Sabic Global Technologies B.v.

Saudi Basic Industries Corporation

Marc Herklots

Kathleen Ann Vandewiele

Désirée Marie Louise Seegers

Gerard Jan Eduard Biemond

Yang Fu

Jonathan Khashayar Rabiei Tabriz

Ricardo Bou Reslan Calumby

Martin Alexander Zuideveld

Henrica Norberta Alberta Maria Steenbakkers-Menting

Aurora Alexandra Batinas-Geurts

Dimphna Johanna Maria Van Beek

Sarah Van Mierloo

Ting Huang

Maud Corrina Willie Van Der Ven

Ralf Kleppinger

Ginger De La Croix

Koenraad Johannes Gerardus Van Straaten

Timo Olavi Latvakangas

Eddy Jozef Agnes Van De Gaar

Peter Heinrich Angeline Marcus Mintjens

Diederik Margaretha Goyvaerts

Paul Hans Pieter Wanrooij

Dzina Kleshchanok

Ralph Arthur Handstanger

Dries Beyens

Daniel Bande

Van Koenraad Johannes Gerardus Straaten

Eddy Gaar Van De

The invention relates to a heterophasic propylene copolymer composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer (A), optionally an ethylene-unit containing polymer (B) and an inorganic filler (C), wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) 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 90 wt % of propylene units and at most 10 wt % of comonomer units selected from ethylene monomer units and α-olefin monomer units having 4 to 10 carbon atoms wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount from 87.0 to 92.0 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer and b) a dispersed ethylene α-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed α-olefin copolymer is present in an amount from 8.0 to 13.0 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the weight of the propylene-based matrix and the weight of the dispersed ethylene-α-olefin copolymer is 100 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer, wherein C) the inorganic filler is present in an amount of 0.10 to 4.9 wt % based on the composition wherein the melt flow index of the composition is in the range from 5.0 to 9.0 dg/min as determined according to ISO 1133:2011 at 230° C. and 2.16 kg and wherein the total amount of ethylene units in the composition are in the range from 5.7 to 10.0 wt % based on the composition.

Heterophasic propylene copolymer composition

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 invention relates to a process for the preparation of a final heterophasic propylene copolymer (A) having a final melt flow rate in the range from 65 to 110 dg/min, comprising visbreaking an intermediate heterophasic propylene copolymer (A') having an intermediate melt flow rate, which intermediate melt flow rate is lower than the final melt flow rate, to obtain the final heterophasic propylene copolymer,

Heterophasic propylene copolymer

The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: (a) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (b) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I). 

Nucleating composition and thermoplastic polymer composition comprising such nucleating composition

The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) an elastomer of ethylene and &#x3b1;-olefin comonomer having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, wherein 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 and at most 30 wt % of ethylene or an &#x3b1;-olefin having 4-10 carbon atoms, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix has a melt flow index of at least 0.1 dg/min and at most 45 dg/min, measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230&#xb0; C.) and (b) a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is an ethylene-propylene copolymer, wherein the ethylene-&#x3b1; olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and wherein the sum of the total amount of propylene-based matrix and total amount of dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer of the heterophasic propylene copolymer is from 10 up to and including 45 wt % (RCC2) (B) an elastomer of ethylene and &#x3b1;-olefin comonomer having 4 to 8 carbon atoms wherein the elastomer has a density in the range from 0.88 up to and including 0.907 g/cm3.

The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a nucleating composition, wherein (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of (a) a propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix consists of a propylene homopolymer and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 83 to 88 wt %, preferably 84 to 88 wt %, based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 12 to 17 wt %, preferably of 12 to 16 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is 40 to 60 wt % and wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer has a melt flow index of 35 to 50 g/10 min as determined according to ISO1133 at 230&#xb0; C. and 2.16 kg and wherein (B) the nucleating composition comprises (i) a first nucleating agent, which comprises a cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound; and (ii) a second nucleating agent, which comprises talc, wherein the cyclic dicarboxylate salt compound has the formula (I):Ph(COO&#x2014;)Ca+&#x2003;&#x2003;(I).

The invention relates to a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and a C10-C30 aliphatic carboxylic acid amide, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer consists of a propylene-based matrix consisting of a propylene homopolymer and/or a propylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of &#x3b1;-olefin and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 76 to 90 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 24 to 10 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the amount of ethylene in the ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is 30 to 38 wt %.

The invention relates to a nucleating composition comprising: 

The invention relates to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer and (B) a block copolymer, wherein 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of &#x3b1;-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, and wherein the block copolymer comprises a terminal block comprising styrene or alpha-methylstyrene and wherein the ratio of the melt flow rate of (A) the heterophasic propylene copolymer (MFIheterophasic) and the melt flow rate of (B) the block copolymer (MFIblock) is at most 50, preferably at most 40, at most 30, at most 25 or at most 20, wherein MFIheterophasic and MFIblock are measured in accordance with ISO 1133 using a 2.16 kg weight and at a temperature of 230&#xb0; C.

The invention is directed to a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, (B) talc and (C) a functionalized polypropylene grafted with an acid or acid anhydride functional group, wherein 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and at most 30 wt % of a-olefin, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix and wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 90 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 10 to 5 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer has an MFI of 0.1-0.5 dg/min as determined according to IS01133 at 230&#xb0; C. and 2.16 kg and wherein the amount of the talc in the composition is 0.025-10 wt % of the total composition and the amount of the functionalized polypropylene is 0.005-2.5 wt % of the total composition.

The invention relates to a Process for the preparation of a composition comprising (A) a heterophasic propylene copolymer, (B) talc and (C) a phenolic antioxidant and/or a processing stabilizer, wherein 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70 wt % of propylene and up to 30 wt % of ethylene, based on the total weight of the propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein at least part of the talc is surface-modified and wherein the amount of talc in the composition is from about 0.5 to at most 5 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer, comprising the step of melt-mixing component (A), component (B) and component (C).

Process for the preparation of a composition comprising heterophasic propylene co-polymer and talc

The invention relates to a Process for the preparation of a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc, wherein 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer consisting of at least 70% by mass of propylene and up to 30% by mass of &#x3b1;-olefin, based on the total mass of the propylene-based matrix, wherein the propylene-based matrix is present in an amount of 60 to 95 wt % based on the total heterophasic propylene copolymer and (b) a dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer, wherein the dispersed ethylene-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer is present in an amount of 40 to 5 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-&#x3b1;-olefin copolymer in the heterophasic propylene copolymer is 100 wt %, wherein the composition has a desired melt flow index in the range of 1 to 200 dg/min as measured according to ISO1133 (2.16 kg/230&#xb0; C.), wherein at least part of the talc is surface-modified and wherein the amount of talc in the composition is from about 0.5 to at most 5 wt % based on the heterophasic propylene copolymer, comprising the step of (a) melt-mixing the heterophasic propylene copolymer with the talc and a peroxide, wherein the amount of peroxide is chosen such that a composition comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and talc having the desired melt flow index is obtained.

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