The invention relates to a floor or wall panel and a method for producing such panel. The panel according to the invention comprises a core layer comprising at least one composite material, said composite material comprising at least one inorganic material, and at least one polymeric binder, wherein a weight ratio of the inorganic material to the polymeric binder is at least 2.4:1. The core layer further comprises an additive which is configured to improve the properties of the core layer.

The present disclosure provides a foamed PET composite board and a preparation method thereof. The foamed PET composite board provided is prepared from a raw material including the following components in parts by mass: 100 parts of PET, 10-20 parts of a regulator, 100-200 parts of an inorganic filler, 1-2 parts of a blowing agent, and 1-4 parts of PE wax, and the PET is recycled PET.

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a polyolefin composition and processes suitable for use in forming a lid for a hot food or beverage container that has a stiffness comparable to a similar lid made using high impact polystyrene and a density less than water at 23° C.

The present invention relates to a foamable composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer and for a copolymer of ethylene and of alkyl (meth)acrylate and a branched copolymer containing polyamide blocks and polyether blocks, to a process for producing said composition and to the use of said composition. The present invention also relates to a foam, to a process for producing said foam and to the use of said foam.

A shoe midsole composed of a foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer includes a silane-grafted polyolefin component, an elastomeric component, and additives dispersed in the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer. The elastomer component includes one or more elastomeric polymers selected from the group consisting of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, polyolefin elastomers, olefin block copolymer, polyoctenamer, anhydride modified ethylene copolymers, ethylene propylene diene terpolymer, and combinations thereof. The silane-grafted polyolefin component and elastomer component are crosslinked with C—C bonds. Advantageously, the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer is substantially free of silane crosslinking as formed and substantially free of water. Characteristically, the additives and one or more elastomeric polymers are in sufficient amount that a melting temperature of crystalline regions in the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer is greater than 100° C. as measured by differential scanning calorimeter thermographs.

A shoe midsole composed of a foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer includes a silane-grafted polyolefin component and an elastomer component. The elastomer component includes ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer and a component selected from the group consisting of polyolefin elastomers, anhydride modified ethylene copolymers, and combinations thereof. The silane-grafted polyolefin component is crosslinked to the elastomer component with C-C bonds. The foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer includes a plurality of closed cells. Characteristically, the foamed peroxide-crosslinked polyolefin elastomer is substantially free of silane crosslinking as formed and substantially free of water.

Provided are a constrained-type vibration-damping metal sheet having foam pores and a method for manufacturing same. The constrained-type vibration-damping metal sheet of the present invention comprises: a lower metal sheet; a foam resin film bonded to the lower metal sheet; and an upper metal sheet bonded to the foam resin film, wherein the foam resin film has foam pores comprising, by wt % of itself, 85-95% of a thermoplastic polyethylene resin having a number average molecular weight of 8000-12000, 0.1-1% of stearic acid, 1-5% of a styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) resin, 0.5-5% of a foaming agent, 1-4% of a dicumyl peroxide crosslinking agent, and 0.5-2% of ZnO foaming aid.

A foam sheet having at least one glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0 to 40° C., a peak value of the loss tangent (tanδ) in the glass transition temperature (Tg) of 0.30 or more, and a 25% compressive strength of 1000 kPa or less, and further having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of −40° C. or less. A foam sheet having cushioning properties and vibration resistance in which no cracking occurs even when used in cold areas can be provided.

Compositions are provided including an uncrosslinked thermoplastic nitrogen-containing matrix material and composite particles distributed in the matrix material. The composite particles each include a chemical blowing agent particle encapsulated within a shell including an uncrosslinked thermoplastic material. The uncrosslinked thermoplastic material exhibits at least a certain minimum complex viscosity at a decomposition temperature of the chemical blowing agent particle. Also described are foam compositions and articles including the foam compositions, such as a sheet or multilayer construction. Composite particles are further provided. Methods of making the foam compositions are additionally described herein. Also, polishing pads, polishing systems, and methods of polishing a substrate are provided.

A thermoplastic resin composition for foam molding including: a component (A) in an amount of 1 to 20 parts by mass; a component (B) in an amount of 0 to 50 parts by mass; an aromatic polycarbonate resin (C) in an amount of 40 to 90 parts by mass; and a high-molecular-weight resin (D) different from the components (A) to (C), having a weight average molecular weight greater than or equal to 2,000,000. When a total of the components (A) to (C) is 100 parts by mass, an amount of the high-molecular-weight resin (D) is 0.1 to 10 parts by mass. Component (A): a rubber-reinforced styrenic resin (A) derived from polymerization, in the presence of a rubbery polymer (a) of a vinyl monomer (b1) including an aromatic vinyl compound; component (B): and a styrenic resin (B) derived from polymerization of a vinyl monomer (b2) including an aromatic vinyl compound.