The present invention relates to a laminated foam sheet including a foam layer and a non-foam layer positioned on one surface or both surfaces of the foam layer, in which a closed cell ratio of the foam layer is 70% or more and a thickness is 2.0 to 6.0 mm, and the non-foam layer includes a non-crosslinked olefin-based elastomer.

Provided are a resin composition and masterbatch pellets, which enable a molded resin composition product to improve both flexural modulus and Izod impact strength, and a molded resin composition product having both improved flexural modulus and improved Izod impact strength, and a method for producing the same. The resin composition includes 45 to 95 mass % of an olefin polymer, 1 to 50 mass % of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate, 0.00001 to 0.8 mass % of spherical silica particles, and 0.1 to 10 mass % of a lubricant. Also, the masterbatch pellets are for production of the resin composition by kneading the masterbatch pellets with a diluent containing olefin polymer, and the masterbatch pellets contain 10 to 50 mass % of an olefin polymer, 35 to 80 mass % of fibrous basic magnesium sulfate, 0.00005 to 5.0 mass % of spherical silica particles, and 0.5 to 10 mass % of a lubricant.

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.

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 matte synthetic paper is a biaxially oriented polypropylene synthetic paper having a thickness of 25 to 300 m, and includes a printing surface layer as an outermost paper layer. Moreover, by adding a mist flour or a thermoplastic elastomer, the haze and gloss of the printing surface layer can be improved. According to Tappi T480, the printing surface layer having gloss of 15 to 50% is suitable to be printing paper.

Cast films made from metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene polymers, optionally, with other polymers, and processes for making the same, are disclosed.

A cellulose-aluminum-dispersing polyethylene resin composite material, in which a cellulose fiber and aluminum are dispersed into a polyethylene resin, wherein a proportion of the cellulose fiber is 1 part by mass or more and 70 parts by mass or less in a total content of 100 parts by mass of the polyethylene resin, and the cellulose fiber, and wherein water absorption ratio of the composite material satisfies the following formula:

(Water absorption ratio)<(cellulose effective mass ratio).sup.20.01; [Formula]: a pellet and a formed body using the composite material, and a method of producing these.

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.

Provided is a polyethylene film showing more excellent blocking resistance in unwinding from the film roll state and more excellent blocking resistance between sealants after lamination with a base material, and having transparency and excellent heat sealing property even at low temperatures. A polyethylene film wherein in at least either face, a ratio between an arithmetic mean roughness in a machine direction of film (Ra(MD)), and an arithmetic mean roughness in a direction perpendicular to the machine direction (Ra(TD)) satisfies the following formula (1):
1.2Ra(TD)/Ra(MD)3.6(1) (Ra(MD): arithmetic mean roughness [m] measured in the machine direction of film, and Ra(TD): arithmetic mean roughness [m] measured in the direction perpendicular to the machine direction of film).

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.