A polymer composite includes a functionalized polyisobutylene and an additional polyisobutylene-containing material. The functionalized polyisobutylene includes an -lipoic acid functional group. A method for producing the polymer composite includes providing the additional polyisobutylene-containing material as a substrate having a surface, and coating the surface of the substrate with the functionalized polyisobutylene. A method for producing a coated substrate including the polymer composite includes providing a polymer combination including the functionalized polyisobutylene and the additional polyisobutylene-containing material, and depositing the polymer combination on to a substrate to thereby form the coated substrate.

A resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, carbon fibers, glass fibers, a resin containing amide bonds and/or imide bonds, and a compatibilizer.

A covering material includes: a resin component containing at least one of a crosslinkable resin having photo crosslinkability and thermal crosslinkability and a crosslinkable monomer having photo crosslinkability and thermal crosslinkability; a photoinitiator; and a thermal initiator. A cable includes a core and the covering material that covers the core. A method of manufacturing a cable includes covering a core with a covering material and crosslinking the covering material, wherein the covering material includes: a resin component containing at least one of a crosslinkable resin having photo crosslinkability and thermal crosslinkability and a crosslinkable monomer having photo crosslinkability and thermal crosslinkability; a photoinitiator; and a thermal initiator.

The invention is related to a polyethylene composition characterized in that it comprises a base resin and an inorganic mineral filler which is present in the composition in an amount of 1 to 50 wt % in respect to the weight of composition, wherein said base resin comprises: a) a first crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) having a gel content (measured according to ASTM D 2765:2006) in the range of 5% to 80% in respect to the weight of crosslinked polyethylene (PEX), said crosslinked polyethylene (PEX) being obtained from recycled wastes and b) a second polyethylene (PE) selected from virgin polyethylene and recycled polyethylene, or mixtures thereof. The invention is further related to a process for production of said polyethylene composition, and use of the polyethylene composition.

The invention relates to a multilayer body comprising at least one substrate layer, a metal layer bonded directly thereto and optionally at least one protective layer atop the metal layer, wherein the substrate layer comprises a composition which is obtained by mixing polycarbonate, talc and a specific wax. It was shown that the multilayer bodies obtained are particularly suitable for use as reflectors and (housing) components for light sources and heat sources and displays.

Disclosed are: a reinforcing fiber bundle with excellent mechanical property and handling property, which contains a propylene-based resin (A), a propylene-based resin (B) comprising at least a carboxylic acid salt bonded to the polymer chain, and a reinforcing fiber (C) wherein the propylene-based resin (A) comprises more than 70% by mass but not more than 100% by mass of a component (A-1) having a weight average molecular weight of 150,000 or more, the amount of the propylene-based resin (B) is 3 to 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the propylene-based resin (A), and the total content rate of the propylene-based resin (A) and the propylene-based resin (B) is 0.3 to 5% by mass in the whole reinforcing fiber bundle; and a molding material comprising the reinforcing fiber bundle and a matrix resin.

The present invention provides as steam barrier resin, a steam barrier coating agent, a steam barrier film, and a steam barrier laminate that exhibit an improved steam barrier property. The steam barrier resin is obtained by reacting a carboxylic acid group and/or an acid anhydride group of a copolymer (C) with an organometallic complex (D). The copolymer (C) is obtained by polymerizing an unsaturated hydrocarbon monomer (A) and an unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or an unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride (B). Further, the steam barrier resin includes metal bridging between the copolymers (C). The steam barrier coating agent contains the steam barrier resin and a solvent (B). The steam barrier film of the present invention is a film containing the steam barrier. The steam barrier laminate is obtained by laminating the steam barrier film of the present invention on at least one surface of a substrate film.

The disclosure relates to a nanocomposite polymeric film including a thermoplastic polymer matrix such as polypropylene or other polyolefin, a coupling agent-modified organoclay reinforcement, and a polymeric compatibilizer bound to the coupling agent-modified organoclay, in particular as a thin film with controllable thicknesses. The disclosure further relates to masterbatch additives formed from the coupling agent-modified organoclay and the polymeric compatibilizer bound to the coupling agent-modified organoclay as well as related methods for making the nanocomposite polymeric film and/or processing recycled plastics. The inclusion of the coupling agent-modified organoclay reinforcement improves the mechanical properties of the nanocomposite polymeric film and the rheological properties of polymer melts including the nanocomposite polymeric film components. The coupling agent-modified organoclay leads to strain-hardening behavior for the polymer melts, which in turn can improve extensional viscosity values and melt processability for film blowing.

The invention relates to a process for preparing an organic solvent-based dispersion comprising a melt-blended network of an epoxy-functional and/or amino-functional polymer having a polymer-OSiO-polymer linkage and a polyolefin (co)polymer having carboxylic acid and/or carboxylic acid anhydride groups, the process comprising the steps of a) forming the melt-blended network from a prepolymer, a silane-functional compound and the polyolefin (co)polymer in the absence of a solvent, b) mixing the melt-blended network with an organic solvent to make the organic solvent-based dispersion, and c) cooling the organic solvent-based dispersion. The invention further relates to a coating composition and to a coated metal substrate.

Provided is a thermoplastic polyester elastomer resin composition, a method of preparing the polyester elastomer resin composition, and a molded article including the polyester elastomer resin composition. The thermoplastic polyester elastomer resin composition includes 89 to 96 wt % of a thermoplastic polyester elastomer resin (A); 1.5 to 5.5 wt % of a glycidyl group-modified olefin-based rubber polymer (B); and 1.5 to 5.5 wt % of an ionomer resin (C). The thermoplastic polyester elastomer resin composition has excellent mechanical properties and moldability; is capable of suppressing occurrence of flow marks on the inner surface of a molded article; and thus is applicable to a constant velocity joint boot.