A thermoplastic resin composition, a method for manufacturing the same, and a molded body are provided. The composition includes a polyolefin resin PO, a polyimide resin PA, and a compatibilizer. The composition has a first phase composed of the PA and compatibilizer and/or a reaction product thereof and a second phase composed of the PO and interposed between the first phases. The first phase has a matrix phase composed of the PA and a dispersed phase dispersed in the matrix phase and composed of the compatibilizer and/or a reaction product thereof. The first phase includes a branched phase having branch portions. The method includes melt-kneading the PA and compatibilizer so that a mixing ratio of the compatibilizer is 11% by mass or more but 45% by mass or less per 100% by mass of a total of the PO, PA, and compatibilizer, and melt-kneading an obtained composition and the PO.

A plastic film layer includes polyolefin elastomers. The polyolefin elastomers have better fluidity and can improve the dispersion effect of polypropylene base raw materials. The polypropylene base raw materials are mixed evenly, and enhance the bonding strength between plastic film layers. The plastic film layer also includes a polyaniline resin. A plastic film having the plastic film layer is also provided. The plastic film layer and the plastic film applying the plastic film layer have strong tensile force and are not easily damaged.

A process for producing a polyester polyol comprising reacting a recycle stream selected from recycled PET carpet, carpet fiber, containers, textiles, articles or mixtures thereof, with a glycol in a reactor, thereby forming a digested product stream comprising polyols, and an undigested stream; and then reacting the digested product stream with a hydrophobe selected from dimer fatty acids, trimer fatty acids, oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, tung oil, corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, bacterial oil, yeast oil, algae oil, castor oil, triglycerides or alkyl carboxylate esters having saturated or unsaturated C.sub.6-C.sub.36 fatty acid units, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.6-C.sub.36 fatty acids, alkoxylated castor oil, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.9-C.sub.18 dicarboxylic acids or diols, cardanol-based products, recycled cooking oil, branched or linear C.sub.6-C.sub.36 fatty alcohols, hydroxy-functional materials derived from epoxidized, ozonized, or hydroformylated fatty esters or acids, or mixtures thereof.

Components for articles of footwear and athletic equipment are provided including a foam. A variety of foams and foam components and compositions for forming the foams are provided. In some aspects, the foams and components including the foams can have exceptionally high energy return while also having improved durability and softness. In particular, midsoles including the foams are provided for use in an article of footwear. Methods of making the compositions and foams are provided, as well as methods of making an article of footwear including one of the foam components. In some aspects, the foams and foam components can be made by injection molding or injection molding followed by compression molding.

The present invention provides a film for a solar cell back sheet including: a substrate film; a white layer on at least one surface of the substrate film; and an adhesive protective layer, the white layer being formed by applying an aqueous composition for the white layer including a white pigment, a first aqueous binder and an inorganic oxide filler to at least one surface of the substrate film, and the adhesive protective layer being formed by applying an aqueous composition for the adhesive protective layer including a second aqueous binder, and which has excellent production efficiency, a white pigment uniformly present in the layers, and excellent adhesiveness between the respective layers, and a producing method of the film for a solar cell back sheet.

A process for producing a polyester polyol comprising reacting a recycle stream selected from recycled PET carpet, carpet fiber, containers, textiles, articles or mixtures thereof, with a glycol in a reactor, thereby forming a digested product stream comprising polyols, and an undigested stream; and then reacting the digested product stream with a hydrophobe selected from dimer fatty acids, trimer fatty acids, oleic acid, ricinoleic acid, tung oil, corn oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil, bacterial oil, yeast oil, algae oil, castor oil, triglycerides or alkyl carboxylate esters having saturated or unsaturated C.sub.6-C.sub.36 fatty acid units, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.6-C.sub.36 fatty acids, alkoxylated castor oil, saturated or unsaturated C.sub.9-C.sub.18 dicarboxylic acids or diols, cardanol-based products, recycled cooking oil, branched or linear C.sub.6-C.sub.36 fatty alcohols, hydroxy-functional materials derived from epoxidized, ozonized, or hydroformylated fatty esters or acids, or mixtures thereof.

Provided is an additive masterbatch comprising a low-melting-point resin additive at a high concentration, which additive masterbatch can be continuously produced without strand breakage, shows excellent clumping resistance to inhibit bleeding from a pellet thereof and thus has few use restrictions for potential application. The resin additive masterbatch is characterized by comprising, with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) a polyolefin resin: 50 to 200 parts by mass of (B) a resin additive having a melting point of not higher than 65? C.; and 10 to 20 parts by mass of (C) an inorganic layered compound.

A method of forming a skin-foam-substrate type structure particular suitable as an automobile trim component. The method comprises supplying a polymer resin containing a chemical foaming agent and including metal particles capable of inductive heating, that is positioned between a polymeric skin and substrate, followed by inductive heating to cause foaming of the polymeric resin. The foamed polymer resin adheres to the skin and substrate.

A hot-melt glue composition, including a) at least one atactic poly--olefin (APAO) that is solid at 25 C.; b) at least one hydrocarbon resin having a softening point of at least 80 C., measured in accordance with the ring-and-ball method according to DIN EN 1238; and c) at least one maleic-anhydride-grafted wax having a softening point of not more than 150 C., measured in accordance with the ring-and-ball method according to DIN EN 1238, which is a maleic-anhydride-grafted polypropylene wax or a maleic-anhydride-grafted polyethylene wax, wherein the proportion of the at least one maleic-anhydride-grafted wax in the hot-melt glue composition is at least 3 wt %. The hot-melt glue composition is characterized by a low reactivation temperature, together with high heat resistance and good adhesion to ABS and nonpolar polyolefin materials. The hot-melt glue composition is well suited for film lamination by vacuum deep-drawing lamination, in particular for applications in automobile construction.

Composite resin particles comprising 50 to 800 parts by mass of a polystyrene-based resin with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyolefin-based resin, wherein: when transmission electron microscope (TEM) images obtained by photographing cross-sections of the composite resin particles using a TEM at a magnification of 1,000 are subjected to a binarization processing and areas in the obtained binarized images which correspond to a cross-sectional area of 437.584 m.sup.2 of the composite resin particles are subjected to image analysis, the polystyrene-based resin satisfies the following requirements: (1) the number of dispersed particles is 180 or more; (2) the maximum of the areas of dispersed particles is 200 m.sup.2 or less; and (3) the coefficient of variation in dispersion is 100% or more, and the composite resin particles exhibit an inner morphology that includes a mixture of sea-island structure regions and co-continuous structure regions.