Borealis Ag

Borealis Technology Oy

Pcd Polymere Gesellschaft M.b.h.

Borealis Gmbh

Isovoltaic Solinex Gmbh

Klaus Bernreitner

Markus Gahleitner

Jingbo Wang

Pauli Leskinen

Martina Sandholzer

Katja Ellen Klimke

Norbert Hafner

Christelle Grein

Peter Niedersüss

Carl-Gustaf Ek

Hermann Braun

Friedrich Berger

Elisabeth Potter

Georg Grestenberger

Jani Aho

Daniela Mileva

Bo Malm

Cornelia Anita Tranninger

Peter Niedersuess

Franz Ruemer

Johannes Wolfschwenger

Susanne Kahlen

Johanna Lilja

Claudia Kniesel

Bert Broeders

Manfred Kirchberger

Petar Emilov Doshev

Bernt-Ake Sultan

Torvald Vestberg

Markku Vahteri

Ville Virkkunen

Yi Liu

Norbert Reichelt

Kristin Reichelt

Auli Nummila-Pakarinen

Achim Hesse

Dietrich Gloger

Floran Prades

Francis Costa

Michael Tranninger

Wilfried Peter Töltsch

Tung Pham

Tanja Piel

Luca Boragno

Wolfgang Neissl

Manfred Stadlbauer

Denis Yalalov

Stefan Hellstrom

Pirjo Jääskeläinen

Jens Reussner

Gregory Potter

Stefan Ortner

Peter Niedersuss

Luc Monnissen

Simon Schwarzenberger

Meta Cigon

Matthias Hoff

Antonis Gitsas

Mari Kylmälä

Juliane Braun

Stefan Schiesser

Doris Machl

Thomas Horill

Manfred Gruenberger

Hansjörg Pramer

Hermann Prokschi

Espen Ommundsen

Minna Aarnio-Winterhof

Tua Sundholm

Wolfram Stadlbauer

Sybille Simon

Andreas Albrecht

Bernt-Åke Sultan

Patrick Rover

Anil Sönmez

James Stern

Joanne Belshaw

Stefanie Engleder

Luigi Maria Cristoforo Resconi

Andreas Fuchs

Balakantha Rao Kona

Jürgen Huber

Dirk Leistner

Hermann Heinemann

Lukas Sobczak

Andreas Hauer

Staffan Josefsson

Klaus Maureder

Christian Goetzloff

Thor Kamfjord

Herbert Gabriel

Andreas Rössler-Czermak

Katja Klimke

Robert Gubo

Tiina Suikkanen

Dieter Nicolussi

Anita Luyten

Marcus Gahleitner

Ulrich Schreider

A process for reducing the volatile and semi-volatile organic content (VOC and FOG values) of a heterophasic polypropylene composition, the heterophasic polypropylene composition comprising (i) at least 15 wt.-% of at least a first heterophasic polypropylene; (ii) less than 15 wt.-% of at least one elastomeric polyolefin, (iii) at least one filler; (iv) optionally polyethylene; and (v) optionally further polyolefins to below 100 μg/g (VOC, VDA 278 October 2011) and below 390 μg/g (FOG, VDA 278 October 2011), the process involving aerating the first heterophasic polypropylene and each further polyolefin component that is present in an amount of at least 15 wt.-% relative to the total weight of the heterophasic polypropylene composition, before extruding these aerated components with the at least one elastomeric polyolefin and the at least one filler and the optional polyethylene and/or optional further polyolefin(s).

Reduction in VOC and FOG values of filled heterophasic polypropylene by separate aeration of individual polyolefin components

Blown films based on a blend of a CCrandom copolymer and a C-based plastomer, which combine low scaling initiation temperature (SIT), good optical properties and an improved stiffness/impact balance, and which also show an excellent sterilization behaviour.

Blown films with improved property profile

The present application relates to a polypropylene (PP) composition comprising a) 50.0 to 95.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polypropylene (PP) composition, of a polypropylene (PP) homopolymer being polymerized in the presence of a single-site catalyst and b) 5.0 to 50.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the polypropylene (PP) composition, of a mineral filler, to an article comprising the polypropylene (PP) composition as well as the use of the polypropylene (PP) composition for improving the thermo-mechanical properties.

Filled polypropylene (PP) compositions with improved thermo-mechanical properties

The present invention relates to a propylene polymer composition comprising a long chain branched propylene polymer, wherein said propylene polymer composition has a) a xylene hot insolubles (XHU) fraction in an amount of less than 1.0%, based on 5 the total weight amount of the propylene polymer composition, b) a melting temperature Tm of less than 160° C., c) a crystallization temperature Tc of at least 115° C., and d) a F30 melt strength of from 5.0 to less than 30.0 cN, a process for producing said propylene polymer composition by reactive modification of a propylene polymer in the presence of a peroxide, an article comprising said propylene polymer composition and the use of said propylene polymer composition for producing an article.

Long-chain branched propylene polymer composition

The present invention is directed to a polypropylene composition (P) comprising a copolymer (C) of propylene and 1-hexene comprising a first random propylene copolymer (A) of propylene and a 1-hexene, and a second random propylene copolymer (B) of propylene and 1-hexene having a higher 1-hexene content than the first random propylene copolymer (A) as well as a plastomer (PL) being an elastomeric copolymer of ethylene and at least one Cto Cα-olefin. Further, the present invention is directed to an article comprising said polypropylene composition (P) and the use of said polypropylene composition (P) as a sealing layer in a multi-layer film.

