Embodiments of polyethylene formulations and articles comprising polyethylene formulations are disclosed. The polyethylene formulation may include from 45 wt. % to 90 wt. % of an MDPE having a density of from 0.930 g/cc to 0.950 g/cc and a melt index (I.sub.2) from 0.05 g/10 min to 0.5 g/10 min; from 10 wt. % to 50 wt. % of a polyethylene composition having a density from 0.910 g/cc to 0.936 g/cc and a melt index (I.sub.2) from 0.7 g/10 min to 1.0 g/10 min; and from 0.5 wt. % to 5% of a masterbatch composition. The polyethylene composition may comprise a first polyethylene fraction area in a temperature range of 45° C. to 87° C. of an elution profile via improved comonomer composition distribution (iCCD) analysis method and a second polyethylene fraction area in a temperature range of 95° C. to 120° C. of an elution profile via iCCD.

The present invention is directed to biodegradable sheets and straws formed from a composition comprising a first biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of PBAT, PBS, PLA and combinations thereof; and a second biodegradable polymer selected from the group consisting of PBS, PLA, PCL, PBSA, PBAT and combinations thereof, wherein the first biodegradable polymer is different from the second biodegradable polymer and wherein the straws or sheets have a thickness of 100-250 microns.

The present invention relates to the preparation of a thermoplastic fluoropolymer blend composition exhibiting improved mechanical properties upon fabrication. The fluoropolymer blend composite on is produced by blending an emulsion latex of fluoropolymer (A) with an emulsion latex of fluorinated copolymer (B). Copolymer (B) emulsion has a small particle size, super high MW, and a low degree of crystallinity. The blending of the latex emulsions results in a morphology with small particles of copolymer (B) uniformly distributed within a matrix of fluoropolymer (A) in a manner that could not be achieved by a mere melt blending of the tow components.

The disclosure relates to a biaxially oriented pipe made of a polymer composition comprising a propylene-based polymer, wherein the pipe is made by a process comprising the steps of: •a) forming the polymer composition having a melting temperature Tm (° C.) into a tube, •b) heating the tube such that the tube has a drawing temperature Td (° C.) and •c) stretching the tube of step a) in the axial direction and in the peripheral direction at Td to obtain the biaxially oriented pipe, wherein Td is equal to or higher than Tm, wherein •i) the propylene-based polymer comprises (A1) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a1) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene monomer units and at most 30 wt % of ethylene and/or α-olefin monomer units, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and (a2) a dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of (a2) with respect to the propylene-based polymer is 2.0 to 30 wt % or ii) the propylene-based polymer comprises (B) a random copolymer of propylene and a comonomer which is ethylene and/or an α-olefin having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein when the pipe has an outer diameter of less than 40 mm, the propylene-based polymer comprising (B) has a comonomer content of 0.1 to 3.8 wt % based on the propylene-based polymer.

A composition for application to a substrate is provided. The composition comprises a base component and an activator component. The base component comprises hydroxyl functional prepolymers and the activator comprises isocyanate prepolymers. The composition further comprises an amount of carbon fibre. The hydroxyl functional prepolymers are formulated to polymerise with the isocyanate prepolymers to form a polymer containing carbon fibre.

This disclosure pertains to novel polyvinyl chloride compositions containing polyvinyl chloride resins and copolyesters. More particularly, the present disclosure pertains to polyvinyl chloride compositions including high glass transition temperature (Tg) copolyesters to increase the Tg and the heat distortion temperature under load (HDTUL) of the polyvinyl chloride compositions.

A rubber composition includes a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber of which iodine value is 120 or less, a polyetherester plasticizer, and a metallic compound, wherein an amount of stearic acid adsorbed by the metallic compound is 80 mg/g or more and 300 mg/g or less.

An article (e.g. film, tape or pipe) is described comprising a microstructured surface. The microstructured surface comprises a thermoplastic polymer; and a block copolymer additive comprising a poly(alkylene)oxide block having a molecular weight greater than 250 or 500 g/mole and at least one hydrophobic block. Also described is a method of making such articles. Also described is a triblock copolymer comprising a poly(alkylene oxide) midblock and hydrocarbon end blocks; and compositions comprising a thermoplastic polymer and un to 50 wt. % of the block copolymer.

The invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene copolymer having an ethylene content of at most 1.0 wt % based on the propylene-ethylene copolymer, wherein the amount of propylene homopolymer or propylene-ethylene copolymer is at least 98 wt %, for example at least 98.5 wt %, preferably at least 99 wt %, more preferably at least 99.5, for example at least 99.75 wt % based on the polypropylene composition, wherein the polypropylene composition has a melt flow rate in the range of 0.70 to 2.4 dg/min as measured according to IS01 133 (2.16 kg/230° C.), an Mw/Mn in the range from 7.0 to 13.0, wherein Mw stands for the weight average molecular weight and Mn stands for the number average weight, an Mz/Mn is in the range from 20 to 50, wherein Mz stands for the z-average molecular weight and wherein Mw, Mn and Mz are measured according to ASTM D6474-12.

Disclosed herein are ethylene-based polymers generally characterized by a density of at least 0.94 g/cm.sup.3, a high load melt index from 4 to 20 g/10 min, a zero-shear viscosity at 190° C. from 20,000 to 400,000 kPa-sec, and a relaxation time at 190° C. from 225 to 3000 sec. These ethylene polymers can be produced by peroxide-treating a broad molecular weight distribution Ziegler-catalyzed resin, and can be used in large diameter, thick wall pipes and other end-use applications.