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Pirjo Jääskeläinen

Markus Gahleitner

Bo Malm

Torvald Vestberg

Olli Tuominen

Norbert Hafner

Pauli Leskinen

Timo Leinonen

Ali Harlin

Kauno Alastalo

Petar Emilov Doshev

Bert Broeders

Wilfried Peter Töltsch

Päivi Pitkänen

Amir K Karbasi

Espen Ommundsen

Merja Poikela

Marijke Verpoest

Nina Manner

Helge Grande

Klaus Bernreitner

Peter Denifl

Magnus Palmlöf

Joachim Fiebig

Christelle Grein

Eero I Iiskola

Arild Follestad

Manfred Stadlbauer

Mika Harkonen

Manfred Kirchberger

Michiel Bergstra

Tung Pham

John Severn

Wilfried Peter Toltsch

Anders E Nymark

Karl-Michael Jäger

Tonja Schedenig

Saeid Kheirandish

Geir Johnsen

John Haugen

Geir Morten Johansen

Robert Nigel Hampton

Tarja Soderberg

Päivi Huovinen

Jukka Tulisalo

Paivi L Pitkanen

Ann Britt Bjaland

Torwald Vestberg

Max Wachholder

Harry Oysaed

Harry Øysaed

Jari Lehtinen

Hao Ding

Rao Kona Balakantha

Wilfried Töltsch

Elina Myhre

Eline Myhre

Geir Kristian Johnsen Johnsen

Max Wacholder

Nigel Hampton

Reijo Perälä

Process for producing of a capacitor film comprising the steps of (a) polymerizing propylene in the presence of a catalyst comprising a solid catalyst system obtaining a polypropylene, (b) subjecting said polypropylene to a film forming process obtaining a capacitor film, wherein during the polymerization step (a) said catalyst comprising the solid catalyst system fragments into nanosized catalyst fragments being distributed in said polypropylene, said solid catalyst system comprises a transition metal, a metal which is selected from one of the groups 1 to 3 of the periodic table (IUPAC), and an internal electron donor.

Process for the manufacture of a capacitor film

Propylene polymer composition comprising a polypropylene (A), an elastomeric copolymer (B) of ethylene and at least one &#x3b1;-olefin comonomer selected form the group consisting of propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-heptene and 1-octene, and an ethylene C2 to C8 alkyl acrylate copolymer (C) wherein the composition has a strain hardening SH(at a Hencky strain rate of 3 s) of at least 0.5.

Soft polypropylene composition with soft touch feeling

The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a propylene copolymer P1 having ethylene-derived comonomer units, which comprises the following steps: (i) introducing propylene, ethylene, and hydrogen into a polymerisation reactor R1, wherein the ethylene is fed to the polymerisation reactor R1 in a periodically varying amount, (ii) preparing the propylene copolymer in the polymerisation reactor R1 in the presence of a catalyst.

Preparation of propylene copolymer with dynamically operated reactor

The present invention relates to a heterophasic polypropylene composition with rather high melt flow rate, high stiffness, acceptable impact properties and an advantageous balance between stiffness and transparency. Still further, the present invention is also directed to a process for producing the inventive polypropylene composition, to an article made of the inventive polypropylene composition and to the use of the inventive polypropylene composition for the production of films and molded articles, such as thin-walled plastic containers for packaging. The inventive heterophasic polypropylene composition comprises at least a propylene homopolymer fraction, a propylene random copolymer fraction, two different ethylene-propylene rubber fractions and an ethylene homo- or copolymer fraction.

Heterophasic polypropylene with improved balance between stiffness and transparency

The present invention relates to a high flow polypropylene composition comprising (A) a low molecular weight propylene homopolymer fraction and (B) a high molecular weight propylene copolymer fraction, having a comonomer content of not higher than 8 wt %, wherein the ratio between the MFRof fraction (A) and the MFRof fraction (B) is at least 3 and wherein the MFRof the entire composition is at least 5 g/10 min, the values of MFRbeing measured according to ISO 1133 (230&#xb0; C., 2.16 kg load), and to processes for producing such compositions and to articles made there from.

