Polyethylene composition with improved balance of impact resistance at low temperatures and Environmental Stress Cracking Resistance (ESCR), particularly suited for producing protective coatings on metal pipes, said composition having the following features: 1) density from 0.938 to 0.948 g/cm.sup.3; 2) ratio MIF/MIP from 15 to 25; 3) MIF from 30 to 45 g/10 min.; 4) Mz equal to or greater than 1000000 g/mol; 5) LCBI equal to or greater than 0.55.

The present technology relates to a polyethylene composition suitable for producing small articles such as flexible and collapsible tubes by blow molding comprising: 1) a density from 0.948 to 0.955 g/cm.sup.3; 2) a MIF/MIP ratio from 12 to 25; 3) a MIF from 25 to 40 g/10 min; 4) a Mz from 1000000 to 2000000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55.

The present technology relates to a polyethylene composition suitable for producing small articles such as flexible and collapsible tubes by blow molding comprising: 1) a density from 0.948 to 0.955 g/cm.sup.3; 2) a MIF/MIP ratio from 12 to 25; 3) a MIF from 25 to 40 g/10 min; 4) a Mz from 1000000 to 2000000 g/mol; and 5) a long-chain branching index, LCBI, equal to or greater than 0.55.

A polyethylene composition which when made into a film layer having a thickness of about 1 mil exhibits a machine direction (MD) 1% secant modulus of ≥190 MPa and an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of ≥650 cm.sup.3 per 100 inch.sup.2 per day, and when made into a film layer having a thickness of about 2 mil exhibits a seal initiation temperature (SIT) of ≤100° C. and an area of hot tack window (AHTW) of ≥160 Newtons.Math.° C.

A polyethylene-based resin composition for injection stretch blow molding may include a copolymer of ethylene and one or more C4-C8 α-olefins. The composition may have a density, according to ASTM D792, that ranges from about 0.946 to 0.960 g/cm.sup.3 and a melt index (15), as measured according to ASTM D 1238 at 190° C. under a 5.0 kg load, ranging from about 5.0 to 50 g/10 min. A method of producing an article may include injection molding the composition to give a preform; and stretch-blowing the preform to provide the article.

An expanded polypropylene resin particle is obtained from a base material resin having a melting point of 140° C. to 150° C., wherein the base material resin includes a polypropylene resin A including 3 weight % to 15 weight % of 1-butene and having a melting point of 130° C. to 140° C.; and a polypropylene resin B having a melting point of 145° C. to 165° C., and wherein the expanded polypropylene resin particle has an average cell diameter of 100 μm to 340 μm.

The present invention relates to a polyethylene resin suitable for preparing moulded articles, such as caps and closures. The invention provides in particular a polyethylene resin comprising at least two polyethylene fractions A and B, wherein said polyethylene resin has a melt index (MI2), of at least 3.0 g/10 min to at most 5.5 g/10 min as measured according to ISO 1133, condition D, at 190° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg, and a density of at least 0.955 g/cm.sup.3 to at most 0.965 g/cm.sup.3 as measured according to ISO 1183 at 23° C., and a molecular weight distribution M.sub.w/M.sub.n which is at most 7.0, as determined by gel permeation chromatography, with M.sub.w being the weight-average molecular weight and M.sub.n being the number-average molecular weight; and wherein said polyethylene fraction A has a high load melt index (HLMI), as measured according to ISO 1133:1997 condition G at 190° C. and under a load of 21.6 kg, of at least 10.5 and a melt index (MI2) of at least 0.5 g/10 min to at most 1.5 g/10 min as measured according to ISO 1133, condition D, at 190° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg. The invention further relates to a process for preparing said polyethylene resin, to a cap or closure comprising said polyethylene, and to a process for producing such a cap or closure.

A propylene copolymer composition comprising A) a propylene butylene copolymer which is—free of phthalicacid esters as well as decomposition products thereof; —obtained by a Ziegler-Natta catalyst and B) at least one α-nucleating agent, the propylene copolymer composition having—a MFR (2.16 kg/210° C.) in the range of 2 to 100 g/10 min—a melting point Tm(1) of less than 140° C.—a melting point Tm(2) of at least 150° C., said Tm(2) being associated with more than 75% of the total melting enthalpy and whereby the propylene copolymer—has monomer units derived from a) propylene in an amount of 90.0-98.0 mol.-% b) butylene in an amount of 2.0-10.0 mol.-% with respect to the total weight of the propylene butylene copolymer—an isotacticity mm % as determined by .sup.13C NMR spectroscopy of below 99.0%; and—a Koenig-B parameter with respect to butylene as determined by .sup.13C NMR spectroscopy of more than 0.98.

A polyethylene composition for producing blow-molded hollow articles, having the following features: 1) a density from 0.945 to 0.958 g/cm.sup.3, determined according to ISO 1183 at 23° C.; 2) a ratio MIF/MI10 from 2 to 10; 3) a η.sub.0.02 from 200,000 to 800,000 Pa.Math.s; 4) a LCBI equal to or lower than 0.80; and 5) a ratio (η.sub.0.02/1000)/LCBI equal to or greater than 350.

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.