A multi-modal polymer blend of at least three fractions as determined by TREF is provided. The blend comprises a first propylene-based polymer, a second propylene-based polymer; and a third propylene-based polymer; wherein when subjected to TREF, the polymer blend exhibits: a first fraction that is soluble at −15° C. in xylene, the first fraction having an isotactic (mm) triad tacticity of about 55 mol % to about 85 mol %; a second fraction that is insoluble at −5 C in xylene or dichlorobenzene and soluble at 40° C. in xylene or dichlorobenzene; and a third fraction that is insoluble at 70° C. in xylene or dichlorobenzene and having an isotactic (mm) triad tacticity of about 85 mol % to about 98 mol %. Also provided are hot melt adhesive compositions comprising the polymer blend, tackifier, wax; and optionally a nucleating agent, articles containing the adhesive and methods of fabricating the articles.

Disclosed herein is a composition comprising a propylene based polymer; a polymeric ethylene ionomer; a vulcanizing agent that is a crosslinker and that is reactive with the polymeric ethylene ionomer; and a compatibilizer that is a crystalline block composite including (1) a crystalline ethylene based polymer, (2) a crystalline alpha-olefin based polymer derived from a C.sub.3-10 α-olefin, and (3) a block copolymer comprising 10 to 90 wt % of a crystalline ethylene block comprising at least 85 wt % of units derived from ethylene and 10 to 90 wt % of a crystalline alpha-olefin block comprising at least 90 wt % of units derived from the C.sub.3-10 α-olefin.

New C2C3 random copolymer composition, which shows improved sealing behaviour due to low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high hot tack force. In addition, the inventive composition shows an excellent sterilization behaviour, i.e. retention of low haze level after sterilization. The present invention is furthermore related to the manufacture of said copolymer composition and to its use.

Disclosed are a polyolefin resin composition and a production method using same. The polyolefin resin satisfies the following conditions: (1) melt index (MI2.16, 190° C., under a load of 2.16 kg) is 0.1 to 1.5 g/10 min; (2) density is 0.91 to 0.93 g/cc; (3) polydispersity Index (Mw (weight-average molecular weight)/Mn (number-average molecular weight)) is 3 to 7; (4) Mz (Z-average molecular weight)/Mw (weight-average molecular weight) is 2.3 to 4.5; and (5) COI(Comonomer Orthogonal Index) value calculated by Equation 1 in the specification is 5 to 12. In Equation 1, “SCB number at Mz” represents average number of branches derived from comonomers per 1000 carbon atoms at Z-average molecular weight (Mz), and “SCB number at Mn” represents average number of branches derived from comonomers per 1000 carbon atoms at number-average molecular weight (Mn) based on a molecular weight-comonomer distribution graph.

The invention is directed to a polyethylene composition comprising 20-90 wt % of a LLDPE A and 80-10 wt % of a LLDPE B, wherein i) LLDPE A is obtainable by a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene and another α-olefin in the presence of an Advanced Ziegler-Natta catalyst, ii) LLDPE B is obtainable by a process for producing a copolymer of ethylene and another α-olefin in the presence of a metallocene catalyst.

Fiber reinforced composite comprising a polypropylene with high melting temperature and narrow molecular weight distribution.

The disclosure relates to a process to produce a composition of polyethylene comprising post-consumer resin for the production of caps and closures , comprising in the steps of providing from 20 wt.% to 85 wt.% of a component A being one or more polyethylene post-consumer resins having a melt index ranging from 0.8 to 3.0 g/10 min, and a density ranging from 0.940 to 0.965 g/cm.sup.3; providing a component B being a polyethylene resin having a melt index (MI2) ranging from 0.2 to 1.2 g/10 min, and a density ranging from 0.935 to 0.955 g/cm.sup.3; and a multimodal molecular weight distribution, wherein the component B is selected to have a melt index that is equal or inferior to the melt index (MI2) of the component A and to have a molecular weight distribution M.sub.w/M.sub.n which is at most 14.0 as determined by gel permeation chromatography; and blending the components to form a composition having a melt index ranging from 0.8 to 3.0 g/10 min; wherein the composition has an environmental stress crack resistance of at least 360 hours according to ASTM D1693-15 at 100% Igepal and 50° C. and a weight-average molecular weight M.sub.w of at least 90,000 g/mol.

Fiber reinforced composite comprising a polypropylene with high melting temperature and very narrow molecular weight distribution.

The present disclosure generally relates to catalyst systems, polyethylene compositions, and uses of such compositions in, e.g., films. In an embodiment is provided a film that includes a polyethylene composition, comprising: ethylene and a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin comonomer, the polyethylene composition having at least 75 wt % ethylene content and from 0 wt % to 25 wt % of a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 olefin comonomer content based upon the total weight of the composition as determined by GPC-IR5-LS-VIS, the film having: an average of MD and TD 1% secant modulus of 42,000 psi or greater as determined by ASTM D-882, and a Dart Drop Impact of greater than 400 g/mil, as determined by ASTM D1709. In another embodiment is provided a process for producing a polyethylene composition, comprising: introducing, under first polymerization conditions, ethylene and a C.sub.3-C.sub.40 alpha-olefin to a catalyst system in a reactor, the catalyst system comprising a first catalyst compound, a second catalyst compound, and an activator; and forming a polyethylene composition.

Provided is A polypropylene-based resin composition comprising 2 mass % to 30 mass % of a polypropylene resin (X1) having specific properties, 5 mass % to 98 mass % of a polypropylene resin (X2) having specific properties, and 0 mass % to 80 mass % of a polypropylene-based resin (Y) having specific properties, wherein the total amount of the polypropylene resin (X1), the polypropylene resin (X2) and the polypropylene-based resin (Y) is 100 mass %.