High flow polypropylene composition

The invention relates to a heterophasic alpha-olef&#xca;n random copolymer composition with a melting temperature (Tm) of at least 130&#xb0; C. and a flexural modulus of not higher than 1000 MPa5 whereby the inventive composition comprises an al-pha-olefin random copolymer component (A) of at least two alpha-olef&#xca;n (co)polymer fractions (i) and (ii) having a different comonomer content, whereby at least one of the fractions is an alpha-olef&#xca;n random copolymer, and a rubber component (B).

Heterophasic polymer composition and process for its preparation

Novel polyolefin compositions comprising (A) a first propylene-ethylene random copolymer and (B) a second propylene-ethylene random copolymer, wherein the polyolefin composition has an ethylene content CMof 1-10 wt % and an MFR(AB) of 3-20 g/10 min with the proviso that CM&#x3e;CMand MFR(A)/MFR(AB)&#x3e;1.45 and where the polyolefin composition further has a randomness R of the ethylene distribution in the polymer chain of &#x2267;0.945. Articles made from the novel polyolefin compositions have excellent optical properties even after subjecting them to a heat sterilization step.

Polyolefin compositions having improved optical and mechanical properties

The present invention relates in a first embodiment to a polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer with a total comonomer content of 4.5 to 12 mol % wherein the sealing initiation temperature SIT of the film is T&#x2212;30&#xb0; C. or less, preferably T&#x2212;33&#xb0; C. or less, in a second embodiment to a polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer with a total comonomer content of 4.5 to 12 mol % wherein the film is having a relative reduction of the static friction value (inside-inside) from one to four days of 35% or more, preferably 40% or more, in a third embodiment to a polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer with a total comonomer content of 4.5 to 12 mol % wherein the distribution of the comonomer in the random copolymer determined according to TREF method is multimodal, preferably bimodal, in a fourth embodiment to a polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer with a total comonomer content of 4.5 to 12 mol %, wherein the copolymer is having an elution interval of 50&#xb0; C. or more, and in a fifth embodiment to a polymer film comprising a copolymer with a total comonomer content of 4.5 to 12 mol % wherein the random copolymer is a unimodal polymer and the elution interval is determined by the equation4.5&#xb7;16wherein Y is the elution interval in &#xb0; C. andm is the percentage of ethylene in the copolymer in wt. %.

Polymer film comprising a propylene random copolymer

Insulation layer for cables comprising a heterophasic polymer composition having superior mechanical and electrical properties and being environmentally friendly. The heterophasic polymer composition comprises a polymer matrix and dispersed therein a propylene copolymer having a weight average particle size of less than 1 &#x3bc;m.

Cable with thermoplastic insulation

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a propylene random copolymer comprising polymerization of propylene with a comonomer, said comonomer being ethylene or an &#x3b1;-olefin comprising at least four carbon atoms, in the presence of a catalyst in a multistage process comprising polymerization of propylene with a comonomer in a first reaction zone including at least one slurry reactor to give a first polymerization product, transferring said first product to a second reaction zone including at least one gas phase reactor and polymerisations of propylene with a comonomer in said gas phase reactor in the presence of said first polymerization product, wherein the temperature in the gas phase reactor is at least 10&#xb0; C. higher than in the slurry reactor and to a polymer obtainable by this process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerization of propylene with a comonomer wherein the distribution of the comonomer determined according to the TREF method is multimodal, preferably bimodal, a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerization of propylene with a comonomer wherein the copolymer is having an elution interval determined according to the TREF method of 50&#xb0; C. or more, a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerization of propylene with a comonomer, wherein the random copolymer is a unimodal polymer and the elution interval determined by the TREF method is given by the equation Y&#x2266;4.5&#xb7;m+16 wherein Y is the elution interval in &#xb0; C. and m is the percentage of ethylene in the copolymer in wt. %, and to the use of such a copolymers for the production of a film, of an article by blow moulding or injection moulding, of a fiber or of a pipe.

