A hotmelt adhesive composition includes a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate, and a tackifier. A method for producing the hotmelt adhesive composition includes adding a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate and a tackifier into a mixer, optionally adding wax and/or antioxidant into the mixer, and mixing the polymer and the tackifier, and the optional wax and/or antioxidant at a temperature in a range from 150° C. to 200° C. to form the hot melt adhesive composition. A method for bonding a substrate to a similar or dissimilar substrate includes applying the hotmelt adhesive composition to at least one substrate; and bonding the substrate and the hotmelt adhesive composition together. A multi-layer article comprises at least one layer of the hotmelt adhesive compositions and one or more substrate layers.

A hotmelt adhesive composition includes a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate, and a tackifier. A method for producing the hotmelt adhesive composition includes adding a polymer produced from ethylene, one or more branched vinyl ester monomers, and optionally, vinyl acetate and a tackifier into a mixer, optionally adding wax and/or antioxidant into the mixer, and mixing the polymer and the tackifier, and the optional wax and/or antioxidant at a temperature in a range from 150° C. to 200° C. to form the hot melt adhesive composition. A method for bonding a substrate to a similar or dissimilar substrate includes applying the hotmelt adhesive composition to at least one substrate; and bonding the substrate and the hotmelt adhesive composition together. A multi-layer article comprises at least one layer of the hotmelt adhesive compositions and one or more substrate layers.

The adhesive composition comprising emulsion polymers and microspheres and articles made therefrom are provided. The adhesive is particularly suitable for packages for consumer products that provide sufficient strength and thermal insulation while reducing the overall basis weight of the substrates.

The adhesive composition comprising emulsion polymers and microspheres and articles made therefrom are provided. The adhesive is particularly suitable for packages for consumer products that provide sufficient strength and thermal insulation while reducing the overall basis weight of the substrates.

Methods of bonding together substrates that do not require use of primers, mixing, fixturing, or autoclaving. These methods can include the steps of disposing an adhesive layer on a bonding surface of either substrate, the adhesive layer comprising a curable composition that is dimensionally stable at ambient conditions; either before or after disposing the adhesive layer on the bonding surface, irradiating the adhesive layer with ultraviolet radiation to initiate curing of the curable composition; placing one substrate so as to be bonded to the other substrate by the adhesive layer; and allowing the adhesive layer to cure.

Methods of bonding together substrates that do not require use of primers, mixing, fixturing, or autoclaving. These methods can include the steps of disposing an adhesive layer on a bonding surface of either substrate, the adhesive layer comprising a curable composition that is dimensionally stable at ambient conditions; either before or after disposing the adhesive layer on the bonding surface, irradiating the adhesive layer with ultraviolet radiation to initiate curing of the curable composition; placing one substrate so as to be bonded to the other substrate by the adhesive layer; and allowing the adhesive layer to cure.

A laminated adhesive tape includes a substrate comprising two or more plies of thin, flexible material, the substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. A polymeric laminating composition comprising a polymer and an alkyl ketene dimer binds the two or more plies and a pressure sensitive adhesive carried on the first major surface. In a further aspect, a method of making a laminated adhesive tape is provided.

A laminated adhesive tape includes a substrate comprising two or more plies of thin, flexible material, the substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. A polymeric laminating composition comprising a polymer and an alkyl ketene dimer binds the two or more plies and a pressure sensitive adhesive carried on the first major surface. In a further aspect, a method of making a laminated adhesive tape is provided.

A laminated adhesive tape includes a substrate comprising two or more plies of thin, flexible material, the substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. A polymeric laminating composition comprising a polymer and an alkyl ketene dimer binds the two or more plies and a pressure sensitive adhesive carried on the first major surface. In a further aspect, a method of making a laminated adhesive tape is provided.

Modified thermoplastic hydrocarbon thermoplastic resins are provided, as well as methods of their manufacture and uses thereof in rubber compositions. The modified thermoplastic resins are modified by decreasing the relative quantity of the dimer, trimer, tetramer, and pentamer oligomers as compared to the corresponding unmodified thermoplastic resin polymers, resulting in a product that exhibits a greater shift in the glass transition temperature of the elastomer(s) used in tire formulations. This translates to better viscoelastic predictors of tire tread performance, such as wet grip and rolling resistance. The modified thermoplastic resins impart remarkable properties on various rubber compositions, such as tires, belts, hoses, brakes, and the like. Automobile tires incorporating the modified thermoplastic resins are shown to possess excellent results in balancing the properties of rolling resistance, tire wear, snow performance, and wet braking performance.