The invention relates to plastic films and a silicone containing polymer blend composition that can be used in the production of the plastic films which is a polymer composition obtainable from, per 100 parts by weight of the composition, 99.99 to 90 parts by weight of a polyolefin polymer (P) and 0.01 to 10 parts by weight of a masterbatch (M).

A composition comprises a highly filled polymeric concentrate produced by melt processing a filler with a liquid polymeric dispersion.

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

A method of manufacturing a film having an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) value in the range of 0.1 to 200 cc/m.sup.2*24 h at 23 C., 50% relative humidity (RH), and an OTR value in the range of 0.1 to 2000 cc/m.sup.2*24 h at 38 C. at 85% RH, comprising at least 60% by weight nanocellulose based on the weight of the total amount of fibers in the film, wherein the method comprises the steps of, providing an aqueous suspension comprising said nanocellulose; forming a web from said aqueous suspension; calendering said web at a line load of at least 40 kN/m, and at a temperature of at least 60 C. wherein said film is formed and said web has an OTR value in the range of 50 to 10 000 cc/m.sup.2*24 h at 23 C., 50% RH before said calendering step, or more preferably in the range of 500 to 5000 cc/m.sup.2*24 h at 23 C., 50% RH before said calendering step.

Provided is a rubber composition that can improve the on-ice performance of a rubber article such as a tire while maintaining the wear resistance of the rubber article at a good level. The rubber composition contains a rubber component and fibrous or flat particles, where the particles form a plurality of aggregates in the rubber composition, and a proportion of aggregate having an aggregation diameter of 10 m or more and 1000 m or less is 70% or more among the plurality of aggregates.

The present invention relates to a masterbatch for use in a process of preparing a composite material comprising a blend of a first semi-crystalline polymer with at least 5 wt % carbon nanotubes. Good dispersion of the carbon nanotube is obtained within the masterbatch and evidenced by the blending of the masterbatch with a second semi-crystalline polymer miscible with the first one in respective proportions to obtain a composite material containing about 1 wt % of carbon nanotubes wherein said composite material yields an agglomerate area fraction U % lower than 2 and a surface resistivity lower than 10.sup.5 ohm/sq.

A masterbatch formulation comprising from 40 to 82.5 wt. % of a polyolefin resin; from 0.5 to 10 wt. % of a hydrophilic fumed silica, wherein the hydrophilic fumed silica has a specific surface area of 30 m.sup.2/g to 750 m.sup.2/g; and greater than or equal to 17 wt. % of an anti-dripping agent.

The present invention provides expanded polylactic acid resin beads, in which each bead is composed of a core layer that is in an expanded state and contains a crystalline polylactic acid resin, and a coating layer that coats the core layer and contains a mixed resin of an amorphous polylactic acid resin and a crystalline polyolefin resin, wherein the content of the crystalline polyolefin resin in the coating layer is 3% by weight or more and less than 50% by weight. The expanded polylactic acid resin beads can stably produce a molded article of expanded polylactic acid resin beads excellent in fusibility of the expanded polylactic acid resin beads therein and also excellent in solvent resistance.

A composition comprising an ethylene-based polymer, which comprises the following properties: a) (Mw(abs)/Mw(conv)2.00)*(100,000 g/mol/Mw(abs))*CDF?IR #191 (MW10,000 g/mol)0.030; and b) a melt index (I2) from 0.30 to 2.50 g/10 min.

An additive masterbatch composition comprising a semi-crystalline polyolefin carrier resin and an additive package comprising a flame retardant. A moisture-curable polyolefin composition comprising the additive masterbatch composition and a (hydrolyzable silyl group)-functional polyolefin prepolymer. A method of making the compositions; a moisture-cured polyolefin composition prepared therefrom; a manufactured article comprising or made from the formulation; and a method of using the manufactured article.