A thermosetting silicone resin composition contains the following components (A-1) to (D): (A-1) an alkenyl group-containing linear organopolysiloxane; (A-2) a branched organopolysiloxane shown by (R.sup.1.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.a(R.sup.2.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.b(SiO.sub.4/2).sub.c (1); (B-1) a branched organohydrogenpolysiloxane shown by (HR.sup.2.sub.2SiO.sub.1/2).sub.d(R.sup.2.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.e(SiO.sub.4/2).sub.f (2); (B-2) a linear organohydrogenpolysiloxane shown by (R.sup.2.sub.3SiO.sub.1/2).sub.2(HR.sup.2SiO.sub.2/2).sub.x(R.sup.2.sub.2SiO.sub.2/2).sub.y (3); (C) an adhesion aid which is an epoxy group-containing branched organopolysiloxane; and (D) a catalyst containing a combination of a zero-valent platinum complex with a divalent platinum complex and/or a tetravalent platinum complex. This provides a thermosetting silicone resin composition which causes little contamination at a gold pad portion and has excellent adhesiveness to a silver lead frame.

Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition for a weather strip material which is used for obtaining a molded product which has excellent adhesiveness to both a thermoplastic elastomer adherend and a crystalline ethylene resin adherend and also has excellent heat resistance at a fused portion. The thermoplastic elastomer composition for a weather strip material according to the disclosure contains: an ethylene-α-olefin copolymer rubber (A); an α-olefin crystalline thermoplastic resin (B) having a melting point of 140° C. or higher; an olefin block copolymer (C) obtained by hydrogenating a block copolymer which has a conjugated diene polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of 25 mol % or less at both ends and also has a conjugated diene polymer block with a 1,2-vinyl bond content of more than 25 mol % in the middle; and a crystalline ethylene resin (D).

The present invention concerns a biodegradable and compostable composition comprising i) 15-70% by weight of at least one biodegradable and/or decayable aromatic polyester; ii) 0-40% by weight of dolomite and/or calcium carbonate particles having a polished surface; iii) 0-30% by weight of starch of vegetable origin; iv) 1-5% by weight of at least one oil of vegetable origin; v) 5-30% by weight of an additive chosen from hydrated magnesium silicate such as talcum powder; vi) 0-50% by weight of at least one aliphatic polyester.

The invention relates to a process which responds to this problem scenario. The invention therefore relates to a process for preparing a rubber composition based on at least one diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crumb rubber and a crosslinking system, said process comprising at least the following steps: incorporating the reinforcing filler into the diene elastomer, all at once or in several stages, and mixing; when the temperature of the mixture reaches a temperature of greater than 100° C., adding the crumb rubber; continuing the mixing up to a maximum temperature of between 120° C. and 190° C.; cooling the mixture to a temperature of less than 100° C.; incorporating the crosslinking system and mixing up to a maximum temperature of less than 110° C.

A resin composition containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (II), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer (P) containing a polymer block (A) containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 1 to 100% by mass of a structural unit (b1) derived from farnesene and 99 to 0% by mass of a structural unit (b2) derived from a conjugated diene other than farnesene, wherein the hydrogenation rate of carbon-carbon double bonds in the structural unit derived from a conjugated diene in the block copolymer (P) is 70 mol % or more, and in the resin composition, the content of the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (I) is 40 to 95% by mass and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (II) is 5 to 60% by mass.

Expandable chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin particles from which a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin foamed molded product achieving both high expansion ratio and excellent surface appearance are provided. The expandable chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin particles have a porosity of not more than 5.5 (ml/100 g).

A prepreg is provided that has excellent processability and handleability and that can be processed into a cured product with high heat resistance. Also provided is a method to produce such a prepreg in an industrially advantageous way without being restricted by the types and contents of the matrix resin components used. The prepreg includes at least components [A] to [D] as given below and a preliminary reaction product that is a reaction product of the component [B] and the component [C], at least one surface resin in the prepreg having a storage elastic modulus G′ in the range of 1.0×10.sup.3 to 2.0×10.sup.8 Pa as measured at a temperature of 40° C. and an angular frequency in the range of 0.06 to 314 rad/s: [A] carbon fiber, [B] epoxy resin, [C] curing agent, and [D] thermoplastic resin.

A thermoplastic acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer/lignin blend is provided, whereas the blend comprises (i) an amount of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer; (ii) an amount of lignin; and (iii) an amount of compatibilizing agent capable of imparting improved ductility and impact strength to the resultant blend. Methods of improving impact strength and ductility of a thermoplastic acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer/lignin blend and articles made therefrom are also disclosed.

A thermoplastic elastomer composition and method of making the thermoplastic elastomer are disclosed. The thermoplastic elastomer may comprise a polymer blend. The polymer bland may comprise a non-crosslinked elastomer, oil, polyethylene, and anti-oxidant. The oil may be from about 15 wt. % to about 50 wt. % oil. The polyethylene may be from about 3 wt. % to about 30 wt. %. The anti-oxidant may be from about 0 to about 0.5 wt. %.

The invention relates to a composite component that has improved bonding properties and includes a substrate (i) made of a thermoplastic polymer blend composition, and a coating (ii); in a layer located 5 to 10 μm below the boundary surface between the substrate (i) and the coating (ii), the substrate (i) has a dispersed, non-lamellar phase structure. The invention also relates to a method for manufacturing the composite component.