Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Dimphna Johanna Maria Van Beek

Gerard Jan Eduard Biemond

Rob Donners

Sarah Van Mierloo

Pieter Valkier

Koen Batinas-Geurts

Ginger De La Croix

Mark Feekes

Marc Herklots

Rick Robert Emilie Bercx

Christelle Marie Hélène Grein

Junhua Zhang

Zahra Fahimi

Sander Knauf

Kar-Man Raymond Chu

Daniel Bande

The present invention relates to a foamed article comprising a polymer composition wherein the polymer composition comprises a first heterophasic propylene copolymer and an inorganic filler. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said foamed article and to the use of the foamed article for the preparation of automotive parts.

Foamed article with excellent stiffness preservation and superior surface quality

The present invention relates to a polymer composition comprising a first heterophasic propylene copolymer, a second heterophasic propylene copolymer and optionally an inorganic filler. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said polymer composition. The present invention further relates to an automotive part comprising such polymer composition.

Heterophasic propylene copolymer composition with low gloss

The present invention relates to a polymer composition with a high heat deflection temperature comprising a first heterophasic propylene copolymer, a second heterophasic propylene copolymer and optionally an inorganic filler. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said polymer composition. The present invention further relates to an automotive part comprising such polymer composition.

Polymer composition with a high heat deflection temperature

The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) an ethylene copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin comonomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene monomer units and at most 30 wt % of ethylene and/or α-olefin monomer units, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 80 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed O ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 5 to 20 wt %, preferably 8 to 15 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-α-olefin copolymer of the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 10 to 45 wt %, preferably 30 to 38 wt %, and wherein (B) the ethylene copolymer has a density of to 0.850 to 0.910 g/cm3 and a melt flow index of 10.0 to 50.0 dg/min, preferably 30.0 dg/min, measured in accordance with ASTM D1238 (2.16 kg/190° C.), wherein the composition comprises less than 5 wt % of talc with respect to the total composition.

Composition comprising heterophasic propylene copolymer

The present invention relates to an automotive part (such as an exterior automotive part, a semi-exterior automotive part or an interior automotive part) prepared from a thermoplastic composition comprising:

Automotive part

The present invention relates to an interior automotive part prepared from a thermoplastic composition comprising: from 0.05-1 wt. %, amphiphilic protective additive comprising a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part; and

Interior automotive part

The present invention relates to an exterior or semi-exterior automotive part prepared from a thermoplastic composition comprising:

Exterior or semi-exterior automotive part

The present invention relates to a container, preferably a cooling fluid expansion reservoir prepared from a thermoplastic composition comprising from 95-70 wt. % based on the weight of the thermoplastic composition of a polypropylene composition having a total amount of comonomer of at most 3 wt. % based on the weight of the polypropylene composition and comprising a random propylene copolymer having a comonomer content from 0.2 to 5 wt. % based on the weight of the random propylene copolymer and the random propylene copolymer having a melt flow index of at most 0.7 g/10 min determined in accordance with ISO 1133 (2.16 kg, 230&#xb0; C.), from 5-30 wt. % based on the weight of the thermoplastic composition of reinforcing fibres, from 0-5 wt. % based on the weight of the thermoplastic composition of additives.

Expansion reservoir of polypropylene with glass fibers

The present invention relates to a thermoplastic composition, e.g., for automotive parts, comprising: (A) from 10 to 69 wt. % polypropylene(s); (B) at least 30 wt. % heterophasic propylene copolymer comprising: from 70 to 92 wt. % a propylene-based matrix consisting of a polypropylene, wherein the propylene polymer has an intrinsic viscosity IV; from 8 to 30 wt. % dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer having an ethylene content of between 10 and 55 wt and an intrinsic viscosity IV; and wherein the ratio of IV/IVis between 3 and 7; C) from 0-30 wt. % ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin elastomer comprising ethylene and a C3 to C10 &#x3b1;-olefin; D) from 1 up to 30 wt. % talc as a filler; E) from 0-10 wt. % high-density polyethylene (HDPE); and F) from 0-3 wt. % additional additives.

Thermoplastic composition

The present invention relates to a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and an ethylene polymer wherein the ethylene polymer has a density as measured according to ISO 1183-1 (2012), method A of &#x2265;940 kg/m3, the ethylene polymer has a multimodal molecular weight distribution and the ethylene polymer has a strain hardening modulus of &#x2265;5.0 MPa, the strain hardening modulus being measured according to ISO DIS 18488 (2014) using test specimens of 0.30 mm thickness. Such composition has a low surface gloss, while at least one of impact strength, scratch resistance and/or flexural modulus is improved. Such composition may for example be used in automotive interior parts.

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Dimphna Johanna Maria Van Beek