The invention relates to a new soft heterophasic propylene copolymer with increased melting temperature, improved stiffness and optical properties, as well as the process by which the heterophasic propylene copolymer is produced. Further the present invention is directed to articles made of the inventive heterophasic propylene copolymer, particularly to blow moulded, extrusion blow moulded or injection moulded articles and their use in e.g. medical, pharmaceutical or alimentary applications.

A copolymer of ethylene and of a 1,3-diene of formula CH.sub.2CRCHCH.sub.2 is provided. The ethylene units represent between 50 mol % and 95 mol % of the ethylene units and of the units of the 1,3-diene, and the units of the 1,3-diene of 1,2 and 3,4 configuration represent more than 50 mol % of the units of the 1,3-diene. The symbol R represents a hydrocarbon chain having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms. Such a copolymer exhibits an improved compromise between the degree of crystallinity and the stiffness and makes it possible to widen the field of application of ethylene-rich diene copolymers in rubber compositions.

A copolymer of ethylene and of a 1,3-diene of formula CH.sub.2CRCHCH.sub.2 is provided. The ethylene units represent between 50 mol % and 95 mol % of the ethylene units and of the units of the 1,3-diene, and the units of the 1,3-diene of 1,2 and 3,4 configuration represent more than 50 mol % of the units of the 1,3-diene. The symbol R represents a hydrocarbon chain having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms. Such a copolymer exhibits an improved compromise between the degree of crystallinity and the stiffness and makes it possible to widen the field of application of ethylene-rich diene copolymers in rubber compositions.

Provided is a cyclic olefin-based resin composition for molding containing a resin (A) which contains a structural unit (a1) derived from an -olefin and a structural unit (a2) derived from a cyclic olefin, has a glass transition temperature in both a region equal to or lower than 50 C. and a region equal to or higher than 125 C. in a case where the composition is subjected to differential scanning calorimetry, and has a dispersity within a range of 1.0 to 1.6 measured by gel permeation chromatography. Also provided is a molded product formed of the composition and the resin (A).

Provided is a cyclic olefin-based resin composition for molding containing a resin (A) which contains a structural unit (a1) derived from an -olefin and a structural unit (a2) derived from a cyclic olefin, has a glass transition temperature in both a region equal to or lower than 50 C. and a region equal to or higher than 125 C. in a case where the composition is subjected to differential scanning calorimetry, and has a dispersity within a range of 1.0 to 1.6 measured by gel permeation chromatography. Also provided is a molded product formed of the composition and the resin (A).

The present disclosure provides the use of quinolinyldiamido transition metal complexes, an activator and a metal hydrocarbenyl chain transfer agent, such as an aluminum vinyl-transfer agent, to produce long chain branched propylene polymers.

The present disclosure provides the use of quinolinyldiamido transition metal complexes, an activator and a metal hydrocarbenyl chain transfer agent, such as an aluminum vinyl-transfer agent, to produce long chain branched propylene polymers.

A propylene--olefin-diene (PEDM) terpolymer may comprise 75 to 95 wt % propylene, 5 to 20 wt % -olefin, and 0.5 to 5 wt % diene, said wt % based on the weight of the PEDM terpolymer. The propylene--olefin-diene terpolymer may be blended with an ethylene-based copolymer and optionally a variety of additives to form an elastomeric composition. An exemplary elastomeric composition includes 5 to 40 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight rubber (phr) of the PEDM terpolymer, 60 to 95 phr of the ethylene-based copolymer, and optionally additives like carbon black, zinc dimethacrylate, paraffinic oil, zinc oxide, and/or zinc stearate.

A propylene--olefin-diene (PEDM) terpolymer may comprise 75 to 95 wt % propylene, 5 to 20 wt % -olefin, and 0.5 to 5 wt % diene, said wt % based on the weight of the PEDM terpolymer. The propylene--olefin-diene terpolymer may be blended with an ethylene-based copolymer and optionally a variety of additives to form an elastomeric composition. An exemplary elastomeric composition includes 5 to 40 parts by weight per hundred parts by weight rubber (phr) of the PEDM terpolymer, 60 to 95 phr of the ethylene-based copolymer, and optionally additives like carbon black, zinc dimethacrylate, paraffinic oil, zinc oxide, and/or zinc stearate.

The object of the invention is to provide a novel olefin-based molded product useful for various applications.

An olefin-based molded product comprising a polymer including a structural unit of at least one polar olefin monomer represented by the general formula (I) CH.sub.2CHR.sup.2Z(R.sup.1).sub.n is provided. In the formula, Z is a hetero atom selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, sulfur, and selenium; R.sup.1 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbyl group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms; n is an integer of 1 or 2 depending on the atomic species of Z; and R.sup.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbylene group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms.