The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin, which suppresses a decrease in polymerization activity due to early deactivation of the active site after the catalyst has been formed, exhibits excellent catalyst activity at the time of polymerization of olefins, and can produce polymers of olefins, which are excellent in stereoregularity. The method for producing a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin includes contacting a solid catalyst component (A) containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, and a specific organoaluminum compound (B) represented by the general formula (I), with each other, wherein at least one selected from the solid catalyst component (A) and the organoaluminum compound (B) is previously subjected to contact treatment with a hydrocarbon compound having one or more vinyl groups.

The present invention provides a method for producing a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin, which suppresses a decrease in polymerization activity due to early deactivation of the active site after the catalyst has been formed, exhibits excellent catalyst activity at the time of polymerization of olefins, and can produce polymers of olefins, which are excellent in stereoregularity. The method for producing a catalyst for polymerization of an olefin includes contacting a solid catalyst component (A) containing magnesium, titanium, halogen and an internal electron-donating compound, and a specific organoaluminum compound (B) represented by the general formula (I), with each other, wherein at least one selected from the solid catalyst component (A) and the organoaluminum compound (B) is previously subjected to contact treatment with a hydrocarbon compound having one or more vinyl groups.

A process for propylene preliminary polymerization in liquid phase that occurs in a continuous preliminary polymerization reactor may include feeding a propylene monomer and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system having (a) a pro-catalyst having an internal electron donor comprising a substituted phenylene aromatic diester, (b) a catalyst activator and optionally (c) an external donor, into the continuous preliminary polymerization reactor, wherein the feeding is carried out without pre-contact of the pro-catalyst with the catalyst activator, and also without pre-contact of the catalyst activator with the propylene monomer before entering the continuous preliminary polymerization reactor.

A process for propylene preliminary polymerization in liquid phase that occurs in a continuous preliminary polymerization reactor may include feeding a propylene monomer and a Ziegler-Natta catalyst system having (a) a pro-catalyst having an internal electron donor comprising a substituted phenylene aromatic diester, (b) a catalyst activator and optionally (c) an external donor, into the continuous preliminary polymerization reactor, wherein the feeding is carried out without pre-contact of the pro-catalyst with the catalyst activator, and also without pre-contact of the catalyst activator with the propylene monomer before entering the continuous preliminary polymerization reactor.

A heterophasic propylene ethylene copolymer composition having an MFR.sub.2 in the range from 1.0 to 55.0 g/10 min and a melting temperature in the range from 155 to 162° C., comprising: i) from 60 to 88 wt.-% of a xylene cold insoluble fraction (XCI) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCI) in the range from 1.40 to 2.50 dl/g, an isotactic pentad concentration [mmmm] of more than 97.0% and a content of 2,1-regiodefects in the range from 0.1 to 0.4 mol %, ii) from 12 to 40 wt.-% of a xylene cold soluble fraction (XCS) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCS) in the range from 1.80 to 3.20 dl/g and an ethylene content C2(XCS) in the range from 25 to 80 wt.-%, wherein the ratio of the intrinsic viscosities of the two fractions, iV(XCS)/iV(XCI), is in the range from 1.0 to 2.0.

A heterophasic propylene ethylene copolymer composition having an MFR.sub.2 in the range from 1.0 to 55.0 g/10 min and a melting temperature in the range from 155 to 162° C., comprising: i) from 60 to 88 wt.-% of a xylene cold insoluble fraction (XCI) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCI) in the range from 1.40 to 2.50 dl/g, an isotactic pentad concentration [mmmm] of more than 97.0% and a content of 2,1-regiodefects in the range from 0.1 to 0.4 mol %, ii) from 12 to 40 wt.-% of a xylene cold soluble fraction (XCS) having an intrinsic viscosity iV(XCS) in the range from 1.80 to 3.20 dl/g and an ethylene content C2(XCS) in the range from 25 to 80 wt.-%, wherein the ratio of the intrinsic viscosities of the two fractions, iV(XCS)/iV(XCI), is in the range from 1.0 to 2.0.

The present invention relates to heterophasic polypropylene compositions comprising a propylene homo- or copolymer forming a crystalline fraction as a matrix and an amorphous propylene ethylene elastomer as a soluble fraction dispersed in said matrix. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions further comprise an elastomeric ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions have a well-balanced relation between stiffness and impact strength, low volatile and semi-volatile emissions and good processability.

The present invention relates to heterophasic polypropylene compositions comprising a propylene homo- or copolymer forming a crystalline fraction as a matrix and an amorphous propylene ethylene elastomer as a soluble fraction dispersed in said matrix. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions further comprise an elastomeric ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions have a well-balanced relation between stiffness and impact strength, low volatile and semi-volatile emissions and good processability.

A process to prepare an alpha composition comprising a first ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer fraction and a second ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer fraction; said process comprising polymerizing, in one reactor, a reaction mixture, comprising ethylene and an alpha-olefin, a biphenyl phenol metal complex selected from Structure 1, as described herein, and a biphenyl phenol metal complex selected from Structure 2, as described herein; and alpha compositions prepared therefrom.

A process to prepare an alpha composition comprising a first ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer fraction and a second ethylene/alpha-olefin/interpolymer fraction; said process comprising polymerizing, in one reactor, a reaction mixture, comprising ethylene and an alpha-olefin, a biphenyl phenol metal complex selected from Structure 1, as described herein, and a biphenyl phenol metal complex selected from Structure 2, as described herein; and alpha compositions prepared therefrom.