A composite material and method of producing a composite material for use in fabrication, building and construction is disclosed. A composition as disclosed herein comprises a high proportion of particulate waste material dispersed in a matrix of thermoplastic polymer and wax. A method of producing a composite material comprises melt mixing thermoplastic polymer and wax with a particulate material, thereby dispersing the particulate material in a melt mixture of the composite material.

A color rubber composition for tires according to an embodiment contains a rubber component, a pigment other than black or white, a petroleum wax, and a white filler. The petroleum wax has a normal/iso ratio (mass ratio) of 70/30 to 90/10. The carbon number distribution for iso components in the whole petroleum wax is 1.0% or less for 25 or less carbon atoms, 4.0 to 8.0% for 26 to 32 carbon atoms, 5.0 to 15.0% for 33 to 44 carbon atoms, and 1.0% or more for 45 or more carbon atoms. The carbon number distribution for normal components in the whole petroleum wax is 5.0 to 18.0% for 25 or less carbon atoms, 40.0 to 48.0% for 26 to 32 carbon atoms, 15.0 to 27.5% for 33 to 44 carbon atoms, and 2.0% or more for 45 or more carbon atoms.

A color rubber composition for tires according to an embodiment contains a rubber component, a pigment other than black or white, a petroleum wax, and a white filler. The petroleum wax has a normal/iso ratio (mass ratio) of 70/30 to 90/10. The carbon number distribution for iso components in the whole petroleum wax is 1.0% or less for 25 or less carbon atoms, 4.0 to 8.0% for 26 to 32 carbon atoms, 5.0 to 15.0% for 33 to 44 carbon atoms, and 1.0% or more for 45 or more carbon atoms. The carbon number distribution for normal components in the whole petroleum wax is 5.0 to 18.0% for 25 or less carbon atoms, 40.0 to 48.0% for 26 to 32 carbon atoms, 15.0 to 27.5% for 33 to 44 carbon atoms, and 2.0% or more for 45 or more carbon atoms.

A rubber composition includes: 100 parts by mass of a nitrile rubber (A); 10 to 300 parts by mass of a white filler (B); 0.3 to 10 parts by mass of a paraffin wax (C); and 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of a dithiocarbamic acid salt-based antioxidant (D). The nitrile rubber (A) has a content of an acrylonitrile unit of 19 to 30 mass %, and the paraffin wax (C) has a melting point of 45 to 100° C.

A rubber composition includes: 100 parts by mass of a nitrile rubber (A); 10 to 300 parts by mass of a white filler (B); 0.3 to 10 parts by mass of a paraffin wax (C); and 0.5 to 5 parts by mass of a dithiocarbamic acid salt-based antioxidant (D). The nitrile rubber (A) has a content of an acrylonitrile unit of 19 to 30 mass %, and the paraffin wax (C) has a melting point of 45 to 100° C.

The present invention provides a resin composition for injection molding that can provide a molded body having excellent thermal stability, excellent thermal fluidity, and high water pressure resistance without a heavy metal such as lead or tin. The present invention also provides a molded body including the resin composition for injection molding. Provided is a resin composition for injection molding containing: a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride; polyvinyl chloride; and a thermal stabilizer, the thermal stabilizer containing a calcium alkyl carboxylate and a zinc compound, the polyvinyl chloride having a degree of polymerization of 400 to 1,000, the resin composition containing the polyvinyl chloride in an amount of 1 to 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride.

The present invention provides a resin composition for injection molding that can provide a molded body having excellent thermal stability, excellent thermal fluidity, and high water pressure resistance without a heavy metal such as lead or tin. The present invention also provides a molded body including the resin composition for injection molding. Provided is a resin composition for injection molding containing: a chlorinated polyvinyl chloride; polyvinyl chloride; and a thermal stabilizer, the thermal stabilizer containing a calcium alkyl carboxylate and a zinc compound, the polyvinyl chloride having a degree of polymerization of 400 to 1,000, the resin composition containing the polyvinyl chloride in an amount of 1 to 30 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride.

The present disclosure provides a tire having excellent enduring performance. The present disclosure relates to a tire including a tread containing a rubber composition, the rubber composition satisfying the following relationships 1) to 3) when measured within 180 days after vulcanization: 1) Hso/Hsa×100≥95 wherein Hso: hardness at room temperature, Hsa: hardness at room temperature after heat treatment at 80° C. for 168 hours; 2) As/Ts×100≤70 wherein Ts: sulfur content before acetone extraction, As: sulfur content after acetone extraction; and 3) Swell≤330 wherein Swell: toluene swelling index.

A method for producing a modified polytetrafluoroethylene, the method including: polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in which a polymer having units based on a fluorine-free monomer is present. The fluorine-free monomer is a monomer represented by formula (1): CH.sub.2═CR.sup.1-L-R.sup.2, where R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, L is a single bond, —CO—O—*, —O—CO—* or —O—, * is a bonding position to R.sup.2, and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group. To the total amount of tetrafluoroethylene supplied to the polymerization, a proportion of the polymer is from 0.001 to 0.050 mass %.

A method for producing a modified polytetrafluoroethylene, the method including: polymerizing tetrafluoroethylene in an aqueous medium in which a polymer having units based on a fluorine-free monomer is present. The fluorine-free monomer is a monomer represented by formula (1): CH.sub.2═CR.sup.1-L-R.sup.2, where R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, L is a single bond, —CO—O—*, —O—CO—* or —O—, * is a bonding position to R.sup.2, and R.sup.2 is an alkyl group. To the total amount of tetrafluoroethylene supplied to the polymerization, a proportion of the polymer is from 0.001 to 0.050 mass %.