Milliken + Co

Mary Angela Cooley

Darin L Dotson

Eduardo Torres

Sanjeev Kumar Dey

Haihu Qin

John W Miley

Chi-Chun Tsai

Francisco Alvarez

A polyethylene article comprises crystalline polyethylene in an orthorhombic unit cell. The b-axes of the crystalline polyethylene are substantially aligned with the machine direction of the article. In particular, the Herman's index of the b-axes in the machine direction is greater than zero and greater than the Herman's indices of the b-axes in both the transverse and normal directions. The unique physical attributes exhibited by a polyethylene article having this new morphology are also described.

Polyethylene articles

The invention provides a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a polyolefin polymer and a nucleating agent. The nucleating agent comprises a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (I) The invention also provides a series of compounds encompassed by the structure of Formula (I).

Thermoplastic polymer composition

The invention provides a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (CXX) The invention also provides a thermoplastic polymer composition comprising a polyolefin polymer and a compound conforming to the structure of Formula (CXX) as a nucleating agent.

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Cowpens, SC, United States of America

Mary Angela Cooley