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Totalenergies Onetech Belgium

Hugues Haubruge

Alain Standaert

Guillaume Pavy

John Bieser

William Rusty Wheat

Jérôme Gromada

Gaetan Henry

Rusty Wheat

Fibers can include a polypropylene composition, which can include a metallocene random copolymer of propylene and a comonomer that is an alpha-olefin different from propylene. The metallocene random copolymer can have a comonomer content of from 1.2 wt % to 1.8 wt %, a molecular weight distribution of at least 1.0 and of at most 4.0 obtained without thermal or chemical degradation, and a melting temperature Tof at most 140° C. A nonwoven can include the fibers, and a laminate can include the nonwoven. The fibers can be produced by polymerizing the propylene and comonomer in presence of a metallocene-based polymerization catalyst to obtain the metallocene random copolymer. The polypropylene composition can be melt-extruded to obtain a molten polypropylene stream, which can be extruded from capillaries of a spinneret to obtain filaments. A diameter of the filaments can be rapidly reduced to obtain a final diameter.

Process for the production of fibers

The present invention relates to fibers, particularly to as-spun fibers, having improved properties, in particular improved bonding performance and mechanical properties. In particular, the present invention relates to fibers comprising a metallocene random copolymer of propylene and one or more comonomers, said metallocene random copolymer having a broader molecular weight distribution. The present invention further relates to nonwovens comprising such fibers and to a process for producing such fibers and nonwovens. The fibers and the nonwovens of the present invention are characterized by improved properties, in particular improved bonding performance and mechanical properties, when compared to the prior art fibers and nonwovens.

Fibers and Nonwovens with improved mechanical and bonding properties

A catalyst system can include a Ziegler-Natta catalyst, an internal donor, a magnesium halide in active form, and an organoaluminium compound. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst can have a titanium compound and at least one titanium-halogen bond. The internal donor can include at least 80 wt % of an enamino-imine with respect to a total weight of the internal donor. The Ziegler-Natta catalyst and the internal donor can both be supported on the magnesium halide in active form.

Fibres and nonwoven prepared from polypropylene having a large dispersity index

The present invention relates to a process for the production of fibres and filaments with polypropylene having a broad polydispersity index. The present invention also relates to high elongation nonwoven prepared from such fibres and filaments. It further relates to films and laminates prepared from high elongation nonwoven.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of fibers and filaments with polypropylene having a broad polydispersity index. The present invention also relates to high elongation nonwoven prepared from such fibers and filaments. It further relates to films and laminates prepared from high elongation nonwoven.

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Walhain, Belgium

Hugues Haubruge