Solvay Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.a.

Solvay Solexis, Inc.

Solvay Sa

Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC

Syensqo Specialty Polymers Italy S.p.a.

Mattia Bassi

Julio A Abusleme

Alessio Marrani

Valeriy Kapelyushko

Paolo Toniolo

Serena Carella

Stefano Mortara

Claudia Manzoni

Pasqua Colaianna

Giambattista Besana

Marco Mirenda

Eliana Ieva

Vincenzo Arcella

Marco Apostolo

Chantal Louis

Pier Antonio Guarda

Luca Merlo

Marco Avataneo

Christine Hamon

Aldo Sanguineti

Matteo Fantoni

Gianfranco Spataro

Liubov Chernysheva

Gabriella Carignano

Ryan Hammonds

Padmanabhan Srinivasan

Mehdi M Emad

Régis Faig

Fulvia Roncati

Maria Letizia Focarete

Laura Ponta

Stefano Mauri

Andrea Zucchelli

Chiara Gualandi

Massimo Genoni

Luca Colombo

Nicola Ranieri

Lidia Maria Baiguera

Jung-Yul Lee

Dong-Cheol Choe

Min-Soo Yoon

Francesca Farina

The present invention relates to a polymeric composition comprising a first polymer component C being selected from TFE/PAVE polymers comprising a small amount of chlorinated monomers selected from chlorotrifluoroethylene and dichlorodifluoroethylene and a second optional polymer component D being selected from TFE/PAVE polymers and being free from chlorine. The polymeric composition of the invention is characterized in that it has a total Cl content of from 0.01 to 0.25% by weight. The composition of the invention has very good adhesion on metals and plastics despite a very low total level of chlorine.

Fluoropolymer composition

The present invention relates to a fluorine-containing thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a continuous thermoplastic fluorocarbon polymer phase and a dispersed fluorine-containing elastomer phase which are useful, for example, in automotive fuel lines.

Fluorine-containing thermoplastic elastomer composition

The invention pertains to UV-curable compositions comprising a iodine-containing (per)fluoroelastomer, and well-defined amount of certain combinations of given photoinitiators and crosslinking which are particularly effective in delivering through low temperature UV curing crosslinked parts possessing outstanding mechanical properties.

Fluoroelastomer curable composition

The present invention pertains to a melt-processible fluoropolymer, to a composition comprising the melt-processible fluoropolymer, to a process for manufacturing the melt-processible fluoropolymer and to uses of the melt-processible fluoropolymer in various applications.

Melt-processible fluoropolymer

The invention pertains to a fluoropolymer composition comprising certain tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethyvinylether copolymers having well-defined TFE/MVE monomer composition and possessing low molecular weight and a white pigment, to the use of this latter for manufacturing shaped articles, and to shaped articles therefrom, including components of light emitting apparatuses, e.g. LED assemblies.

Fluoropolymer composition for components of light emitting apparatuses

The present invention pertains to a process for manufacturing a semi-crystalline fluoropolymer, to the fluoropolymer obtainable by said process and to uses of said fluoropolymer in various applications.

Process for manufacturing a fluoropolymer

The invention pertains to a multilayer assembly comprising:

Multilayer assembly

The invention pertains to composition of fluoroplastic and poly(aryletherketone), to method of making the same, and to shaped products therefrom, including notably wire sheaths, which combine advantageous performances of both ingredients, which can be easily manufactured through conventional equipment's, and which notably deliver room temperature toughness, in combination with notably chemical resistance and dielectric properties of fluoroplastics and with mechanical performances of poly(aryl ether ketone)s.

Melt-processable composition

The present invention relates to a cable, suitable for both electrical and data transmission, comprising at least one shield layer, comprising a metal layer directly adhering onto the polymeric layer.

Shielded cables

The present invention pertains to a method for manufacturing a melt-processible fluoropolymer, to the melt-processible fluoropolymer obtainable by the process and to uses of the melt-processible fluoropolymer in various applications.