Propylene copolymer composition with excellent optical and mechanical properties

Blown films, especially monolayer blown films, with an improved property profile, the blown films comprising at least 95.0 wt % of a specific heterophasic propylene copolymer (TERHECO).

Blown film

A heterophasic polypropylene copolymer having an MFR2 of 0.05 to 20 g/10 min (ISO 1133 at 230° C. with a loading of 2.16 kg) and a melting point (Tm) of 156 to 164° C. (measured by DSC according to ISO 11357) wherein the heterophasic polypropylene copolymer comprises at least the following components: (A) 55.0 to 95.0 wt % of a crystalline fraction (CF) having a comonomer content of 0 to 3.0 wt %; and (B) 5.0 to 45.0 wt % of a soluble fraction (SF) having a comonomer content of 12 to 45 wt %; wherein the intrinsic viscosity (IV) (in decalin at 135° C.) of the soluble fraction (SF) is 2.5 to 11 dl/g, and wherein the amount of crystalline fraction (CF) and the amount of soluble fraction (SF) are determined in 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene at 40° C.

Heterophasic polypropylene copolymers

A heterophasic polyolefin composition comprising 55 to 95 wt.-% based on the total weight of the heterophasic polyolefin composition of a propylene butene random copolymer (A) having an MFR(230° C.) of 0.3 to 100.0 g/10 min and a butene content of 1.5 to 8.0 wt.-%, wherein the propylene butene random copolymer is obtained by a process using a single site catalyst (I) and 5 to 45 wt.-% based on the total weight of the heterophasic polyolefin composition of a copolymer of ethylene (B) having a density in the range of 910 to 935 kg/mand an MFR(190° C.) of 0.5 to 10 g/10 min, wherein the copolymer of ethylene (B) is obtained by a process using a single site catalyst (II).

Heterophasic polyolefin composition

The present invention is directed to a layer of an electrical device a photovoltaic module comprising at least one photovoltaic element and at least one layer comprising a polypropylene composition and to the use of a polypropylene composition for producing at least one layer of an element of a photovoltaic module.

Polypropylene composition for producing a layer of a photovoltaic module

Disclosed is a process for producing a propylene polymer composition, which includes (a) polymerizing propylene in the presence of a polymerization catalyst to produce a propylene polymer; (b) recovering the propylene polymer, wherein the recovered propylene polymer has a xylene cold solubles (XCS) fraction in an amount of less than 3.0 wt. % based on the total weight amount of the recovered propylene polymer; (c) extruding the propylene polymer in the presence of a peroxide for introducing long chain branching into the propylene polymer to form a propylene polymer composition; and (d) recovering the propylene polymer composition, wherein the recovered propylene polymer composition of step (d) has a lower melt flow rate MFR(230°° C., 2.16 kg) compared to the recovered propylene polymer of step (b). Also disclosed is an article comprising said propylene polymer composition.

New polypropylene composition which combines low sealing initiation temperature (SIT), low overall migration, good mechanical and optical properties, its use and articles made therefrom.

Polypropylene composition for film sealing layer

New CCrandom copolymer composition, which shows improved sealing behaviour due to low sealing initiation temperature (SIT) and high hot tack force. In addition, the inventive composition shows an excellent sterilization behaviour, i.e. retention of low haze level after sterilization. The present invention is furthermore related to the manufacture of said copolymer composition and to its use.

C2C3 random copolymer composition

The present invention relates to heterophasic polypropylene compositions comprising a propylene homo- or copolymer forming a crystalline fraction as a matrix and an amorphous propylene ethylene elastomer as a soluble fraction dispersed in said matrix. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions further comprise an elastomeric ethylene/alpha-olefin random copolymer. The heterophasic polypropylene compositions have a well-balanced relation between stiffness and impact strength, low volatile and semi-volatile emissions and good processability.

Polypropylene composition with improved processability and impact strength

Multilayer film of at least three layers, one core layer and at least one sealing layer wherein the sealing layer comprises a linear low density polyethylene having a density in the range of 0.915 to 0.925 g/cm, and the core layer comprises a propylene 1-hexene copolymer, said copolymer has an 1-hexene content in the range of 2.0 to 5.0 wt.-% and a xylene soluble fraction in the range of 0.3 to 15.0 wt.-%.

Multilayer film

The present invention is directed to a propylene polymer composition comprising (a) at least 90 wt. %, based on the weight of the total propylene homopolymer composition, of a propylene homopolymer having (i) a pentad isotacticity (mmmm) of equal or more than 98.0 mol.-%, determined by quantitativeC NMR spectroscopy, (ii) a relative amount of <2,1> erythro regio-defects of not more than 0.2 mol.-%, determined by quantitativeC NMR spectroscopy, as described herein, and (b) a nucleating agent (B) selective for the beta-modification of isotactic polypropylene in an amount of from 0.001 to 1.0 wt. %, based on the weight of the total propylene homopolymer composition, wherein said propylene homopolymer composition has a melt flow rate MFR(230° C., 2.16 kg) according to ISO 1133 of 0.1 to 10 g/10 min., a beta-phase content of not less than 80%, measured by wide angle x-ray scattering (WAXS). Further disclosed is a moulded propylene homopolymer product obtainable by compression moulding or extrusion of the propylene homopolymer composition.

Nucleated propylene polymer composition with high toughness

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