(Meth)acrylate-functionalized branched polyalpha-olefins which are the reaction product of, at least, a) a (meth)acrylate source and b) a hydroxyl-functionalized branched polymerizate of, at least, i) one or more alpha-olefin monomers having at least six carbon atoms per molecule and ii) one or more unsaturated hydroxyl-functionalized comonomers are useful hydrophobic, reactive components of crosslinkable resin compositions additionally containing a polymer (such as a polyolefin) as well as curable compositions containing one or more additional types of (meth)acrylate-functionalized compounds.

(Meth)acrylate-functionalized branched polyalpha-olefins which are the reaction product of, at least, a) a (meth)acrylate source and b) a hydroxyl-functionalized branched polymerizate of, at least, i) one or more alpha-olefin monomers having at least six carbon atoms per molecule and ii) one or more unsaturated hydroxyl-functionalized comonomers are useful hydrophobic, reactive components of crosslinkable resin compositions additionally containing a polymer (such as a polyolefin) as well as curable compositions containing one or more additional types of (meth)acrylate-functionalized compounds.

A hydrocarbon resin comprises a reaction product of the polymerization reaction of end of life tires (ELT) oil monomers and having a Tg ranging from about 30 C. to about 140 C., a softening point from about 10 C. to about 170 C. and a molecular weight Mw between 100 and 5000 Da.

A hydrocarbon resin comprises a reaction product of the polymerization reaction of end of life tires (ELT) oil monomers and having a Tg ranging from about 30 C. to about 140 C., a softening point from about 10 C. to about 170 C. and a molecular weight Mw between 100 and 5000 Da.

An adhesive composition is provided. The adhesive composition includes (A) a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound, (B) an olefin copolymer, and (C) a silane coupling agent. The component (B) includes the repeating units represented by the following formulas (I) to (III), and the content of the repeating unit (B-2) ranges from 1 mol % to less than 100 mol %.

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R.sup.1 to R.sup.21, m, n, o, and p are as defined in the specification. Based on the total weight of the component (A), component (B) and component (C), the amount of the component (A) ranges from 33 wt % to 64 wt %, the amount of the component (B) ranges from 35 wt % to 66 wt %, and the amount of the component (C) ranges from 0.1 wt % to 4.0 wt %.

An adhesive composition is provided. The adhesive composition includes (A) a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon compound, (B) an olefin copolymer, and (C) a silane coupling agent. The component (B) includes the repeating units represented by the following formulas (I) to (III), and the content of the repeating unit (B-2) ranges from 1 mol % to less than 100 mol %.

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R.sup.1 to R.sup.21, m, n, o, and p are as defined in the specification. Based on the total weight of the component (A), component (B) and component (C), the amount of the component (A) ranges from 33 wt % to 64 wt %, the amount of the component (B) ranges from 35 wt % to 66 wt %, and the amount of the component (C) ranges from 0.1 wt % to 4.0 wt %.