow rate (MFR) of less than 10 and a Tg by DSC of from −2° C. to −25° C. and methods to prepare the terpolymer are depicted.

A propylene-ethylene-diene terpolymer and method of making such comprising from 2% to 25% wt % by weight of ethylene, from 98% to 75% wt % by weight propylene and from 1% to 21% wt % by weight of a diene, wherein the terpolymer has a crystallinity of less than 3%, a melt flow rate (MFR) of less than 10 and a Tg by DSC of from −2° C. to −25° C. and methods to prepare the terpolymer are depicted.

A process for making a branched cyclic olefin copolymer (bCOC), and the bCOC therefrom, comprising combining at a temperature within a range from 60° C. to 140° C. a catalyst precursor and an activator with a feed comprising ethylene and at least one cyclic olefin; where the catalyst precursor is selected from the group consisting of C.sub.S-symmetric Group 4 metallocenes comprising any two ligands selected from cyclopentadienyl and ligands isolobal to the cyclopentadienyl group. The resulting bCOC is desirably semi-crystalline and useful in such articles as tubing, thermoformed and foamed articles.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition comprising the following: A) a first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer that has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than 90,000 g/mole and a MWD less than, or equal to 3, each as determined by conventional GPC; B) a second ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer; and wherein the first composition has a number average molecular weight (Mn) less than 10,000 g/mole, as determined by conventional GPC; and wherein the α-olefin of first interpolymer is the same as the α-olefin of the second interpolymer.

The invention provides a composition comprising a first composition comprising the following: A) a first ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer that has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) greater than 90,000 g/mole and a MWD less than, or equal to 3, each as determined by conventional GPC; B) a second ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer; and wherein the first composition has a number average molecular weight (Mn) less than 10,000 g/mole, as determined by conventional GPC; and wherein the α-olefin of first interpolymer is the same as the α-olefin of the second interpolymer.

The rubber composition contains the following component (A), the following component (B), and the following component (C). The component (A) is an ethylene-α-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer rubber containing an ethylene unit, an α-olefin unit, and a nonconjugated polyene unit, a number of carbon atoms of the α-olefin unit is 3 to 20, a limiting viscosity measured in 135° C. tetralin is 2.8 dl/g to 5 dl/g, a content of the ethylene unit is 70 mol % to 90 mol % (where a total of the content of the ethylene unit and a content of the α-olefin unit in the component (A) is 100 mol %), and a content of the nonconjugated polyene unit is 2 wt % to 20 wt % (where a total amount of the component (A) is 100 wt %); the component (B) is an organic peroxide; and the component (C) is a thermosetting prepolymer.

The rubber composition contains the following component (A), the following component (B), and the following component (C). The component (A) is an ethylene-α-olefin-nonconjugated polyene copolymer rubber containing an ethylene unit, an α-olefin unit, and a nonconjugated polyene unit, a number of carbon atoms of the α-olefin unit is 3 to 20, a limiting viscosity measured in 135° C. tetralin is 2.8 dl/g to 5 dl/g, a content of the ethylene unit is 70 mol % to 90 mol % (where a total of the content of the ethylene unit and a content of the α-olefin unit in the component (A) is 100 mol %), and a content of the nonconjugated polyene unit is 2 wt % to 20 wt % (where a total amount of the component (A) is 100 wt %); the component (B) is an organic peroxide; and the component (C) is a thermosetting prepolymer.

The copolymerization of ethylene with a cyclic mono olefin (such as norbornene) is conducted in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a bridged hafnocene catalyst and a three part activator. The catalyst system provides excellent activity at high polymerization temperatures. Copolymers produced according to this invention have unique microstructure (with methyl branching being observed) and unique rheology.

The copolymerization of ethylene with a cyclic mono olefin (such as norbornene) is conducted in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a bridged hafnocene catalyst and a three part activator. The catalyst system provides excellent activity at high polymerization temperatures. Copolymers produced according to this invention have unique microstructure (with methyl branching being observed) and unique rheology.

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain an ethylene⋅α-olefin⋅non-conjugated polyene copolymer that has a low permanent compression set at low temperatures, is flexible, and has an excellent balance of rubber elasticity at low temperatures and tensile strength at normal temperatures. This ethylene-based polymer is an ethylene⋅α-olefin⋅non-conjugated polyene copolymer that includes units derived from ethylene (A), units derived from an α-olefin (B) containing 4-20 carbon atoms, and units derived from a non-conjugated polyene (C) and satisfies (1)-(4). (1) The molar ratio of (A) to (B) is 40/60-90/10, (2) the contained amount of the units derived from (C) is 0.1-6.0 mol %, (3) ML.sub.(1+4) 125° C. is 5-100, and (4) the B value is 1.20 or more.