A resin composition includes a resin (A), a resin (B), and resin particles (C), and has a continuous phase containing the resin (A) and dispersed phases containing the resin (B), in which when a cross section of the resin composition along an extrusion direction in producing the resin composition is observed, an area circle equivalent diameter d.sub.80, which is an area circle equivalent diameter corresponding to 80% from a small diameter side in a number cumulative distribution of area circle equivalent diameters of the dispersed phases, is 600 nm or less.

A footwear article is provided. The footwear article includes a shoe sole. The shoe sole includes a crosslinked foam polyolefin elastomer having a density less than 0.88 g/cm.sup.3, the crosslinked foam polyolefin elastomer including: a silane-grafted polyolefin elastomer, a silane-grafted olefin block copolymer, a polyolefin elastomer (POE), an olefin block copolymer (OBC), or a combination thereof; an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer; a crosslinker; a condensation catalyst; and a foaming agent. The shoe sole exhibits a compression set of from about 1.0% to about 50.0%, as measured according to ASTM D 395 (48 hrs @ 50 C.).

Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive consisting essentially of an amorphous polyolefin composition comprising more than 40% 1-butene and a second amorphous polymer comprising at least one butene monomer, the polymer having a molecular weight (MW.sub.n) of at least 1000, wherein the polymer is compatible with the polyolefin.

A flame retardant composition containing a piperazine phosphate, a melamine phosphate, and an oil having a siloxane bond and a specific gravity of 0.930 to less than 0.970 at 25 C. The oil is present in an amount of 0.01 to 5 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the sum of the piperazine phosphate and the melamine phosphate. The flame retardant composition preferably further contains 0.01 to 5 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the sum of the piperazine phosphate and the melamine phosphate, of a methylhydrogen silicone oil having hydrogen as part of the side chains of polysiloxane and a specific gravity of 0.970 to less than 1.01 at 25 C.

The invention relates to a polymer composition (P), comprising at least one acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer (A) (ABS copolymer (A)), characterized in that the polymer composition (P) has a surface energy of >38 dyne/cm. The invention further relates to a process for painting a surface of a polymer moulded article comprising the polymer composition (P), wherein no pre-treatment of the surface of the polymer moulded article, such as primer coating, is required prior to the application of the paint.

Disposable absorbent articles assembled from a collection of components using an adhesive composition is disclosed. The adhesive composition comprises at least 90 wt. % of a copolymer, wherein the copolymer comprises from about 30 mole % to about 70 mole % of propene monomer units and from about 30 mole % to about 75 mole % of 1-butene monomer units. The adhesive composition is free of a heterophase copolymer.

Provided are a tread rubber composition and a pneumatic tire, which exhibit excellent wet grip performance when thermally damaged. A tread rubber composition having acetone extractable contents before and after heat aging (denoted by AEf and AEo, respectively) that satisfy the following relationships 1) and 2):

1) AEf16.0%;
2) AEo/AEf10095%.

The invention relates to a rubber compositions containing a specialized styrene/butadiene elastomer with molecular weight profile containing a limited low molecular weight content and precipitated silica reinforcement and tire with at least one component, such as for example a tread, comprised of such rubber composition.

An oil mist suppressant is provided that effectively suppresses the formation of oil mist from an oil during treatment using the oil. In general, the oil mist suppressant will not inhibit the purpose and effects of the oil treatment. An oil containing the same, and a method of reducing oil mist using the same, are also provided. The oil mist suppressant is constituted by a silicone fluid composition. The silicone fluid composition is homogeneously miscible with a dimethylpolysiloxane oil having a kinematic viscosity of 10.0 mm.sup.2/s at 25 C. The silicone fluid composition also has the property of increasing the maximum lamellar length of the dimethylpolysiloxane oil by at least 5% when 1.0% by mass of the silicone fluid composition is added thereto.

A rubber composition for a torsional damper has (A) a minimum value of tan at 30 C. to 120 C. of 0.140 or more, (B) a ratio of tan at 30 C. to tan at 60 C. of 3.5 or less, and (C) a ratio of E at 30 C. to E at 60 C. of 21 or less.