Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

Kazuyoshi Kaneko

Kotaro Ichino

Takashi Hakuta

Ryoji Mori

Masahiko Okamoto

Kyoko Kobayashi

Kenichi Morizono

Hiroki Ebata

Toshiyuki Hirose

Tetsuji Kasai

Masahiro Enna

Yuji Noguchi

Hayato Kurita

Shuichi Nonaka

Hideki Mochizuki

Akinori Takehara

Tatsuya Enomoto

Mayumi Yasuda

Satoshi Hase

A thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by dynamically crosslinking an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin/non-conjugated polymer copolymer (A), a polyolefin resin (B), a softener (C) in an amount of 1 to 200 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the total of the copolymer (A) and the resin (B), and a crosslinking agent (D) by the use of a batch mixer under the conditions satisfying the requirements (1) to (4).

Thermoplastic elastomer composition and production process for the same

To provide a propylene-based copolymer and a propylene-based copolymer composition, each of which has a high melt tension because it has a long-chain branched structure, exhibits excellent molding processability during molding, such as inflation molding, extrusion molding, blow molding, injection molding or vacuum forming, and is capable of favorably providing a foamed product having an excellent expansion ratio and excellent cell uniformity in the foaming stage. The propylene-based copolymer (A) of the present invention comprises 50 to 95% by mol of constituent units [i] derived from propylene, 4.9 to 49.9% by mol of constituent units [ii] derived from an &#x3b1;-olefin of 2 to 10 carbon atoms other than propylene and 0.1 to 10% by mol of constituent units [iii] derived from a non-conjugated polyene (with the proviso that the total amount of the constituent units [i], [ii] and [iii] is 100% by mol), and is characterized by satisfying specific requirements (a) and (c).

Propylene-based copolymer, propylene-based copolymer composition, molded product thereof and foamed product thereof, and production process therefor

The present invention provides a molded product exhibiting excellent various properties by improving compatibility of an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer with a polyolefin resin and a rubber composition for forming the molded product. The present invention further provides a molded product which comprises a rubber composition, is inhibited from fogging and tackiness and is excellent in mechanical strength and heat aging resistance. The rubber composition of the invention comprises an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin/non-conjugated polyene copolymer (A), and a polyolefin resin (B) having Mn of not less than 10,000 and/or an ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer (C) having Mn of 2500 to 5000, and satisfies the following requirements: (1) a maximum value and a minimum value of an ethylene distribution parameter P of the component (A) have a relationship of Pmax/Pmin&#x2266;1.4, and (2) the B value of the component (C) ([EX]/(2[E]&#xd7;[X])) ([E] and [X] are molar fractions of ethylene and the &#x3b1;-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, respectively, and [EX] is a fraction of dyad sequence of ethylene/&#x3b1;-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms) is not more than 1.05.

Rubber composition, crosslinked product and foam thereof, molded product therefrom, and use thereof

Provided is a method for producing a resin composition by melt-kneading a cyclic olefin polymer (A) having a glass transition temperature of from 60 to 200&#xb0; C. and a flexible polymer (B) having a glass transition temperature of 0&#xb0; C. or lower, wherein a part of the cyclic olefin polymer (A) is previously melt-kneaded with the flexible polymer (B) and a radical initiator (C) and then the remaining cyclic olefin polymer (A) is added thereto and melt-kneaded. The cyclic olefin polymer (A) is divided into two portions and added separately at two times, and accordingly, the mixture having a crosslinked structure may be diluted with the cyclic olefin polymer (A) not having a crosslinked structure, and the increase in the melt viscosity of the resin composition may be thereby prevented. A composition having good abrasion resistance and good melt shapability can be obtained.

Method for producing resin composition

The present invention is intended to provide a soft syndiotactic polypropylene composition having a good balance of properties such as transparency, flexibility and heat resistance and a laminate having a layer comprising the composition and a layer comprising a thermoplastic resin. The composition (1) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), and a small amount of a crystal nucleating agent (C) and/or an ethylene-based polymer (D). The composition (2) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), an isotactic propylene polymer (E), and a small amount of a crystal nucleating agent (C) and/or an ethylene-based polymer (D). The composition (3) comprises a syndiotactic propylene polymer (A), an &agr;-olefin polymer (B), an isotactic propylene polymer (E), a copolymer (F) of polar group-containing vinyl and ethylene, and a small amount of an ethylene-based polymer (D).

Soft syndiotactic polypropylene composition and molded product

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Kazuyoshi Kaneko