This invention relates to at least one copolyester comprising repeat units of the following structure: wherein R and R″ represent residues of at least one diol; and wherein R and R″ are not the same; wherein R′ comprises residues of at least one diacid or diester and wherein n represents number of repeat units; and/or copolyester precursors thereof, and methods of manufacture.

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This invention relates to at least one copolyester comprising repeat units of the following structure: wherein R and R″ represent residues of at least one diol; and wherein R and R″ are not the same; wherein R′ comprises residues of at least one diacid or diester and wherein n represents number of repeat units; and/or copolyester precursors thereof, and methods of manufacture.

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The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyester carbonate on the basis of aliphatic diacids and aliphatic diols and to the polyester carbonate prepared according to the process and to a moulding mass and moulding body containing the polyester carbonate. The process according to the invention is a direct synthesis in which all structural elements forming the subsequent polyester carbonate are already present as monomers in the first process step and in which two catalysts are used.

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a polyester carbonate on the basis of aliphatic diacids and aliphatic diols and to the polyester carbonate prepared according to the process and to a moulding mass and moulding body containing the polyester carbonate. The process according to the invention is a direct synthesis in which all structural elements forming the subsequent polyester carbonate are already present as monomers in the first process step and in which two catalysts are used.

The present invention relates to an MDO heat-shrinkable film of a copolymer polyester having excellent thermal resistance. In particular, the present invention provides a copolymer polyester MDO (machine direction orientation) thermoresistant heat-shrinkable film that consists of a copolymer polyester resin including isosorbide and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol at an optimized content ratio as a diol component copolymerized with an acid component including terephthalic acid, and having a number average molecular weight of 18,000 g/mol or more, and can be used for labels, cap seals, direct packaging, etc. of various containers due to the high shrink initiation temperature.

The present invention relates to an MDO heat-shrinkable film of a copolymer polyester having excellent thermal resistance. In particular, the present invention provides a copolymer polyester MDO (machine direction orientation) thermoresistant heat-shrinkable film that consists of a copolymer polyester resin including isosorbide and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol at an optimized content ratio as a diol component copolymerized with an acid component including terephthalic acid, and having a number average molecular weight of 18,000 g/mol or more, and can be used for labels, cap seals, direct packaging, etc. of various containers due to the high shrink initiation temperature.

The present disclosure relates to hot-fillable articles made from multilayered thermoformable film and sheet comprising polyester and copolyester compositions which comprise residues of terephthalic acid, 1,4- cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM), 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD), ethylene glycol (EG), and diethylene glycol (DEG), in certain compositional ranges having certain advantages and improved performance properties.

The present invention aims to provide a means by which a cured product to be obtained has a low dielectric loss tangent and higher heat resistance. Specifically, provided is an active ester resin that is a reaction product of a first aromatic compound having two or more phenolic hydroxy groups, a second aromatic compound having a phenolic hydroxy group, and a third aromatic compound having two or more carboxy groups and/or an acid halide thereof or an esterified compound thereof, in which at least one of the first aromatic compound, the second aromatic compound, and the third aromatic compound and/or the acid halide thereof or the esterified compound thereof has an unsaturated bond-containing substituent.

The embodiments relate to a polyester film, which comprises a copolymerized polyester resin comprising a diol component and a dicarboxylic acid component and has a heat shrinkage rate of 30% or more in the main shrinkage direction upon thermal treatment at a temperature of 80° C. for 10 seconds and a melting point of 170° C. or higher as measured by differential scanning calorimetry, which not only solve the environmental problems by improving the recyclability of the polyester container, but also are capable of enhancing the yield and productivity, and a process for regenerating a polyester container using the same.

The present disclosure relates to a polyester resin composition including a polyester resin including a diol residue and a dicarboxylic acid residue, wherein the diol residue includes a cyclohexanedimethanol residue and the dicarboxylic acid residue includes an isophthalic acid residue and a terephthalic acid residue, wherein an amount of the isophthalic acid residue is 0 to 20 mol % when a total amount of the dicarboxylic acid residue is considered as 100 mol %, wherein an amount of the cyclohexanedimethanol residue is 50 to 100 mol % when a total amount of the diol residue is considered as 100 mol %, wherein the polyester resin composition includes an antioxidant, and wherein the antioxidant includes a phenol-based antioxidant, a phosphorus-based antioxidant, and a sulfur-based antioxidant.