Method for manufacturing an aqueous latex comprising particles of a fluoropolymer

The invention mainly pertains to a method for heat treating a composition [composition (C)] which contains at least one melt-processible perfluoropolymer [polymer (F)] formed of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymer with one or more perfluorinated comonomers [comonomer (F)] containing at least one unsaturation of ethylene type in amounts from 0.5% to 13% by weight, preferably from 0.6% to 11% by weight, and more preferably from 0.8% to 9% by weight; said polymer (F) possessing reactive end groups comprising at least one of the group consisting of hydrogen atoms, oxygen atoms and ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in an amount of at least 4.5 mmol/kg, the process comprising at least the step of heat-treating the composition (C) at a temperature of at least 260&#xb0; C.

Melt-processable perfluoropolymers having improved thermal and mechanical properties after heating treatment

The present invention pertains to a process for manufacturing one or more fluoropolymer fibers, said process comprising the following steps: (i) providing a liquid composition [composition (C1)] comprising: &#x2014;at least one fluoropolymer comprising at least one hydroxyl end group [polymer (F)L and &#x2014;a liquid medium comprising at least one organic solvent [solvent (S)]; (ii) contacting the composition (C1) provided in step (i) with at least one metal compound [compound (M)] of formula (I) here below: XAY(I) wherein X is a hydrocarbon group, optionally comprising one or more functional groups, m is an integer from 1 to 4, A is a metal selected from the group consisting of Si, Ti and Zr, and Y is a hydrolysable group selected from the group consisting of an alkoxy group, an acyloxy group and a hydroxyl group, thereby providing a liquid composition [composition (C2)]; (iii) submitting to at least partial hydrolysis and/or polycondensation the composition (C2) provided in step (ii) thereby providing a liquid composition [composition (C3)] comprising at least one fluoropolymer hybrid organic/inorganic composite; (iv) processing the composition (C3) provided in step (iii) by electrospinning thereby providing one or more fluoropolymer fibers; (v) drying the fluoropolymer fiber(s) provided in step (iv); and (vi) optionally, submitting to compression the fluoropolymer fiber(s) provided in step (v) at a temperature comprised between 50&#xb0; C. and 300&#xb0; C. The invention also pertains to a process for the manufacture of said fluoropolymer fiber(s) and to uses of said fluoropolymer fiber(s) in various applications.

Fluoropolymer fibre

The invention pertains to a thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising: &#x2014;at least one semi-crystalline polymer comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g [polymer (A)]; and &#x2014;from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on weight of polymer (A), of particles of at least one inorganic UV blocker compound, said particles having an average particle size of 1 to 150 nm, said composition being suitable for manufacturing UV-opaque films having outstanding transparency and haze properties.

A thermoplastic fluoropolymer composition comprising at least one semi-crystalline polymer (A) comprising recurring units derived from ethylene and at least one of chlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE) and tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), said polymer having a heat of fusion of at most 35 J/g and from 0.05 to 5% by weight, based on weight of said semi-crystalline polymer (A), of particles of at least one inorganic UV blocker compound, said particles having an average particle size of 1 to 150 nm, said composition being suitable for manufacturing UV-opaque films having outstanding transparency and haze properties.

A fluoropolymer composition having a total luminous transmittance (TT) of less than 15%, when measured according to ASTM D1003 on a sample having a thickness of about 50 &#x3bc;m, said composition comprising: at least one hydrogen-containing fluoropolymer [polymer (A)]; from 5 to 80% by weight of (A) of at least one inorganic pigment [pigment (I)]; and from 1 to 99% by weight of (I) of at least one per(halo)fluoropolymer chosen among tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) copolymers having a dynamic viscosity at a shear rate of 1 rad&#xd7;secof less than 100 Pa&#xd7;sec at a temperature of 280&#xb0; C. [polymer (B)]. By adding polymer (B) to the composition based on polymer (A) it is advantageously possible to obtain an even dispersion of the pigment (I) so that a composition possessing outstanding opacity and still being processable under the form of films, so as to provide adequate mechanical properties, can be manufactured therefrom.

Opaque fluoropolymer composition comprising white pigments for photovoltaic elements of solar cells

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