Articles made from a moisture-curable, polymeric composition comprising in weight percent based on the weight of the composition: (A) 2 to less than 80 weight percent (wt %) of an ethylenic polymer with (1) a crystallinity at room temperature of 34% to 55%, or 65% to 80%, and (2) a melt index (I.sub.2) of 0.1 to 50 decigrams per minute (dg/min); (B) 3 to 30 wt % of a halogenated flame retardant; (C) 3 to 30 wt % an inorganic antimony flame retardant; and (D) 0 to 10 wt % of at least one of an inorganic flame retardant other than the inorganic antimony flame retardant, e.g., zinc oxide
exhibit enhanced ACBD properties in comparison to articles alike in all respects except made from a composition comprising an ethylenic polymer without the requisite crystallinity at room temperature.

A recording paper includes: a laminated resin film including a substrate composed of a thermoplastic resin film and an underlayer disposed on at least one side of the substrate and composed of a thermoplastic resin composition; and a resin coating disposed facing the underlayer of the laminated resin film, wherein the underlayer has an indentation modulus of 50 to 1200 MPa, the resin coating contains a resin that is a reaction product of a cationic water-soluble polymer and a silane coupling agent, a content of a silane coupling agent component is 15 to 60 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic water-soluble polymer component in the resin coating, the resin coating is free from thermoplastic resin particles, and a content of an inorganic filler is 9 parts by mass or less with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cationic water-soluble polymer component in the resin coating.

A method of recycling a large amount of insole scrap stack is proposed. The method includes forming a plate-shaped stack made of flat-plate-shaped foam and woven fabric, separating an insole scrap stack from the plate-shaped stack, and forming a pulverized insole scrap having an average diameter of 0.05 to 0.7 mm by cool-pulverizing or freeze-pulverizing the insole scrap stack at 10° C. or less. The pulverized insole scrap may be used for manufacturing foam.

A composition includes 65.0-99.85 wt % of a high heat copolycarbonate, the high heat copolycarbonate further having a number ratio of carbon atoms to a total of hydrogen, oxygen, and fluorine atoms of less than 1.12, preferably from 0.83 to less than 1.12; 0.05-0.5 wt % of a first roughening agent; and 0.1-15.0 wt % of an organic slip agent, wherein the organic slip agent comprises pentaerythritol tetrastearate, dipentaerythritol hexastearate, glycerol tristearate, high density poly(ethylene), polymethylpentene, a poly(carbonate-siloxane), or a combination thereof; wherein each amount is based on the total weight of the composition and totals 100 wt %.

A method for making polymeric pellets and films therefrom is disclosed. The polymeric pellets and films include a mixture of at least three distinct polymeric materials along with a compatibilizer and a rheology modifier.

The present disclosure provides a foamable composition containing (A) a high density polyethylene (HDPE); (B) a low density polyethylene (LDPE); (C) a peroxide-modified HDPE; and (D) a nucleator. The present disclosure also provides a process for making a foam composition. Additionally, the present disclosure provides a foam formed from a foamable composition, and a cable with an insulation layer containing the foam.

A low density polyethylene (LDPE) having a z-average molecular weight Mz (cony) from 425,000 g/mol to 800,000 g/mol, a melt index I.sub.2 less than or equal to 0.20 g/10 min, and a conventional GPC Mw/Mn from 8.0 to 10.6. A LDPE having a GPC-light scattering parameter (LSP) less than 2.00, a ratio of viscosity measured at 0.1 radians/second and 190° C. to a viscosity measured at 100 radians/second and 190° C. that is greater than 50, and a z-average molecular weight Mz (cony) from 425,000 g/mol to 800,000 g/mol.

Sheets made from metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene polymers, optionally, with other polymers, are disclosed.

The present disclosure provides a multilayer film. The multilayer film includes at least two layers including a sealant layer and a second layer in contact with the sealant layer. The sealant layer contains (A) a first ethylene-based polymer having a density from 0.895 g/cc to 0.925 g/cc and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to 30 g/10 min; (B) a branched fatty acid amide; and (C) a linear saturated fatty acid amide, wherein the branched fatty acid amide and the linear saturated fatty acid amide have a weight ratio of from 1:5 to 3:1. The second layer contains a second ethylene-based polymer.

The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a structure that includes

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where R.sub.1 includes at least one of a carbon atom and/or an oxygen atom, R.sup.2 includes at least one of a carbon atom and/or an oxygen atom, and represents a covalent bond. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the composition may be bioderived.