Borealis Ag

Borealis Technology Oy

Pcd Polymere Gesellschaft M.b.h.

Borealis Gmbh

Lenzing Aktiengesellschaft

Markus Gahleitner

Jingbo Wang

Klaus Bernreitner

Pauli Leskinen

Johanna Lilja

Katja Ellen Klimke

Friedrich Berger

Martina Sandholzer

Norbert Hafner

Cornelia Anita Tranninger

Hermann Braun

Georg Grestenberger

Joachim Fiebig

Petar Emilov Doshev

Daniela Mileva

Susanne Kahlen

Christelle Grein

Luigi Resconi

Carl-Gustaf Ek

Yi Liu

Luca Boragno

Peter Niedersuess

Peter Denifl

Bo Malm

Claudia Kniesel

Dietrich Gloger

Wilfried Peter Töltsch

Timo Leinonen

Markku Vahteri

Norbert Reichelt

Achim Hesse

Alexander Z Voskoboynikov

Heinrich Firgo

Ville Virkkunen

Michael Tranninger

Antti Tynys

Vyatcheslav V Izmer

Bernt-Ake Sultan

Torvald Vestberg

Dmitry S Kononovich

Thomas Lummerstorfer

Auli Nummila-Pakarinen

Pascal Castro

Michael Jerabek

Wolfgang Stockreiter

Dieter Eichinger

Francis Costa

Manfred Raetzsch

Magnus Palmlöf

Wolfgang Neissl

Franz Ruemer

Elisabeth Potter

Stefan Ortner

Henk Van Paridon

Peter Niedersüss

Peter Niedersuss

Jani Aho

Luc Monnissen

Juliane Braun

Karlheinz Friedrich

Meta Cigon

Thomas Horill

Simon Schwarzenberger

Matthias Hoff

Olli Tuominen

Pirjo Jääskeläinen

Pirjo Jaaskelainen

Tung Pham

Davide Tranchida

Doris Machl

Hermann Prokschi

Minna Aarnio-Winterhof

Wilfried Peter Toltsch

Ann Watson

Gerhard Hubner

Johannes Wolfschwenger

Magnus Palmlof

Pavel Shutov

Bhawna Kulshreshtha

Päivi Pitkänen

Wilhelmus Henricus Adolf Sars

Ulf Panzer

Manfred Stadlbauer

Denis Yalalov

Manfred Kirchberger

Nina Ackermans

Pavel Sergeevich Kulyabin

Cornelia Kock

Stefan Schiesser

Espen Ommundsen

Tonja Schedenig

Girish Suresh Galgali

Antonios Gitsas

Erwin Kastner

Udo Muster

Ulf Torgersen

Saeid Kheirandish

Christian Paulik

Pablo Ivan Aguayo Arellano

Tuan Anh Tran

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 relates to polypropylene compositions having a meltflow rate MFRof 75 to 250 g/10 min suitable especially for injection moulding applications comprising a heterophasic propylene copolymer and a particulate inorganic nucleating agent, a process for producing said polypropylene composition, an article comprising said polypropylene composition and the use of said polypropylene composition for injection molding of articles.

High flow polypropylene composition for injection moulding applications

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 relates to a heterophasic polyolefin composition and articles produced therefrom with improved mechanical and optical properties, particularly low stress whitening. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and uses of the heterophasic polyolefin composition. The heterophasic propylene copolymer composition comprises a heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) comprising a matrix (M) being a propylene homopolymer (H-PP) and an elastomeric propylene copolymer (EPC) dispersed in said matrix (M), wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) has (a) a melt flow rate MFf¾ (2.16 kg, 230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range of 5.0 to 25.0 g/10 min, (b) a soluble fraction content (SF) determined by TREF fractionation on CRYSTEX QC, Polymer Char (Valencia, Spain) in the range of 10.0 to 25.0 wt. %, (c) an ethylene content of the soluble fraction content (SF) in the range of from 18 wt. % to less than 39 wt. %, (d) an intrinsic viscosity (IV) determined according to DIN ISO 1628/1 (in decalin at 135° C.) of the soluble fraction (SF) in the range of from 1.5 to 2.5 dl/g, (e) a crystalline fraction content (CF) determined by TREF fractionation on CRYSTEX QC, Polymer Char (Valencia, Spain) in the range of 75 to 90 wt. %, (f) an ethylene content of the crystalline fraction content (CF) of from 0.1 wt. % to 5.0 wt. %, and the heterophasic propylene copolymer composition has a total ethylene content in the range of from 7 to 30 wt. %, determined by quantitative NMR spectroscopy.

Low stress whitening polypropylene composition

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

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