A borate compound-containing composition soluble in hydrocarbon solvents. A composition containing base A, or a compound having a total carbon number of not less than 8 and represented by the formula (5):

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wherein R and R′ are each independently an optionally substituted C.sub.1-30 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C.sub.3-15 cycloalkyl group, or an optionally substituted C.sub.6-14 aryl group; and
a borate compound represented by the following formula (1):

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wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently a C.sub.6-14 aryl group substituted by one or more fluorine atoms or fluoro C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups; and
[A-H].sup.+ is a base A-derived cation. A method for producing a polymer, by polymerizing at least one kind of monomer selected from the group consisting of olefins and dienes by using the composition A as a cocatalyst.

This invention relates to a biaxially-oriented polyethylene film comprising polyethylene having: (A) a melt index, I.sub.2, of 1.0 g/10 min or greater; (B) a density of 0.925 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.945 g/cm.sup.3; (C) a g′.sub.vis of less than 0.8; (D) an Mz of 1,000,000 g/mol or more; (E) an Mw/Mn of 5 or more; (F) an Mw of 100,000 g/mol or more; (G) a ratio of the g′.sub.LCB to the g′.sub.Zave is greater than 1.0; and (H) a Strain Hardening Ratio of 4 or more, where the film has a 1% secant in the transverse direction of 60,000 psi or more, a Dart Drop of 250 g/mil or more, and a ratio of 1% secant MD/1% secant TD is 0.65 or more.

This invention relates to a biaxially-oriented polyethylene film comprising polyethylene having: (A) a melt index, I.sub.2, of 1.0 g/10 min or greater; (B) a density of 0.925 g/cm.sup.3 to 0.945 g/cm.sup.3; (C) a g′.sub.vis of less than 0.8; (D) an Mz of 1,000,000 g/mol or more; (E) an Mw/Mn of 5 or more; (F) an Mw of 100,000 g/mol or more; (G) a ratio of the g′.sub.LCB to the g′.sub.Zave is greater than 1.0; and (H) a Strain Hardening Ratio of 4 or more, where the film has a 1% secant in the transverse direction of 60,000 psi or more, a Dart Drop of 250 g/mil or more, and a ratio of 1% secant MD/1% secant TD is 0.65 or more.

The present invention relates to a new multimodal ethylene copolymer (P), to the use of the copolymer in film applications and to a film comprising the copolymer of the invention.

The present invention relates to a new multimodal ethylene copolymer (P), to the use of the copolymer in film applications and to a film comprising the copolymer of the invention.

Provided are a heterophasic propylene polymerization material and an olefin polymer having a small high-boiling-point component amount index (FOG). The heterophasic propylene polymerization material satisfies the following formula (3): (X2×Y2)/Z2≤7.0 (3) wherein X2 represents a cold xylene soluble component amount (mass %) of the heterophasic propylene polymerization material; Y2 represents a percentage (%) of a component having a molecular weight of 104.0 or less in terms of polystyrene and contained in a cold xylene soluble component of the heterophasic propylene polymerization material based on all components of the cold xylene soluble component of the heterophasic propylene polymerization material as measured by gel permeation chromatography; and Z2 represents a content (mass %) of a propylene-based copolymer contained in the heterophasic propylene polymerization material and containing a propylene-derived monomer unit and a monomer unit derived from at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene and C4-12 α-olefins.

Provided are a heterophasic propylene polymerization material and an olefin polymer having a small high-boiling-point component amount index (FOG). The heterophasic propylene polymerization material satisfies the following formula (3): (X2×Y2)/Z2≤7.0 (3) wherein X2 represents a cold xylene soluble component amount (mass %) of the heterophasic propylene polymerization material; Y2 represents a percentage (%) of a component having a molecular weight of 104.0 or less in terms of polystyrene and contained in a cold xylene soluble component of the heterophasic propylene polymerization material based on all components of the cold xylene soluble component of the heterophasic propylene polymerization material as measured by gel permeation chromatography; and Z2 represents a content (mass %) of a propylene-based copolymer contained in the heterophasic propylene polymerization material and containing a propylene-derived monomer unit and a monomer unit derived from at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ethylene and C4-12 α-olefins.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a propylene polymer, such as a propylene homopolymer, a propylene-ethylene random copolymer or a heterophasic propylene copolymer using a specific class of metallocene complexes in combination with a cocatalyst system comprising a boron containing cocatalyst and an aluminoxane cocatalyst, preferably in a multistage polymerization process including a gas phase polymerization step.

The present invention relates to a process for producing a propylene polymer, such as a propylene homopolymer, a propylene-ethylene random copolymer or a heterophasic propylene copolymer using a specific class of metallocene complexes in combination with a cocatalyst system comprising a boron containing cocatalyst and an aluminoxane cocatalyst, preferably in a multistage polymerization process including a gas phase polymerization step.

The polyethylene according to the present invention has narrow particle size distribution, and can minimize a change in the crystal structure, and thus, it can be reacted with chlorine to prepare chlorinated polyethylene having excellent chlorination productivity and thermal stability.