The present invention relates to a pipe comprising an ethylene-based polymer, wherein the ethylene-based polymer: ⋅ comprises ≥0.10 mol % of units derived from 1-hexene, with regard to the total molar quantity of polymeric units of the ethylene-based polymer; ⋅ has an M.sub.w/M.sub.n as determined in accordance with ASTM D6474 (2012) of ≥2.5 and ≤4.0, preferably of ≥2.5 and ≤3.4; ⋅ has a density as determined in accordance with ASTM D792 (2008) of ≥925 and ≤945 kg/m.sup.3; and ⋅ in the molecular weight range of log(M.sub.w) between 4.0 and 5.5, has a comonomer branch content of between 2 and 15 comonomer-derived branches per 1000 carbon atoms in the polymer, as determined via .sup.13C NMR. Such pipe provides a desirably high long-term strength, as demonstrated by its high strain hardening modulus, as well as desirably high impact strength, as demonstrated by its high Charpy impact strength. Further, such pipe may be compliant with the PE-RT requirements of ISO 22391-1 (2009). For example, such pipe may be used for containing water at temperatures in the range of 40° C. to 80°.

A process for polymerizing propylene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst by copolymerizing propylene with a comonomer selected from the group of ethylene and C4-C10 alpha-olefins in three polymerization stages. The polymer produced in the first polymerization stage has the highest melt flow rate and the lowest content of comonomer. The polymer produced in the last polymerization stage has the lowest melt flow rate and the highest content of comonomer. The polymer composition produced by the process has good mechanical properties and can be used for making pipes. The process has a good productivity.

Injection molded article made from a composition containing 81-88 wt % of a propylene homopolymer (A) having a melt flow rate of between 1 and 2 g/10 min, 12-19 wt % of a propylene-ethylene copolymer (B) containing 45-65 wt % of ethylene, and 50-10000 ppm by weight of a nucleating agent. The total ethylene content of the composition is 6-10 wt %, and the melt flow rate (MFR) of the composition is 0.7-2 g/10 min.

The invention relates to a heterophasic propylene copolymer composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer (A), optionally an ethylene-unit containing polymer (B) and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) consists of a) a propylene-based matrix wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 90 wt % of propylene units and at most 10 wt % of comonomer units selected from ethylene monomer units and α-olefin monomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount from 87.0 to 92.0 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer and b) a dispersed ethylene α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount from 8.0 to 13.0 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the weight of the propylene-based matrix and the weight of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is 100 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein C) the inorganic filler is present in an amount of 0.10 to 4.9 wt % based on the composition wherein the melt flow index of the composition is in the range from 5.0 to 9.0 dg/min as determined according to ISO 1133:2011 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg and wherein the total amount of ethylene units in the composition are in the range from 5.7 to 10.0 wt % based on the composition.

Polyethylene composition comprising a melt blend, the melt blend comprising: a) a first multimodal polyethylene, the first multimodal polyethylene having a medium weight average molecular weight of a high weight average molecular weight, a density of more than 0.950 to 0.965 g/cm.sup.3 according to ISO 1183 and a MFR.sub.2 of 0.3 to 2.0 g/10 min according to ISO 1133; and b) a second multimodal polyethylene, the second multimodal polyethylene having a high weight average molecular weight, a density of 0.940 to 0.950 g/cm.sup.3 according to ISO 1183 and a MFR.sub.2 of 0.03 to 0.15 g/10 min according to ISO 1133; wherein the polymer composition has a Full Notch Creep Test (FNCT) according to ISO 16770 of at least 58 hours and a Charpy impact strength at a temperature of 23° C. of at least 4 kJ/m.sup.2 according to ISO 179.

The present invention relates to an ethylene/1-hexene or ethylene/1-butene copolymer having excellent processibility. The ethylene/1-hexene or ethylene/1-butene copolymer according to the present invention has high molecular weight and wide molecular weight distribution, and thus excellent processibility, and has excellent environmental stress crack resistance, and thus, may be applied for a high inner pressure heating pipe, a mining pipe, or a large-diameter pipe, and the like.

The invention is directed to a resin particle composition, containing: resin particles; lubricant particles; and silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40, and a resin particle composition, containing: resin particles, on the surface of which at least a part of a release agent is exposed; and silica particles having a compression aggregation degree of 60% to 95% and a particle compression ratio of 0.20 to 0.40.

The invention relates to a profile made from a polymer material comprising a linear low-density polyethylene and a very low-density polyethylene having a specific range of flexural modulus, and to a flexible hose made from said profile. It is part of the invention that the profile wall thickness of the flexible hose is reduced while a sufficient and efficacious value for the flex life is maintained and while a sufficiently high memory is maintained, when compared to the common wall thickness of current hoses, such that the hose of the invention has a reduced weight while the durability and fatigue resistance of the hose is maintained at a sufficiently high value.

The present invention relates to a polypropylene composition comprising a multimodal propylene random copolymer with at least one comonomer selected from alpha-olefins with 2 or 4 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein the polypropylene composition has a melt flow rate MFR.sub.2 (2.16 kg, 230° C.) of 0.05 to 1.0 g/10 min, determined according to ISO 1133, a polydispersity index (PI) of 2.0 to 7.0, and a Charpy Notched Impact Strength at 0° C. of more than 4.0 kJ/m.sup.2, determined according to ISO 179/1eA:2000 using notched injection moulded specimens, a process for producing said polypropylene composition, an article comprising said polypropylene composition and the use of said polypropylene composition for the production of an article.

Polymer compositions comprising at least two polyethylene polymers, for example, recycled polymer compositions, methods for the production thereof, the use of functional fillers in said compositions, and articles formed from the polymer compositions. Pipe having at least one wall, the pipe having a nominal inside diameter of at least about 400 mm and a SN of at least about 4, and wherein the at least one wall comprises at least about 25% by weight of recycled polymer, based on the total weight of the at least one wall.