C08F2500/36

PROPYLENE-BASED TERPOLYMER COMPOSITION FOR PIPES

The invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a terpolymer containing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene wherein the polypropylene composition (i) has a content of ethylene derived units of at least 1.5 wt %; (ii) has a content of 1-hexene derived units of at least 1.5 wt %; (iii) has a melt flow rate of 0.10 to 0.70 g/10 min determined by ISO 1133-1:2011 (230° C., 2.16 kg); and (iv) has a ratio of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to numeric average molecular (Mn) weight of the terpolymer of 7.0 to 20.0, wherein Mw and Mn are measured according to ASTM D6474-12.

PROPYLENE-BASED TERPOLYMER COMPOSITION FOR PIPES

The invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a terpolymer containing propylene, ethylene and 1-hexene wherein the polypropylene composition (i) has a content of ethylene derived units of at least 1.5 wt %; (ii) has a content of 1-hexene derived units of at least 1.5 wt %; (iii) has a melt flow rate of 0.10 to 0.70 g/10 min determined by ISO 1133-1:2011 (230° C., 2.16 kg); and (iv) has a ratio of weight average molecular weight (Mw) to numeric average molecular (Mn) weight of the terpolymer of 7.0 to 20.0, wherein Mw and Mn are measured according to ASTM D6474-12.

TERPOLYMERS FOR CAPS AND CLOSURES
20210198394 · 2021-07-01 · ·

Polymer compositions may comprise propylene, present in a range of 80 to 95 wt % of the polymer composition, and two comonomers selected from a group comprising ethylene and C4-C10 alpha olefins, wherein the polymer composition has a total content of the comonomers in the range of 5 to 20 wt % of the polymer composition. Cap liners may be formed from the polymer compositions. Caps may comprise a closure formed from polypropylene and a polypropylene-based cap liner that lines at least a portion of the closure.

Methods of Making Polymer Compositions with Enhanced Elasticity by Employing VTP and HMP Catalyst Systems in Parallel Processes
20210179827 · 2021-06-17 ·

Provided herein are methods of making blended polymer compositions having enhanced elasticity. The present methods comprise the steps of producing a first polymer composition using a VTP catalyst system, producing a second polymer composition using a HMP catalyst system and combining the first polymer composition and the second polymer composition to make the blended polymer composition. The present methods include blending/combining the polymer compositions produced by different catalyst systems. One such catalyst system includes (i) a vinyl-terminated polymer (VTP) catalyst system comprising a VTP catalyst compound (referred to herein also as a “VTP catalyst”) and one or more activators. Another catalyst system includes a high molecular-weight polymer (HMP) catalyst system comprising a HMP catalyst compound (referred to herein also as a “HMP catalyst”) and one or more activators. The activators of these different catalyst systems can be the same or different in whole or in part.

Methods of Making Polymer Compositions with Enhanced Elasticity by Employing VTP and HMP Catalyst Systems in Parallel Processes
20210179827 · 2021-06-17 ·

Provided herein are methods of making blended polymer compositions having enhanced elasticity. The present methods comprise the steps of producing a first polymer composition using a VTP catalyst system, producing a second polymer composition using a HMP catalyst system and combining the first polymer composition and the second polymer composition to make the blended polymer composition. The present methods include blending/combining the polymer compositions produced by different catalyst systems. One such catalyst system includes (i) a vinyl-terminated polymer (VTP) catalyst system comprising a VTP catalyst compound (referred to herein also as a “VTP catalyst”) and one or more activators. Another catalyst system includes a high molecular-weight polymer (HMP) catalyst system comprising a HMP catalyst compound (referred to herein also as a “HMP catalyst”) and one or more activators. The activators of these different catalyst systems can be the same or different in whole or in part.

FILM, METHOD OF PRODUCING FILM, AND BAG
20210284829 · 2021-09-16 ·

Provided are a film having an excellent balance between heat seal strength and opening strength, a method of producing the film, and a bag obtained by heat-sealing the film. According to the present invention, there is provided a film containing a resin, wherein a resin density of the film is 860 kg/m.sup.3 or more and less than 900 kg/m.sup.3, and on at least one surface of the film, an arithmetic mean height Sa satisfies the following Expression [1]:


0.10 μm≤Sa≤0.50 μm  [1], and a minimum autocorrelation length Sal satisfies the following Expression [2]:


0.2 μm≤Sal≤10.4 μm  [2].

FILM, METHOD OF PRODUCING FILM, AND BAG
20210284829 · 2021-09-16 ·

Provided are a film having an excellent balance between heat seal strength and opening strength, a method of producing the film, and a bag obtained by heat-sealing the film. According to the present invention, there is provided a film containing a resin, wherein a resin density of the film is 860 kg/m.sup.3 or more and less than 900 kg/m.sup.3, and on at least one surface of the film, an arithmetic mean height Sa satisfies the following Expression [1]:


0.10 μm≤Sa≤0.50 μm  [1], and a minimum autocorrelation length Sal satisfies the following Expression [2]:


0.2 μm≤Sal≤10.4 μm  [2].

Multilayer film comprising propylene-ethylene-1-butene terpolymers

A multilayer film made from or containing a skin layer made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from 19 wt % to 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt % and B) from 50 wt % to 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content of between 4.8 wt % to 12.4 wt %; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the composition being characterized by the following features: molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than 4.0; the creep and recovery curve measured on the polymer fuse at 200° C. shows a maximum value between 600 and 1200 seconds, lower than 53×10.sup.−5 1/Pa.

Multilayer film comprising propylene-ethylene-1-butene terpolymers

A multilayer film made from or containing a skin layer made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: A) from 19 wt % to 50 wt % of a propylene ethylene copolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt % and B) from 50 wt % to 81 wt % of a propylene ethylene 1-butene terpolymer having an ethylene derived units content ranging from 1.5 wt % to 6.0 wt % and 1-butene derived units content of between 4.8 wt % to 12.4 wt %; the sum of the amount of component A) and B) being 100; the composition being characterized by the following features: molecular weight distribution (MWD), expressed in terms of Mw/Mn, greater than 4.0; the creep and recovery curve measured on the polymer fuse at 200° C. shows a maximum value between 600 and 1200 seconds, lower than 53×10.sup.−5 1/Pa.

METHOD OF PRODUCING MULTICOMPONENT COPOLYMER
20210002398 · 2021-01-07 · ·

Provided is a method of producing a multicomponent copolymer, in which ethylene, a non-conjugated olefin compound having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a conjugated diene compound are copolymerized to produce a multicomponent copolymer. The method of producing a multicomponent copolymer is a method in which ethylene, a non-conjugated olefin compound having 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and a conjugated diene compound are copolymerized to produce a multicomponent copolymer, including a step of copolymerizing the ethylene, the non-conjugated olefin compound, and the conjugated diene compound, in the presence of a polymerization catalyst composition containing a rare earth element compound (component (A)) represented by predetermined formula.