One aspect of the present application relates to a resin composition including a modified polyphenylene ether compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated double bond at a molecular end, a maleimide compound having two or more N-substituted maleimide groups in one molecule, and a liquid styrene-butadiene copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of less than 10000 and having a 1,2-vinyl group.

The present invention relates to a flame-retardant composition, a method for preparing the same and an article therefrom. The composition may include at least one thermoplastic polyurethane, at least one primary flame retardant, and at least one metal carbonate particle.

A polymeric composition includes a silane functionalized polyolefin, a brominated flame retardant having a Temperature of 5% Mass Loss from 350° C. to 500° C. and from 2 wt % to 50 wt % Retained Mass at 650° C. The 5% Mass Loss and Retained Mass at 650° C. are measured according to Thermogravimetric Analysis. The polymeric composition also includes a zinc (Zn) flame retardant synergist. The polymeric composition is free of antimony trioxide and has a zinc to bromine (Br) molar ratio (Zn:Br molar ratio) of greater than 0.0 to 0.160.

The invention provides a polymer composition comprising a) a low density polyethylene (LDPE); and b) a conjugated aromatic polymer. The invention also relates to cables comprising said polymer composition and the use of the polymer composition in the manufacture of an insulation layer of cable.

The invention relates to polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) copolymer compositions that have improved crosslinking efficiency and performance. The PVDF copolymer contains a high level (>14 and preferably greater than 16 wt %) of a fluorinated comonomer, and has a high molecular weight as measured by the melt viscosity at 230° C. and 100 sec−1 of 18 to 40 kpoise. The composition can be effectively cross-linked with a low level radiation (high cross-linking efficiency). The cross-linked composition is useful in high-temperature applications, such as automotive wire and cable, and heat shrink tubing.

The present disclosure relates to a high-voltage (HV) bushing comprising a condenser core configured for surrounding a HV electrical conductor. The condenser core comprises an insulation material comprising wound layers of a permeable solid material impregnated with a thermo-reversible gel. The gel comprises an oil and a thickener, the oil comprising iso-paraffinic oil in an amount within the range of 0.1-100 wt % of the oil and the thickener comprising at least one copolymer in an amount within the range of 0.1-10 wt % of the gel.

The invention provides a semiconductive polymer composition comprising (a) a base polymer of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer, (b) at least 25 wt % carbon black; and (c) at least 1 wt % of an ethylene vinyl acetate wax.

A polymeric composition includes (a) 1 wt % to 45 wt % of an ethylene-based polymer; (b) 50 wt % to 90 wt % of a polybutylene terephthalate having a melt flow index from 21 g/10 min. to 35 g/10 min at 250 C and 2.16 Kg; and (c) 3.5 wt % to 10 wt % of a compatibilizer comprising a maleated ethylene-based polymer and ethylene n-butylacrylate glycidyl methacrylate.

A resin composition contains propylene and ethylene and has a melting point of 140° C. or more and 150° C. or less, and an enthalpy of fusion of the resin composition is 60 J/g or more and 100 J/g or less.

An electrical wire includes a conductor and an insulating layer that covers the conductor and that is cross-linked. The insulating layer is a cross-linked product of a resin composition including (a) a base polymer containing polyolefin and a compatibilizer, (b) a photoradical generator of 0.5 parts by mass or more and 3 parts by mass or less relative to the 100 parts by mass of the base polymer, and (c) a reactive monomer of 1 part by mass or more and 5 parts by mass or less relative to the 100 parts by mass of the base polymer. A relative dielectric constant of the insulating layer is less than 2.5.