Propylene random copolymer and process for the production thereof

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a propylene random copolymer comprising polymerisation of propylene with a comonomer, said comonomer being ethylene or an &#x3b1;-olefin comprising at least four carbon atoms, in the presence of a catalyst in a muiltistage process comprising polymerisation of propylene with a comonomer in a first reaction zone including at least one slurry reactor to give a first polymerisation product, transferring said first product to a second reaction zone including at least one gas phase reactor and polymerisations of propylene with a comonomer in said gas phase reactor in the presence of said first polymerisation product, wherein the temperature in the gas phase reactor is at least 10&#xb0; C. higher than in the slurry reactor and to a polymer obtainable by this process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of propylene with a comonomer wherein the distribution of the comonomer determined according to the TREF method is multimodal, preferably bimodal, a peopylene radom copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of propylene with a comonomer wherein the copolymer is having an elution interval determined according to the TREF method of 50&#xb0; C. or more, a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerisation of propylene with a comonomer, wherein the random copolymer is a unimodal polymer and the elution interval determined by the TREF method is given by the equation Y&#x2266;4.5.m+16 wherein Y is the elution interval in &#xb0; C. and m is the percentage of ethylene in the copolymer in wt. %, and to the use of such a copolymers for the production of a film, of an article by blow moulding or injection moulding, of a fibre or of a pipe.

This invention relates to a process for the production of a polymer film or fibre wherein a polymer composition comprising a propylene homo- or copolymer is formed into a film or fibre, and wherein said propylene homo or copolymer is produced in a process which comprises the polymerization of propylene monomers or propylene monomers and one or more types of comonomers in the presence of a high yield Ziegler-Natta olefin polymerization catalyst, which catalyst comprises a component in the form of particles having a predetermined size range which has been produced in a process comprising: a) preparing a solution of a complex of a Group 2 metal and an electron donor by reacting a compound of said material with said electron donor or a precursor thereof in an organic liquid reaction medium, b) reacting said complex in solution with a compound of a transition metal to procedure an emulsion the dispersed phase of which containing more than 50 mol % of the Group 2 metal in said complex, c) maintaining the particles of said dispersed phase within the average size range of 5 to 200 microns by agitation in the presence of an emulsion stabilizer and d) solidifying said particles, and recovering, optionally washing said particles to obtain said catalyst component. The invention further relates to polpropylene products obtainable by this process and to the use of polypropylene products in the production of films and fibres.

Process for the production of polypropylene using high yield Ziegler-Natta catalysts

The present invention relates to a process for preparing a propylene random copolymer comprising polymerization of propylene with a comonomer, said comonomer being ethylene or an &#x3b1;-olefin comprising at least four carbon atoms, in the presence of a catalyst in a multistage process comprising polymerization of propylene with a comonomer in a first reaction zone including at least one slurry reactor to give a first polymerization product, transferring said first product to a second reaction zone including at least one gas phase reactor and polymerizations of propylene with a comonomer in said gas phase reactor in the presence of said first polymerization product, wherein the temperature in the gas phase reactor is at least 10&#xb0; C. higher than in the slurry reactor and to a polymer obtainable by this process. Furthermore, the invention relates to a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerization of propylene with a comonomer wherein the distribution of the comonomer determined according to the TREF method is multimodal, preferably bimodal, a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerization of propylene with a comonomer wherein the copolymer is having an elution interval determined according to the TREF method of 50&#xb0; C. or more, a propylene random copolymer prepared by copolymerization of propylene with a comonomer, wherein the random copolymer is a unimodal polymer and the elution interval determined by the TREF method is given by the equation Y&#x2266;4.5&#xb7;m+16 wherein Y is the elution interval in &#xb0; C. and m is the percentage of ethylene in the copolymer in wt. %, and to the use of such a copolymers for the production of a film, of an article by blow moulding or injection moulding, of a fiber or of a pipe.

The present invention relates to a process for the production of a propylene polymer in a multistage polymerization process comprising the polymerisation of propylene in the presence of a catalyst in a first reaction zone comprising at least one slurry reactor to give a first polymerisation product, transferring said first product to a second reaction zone comprising at least one gas phase reactor and continuing polymerisation of propylene in the gas phase in the presence of said first polymerisation product which is characterised in that the temperature in both the slurry and the gas phase reactor is at least 75&#xb0; C. and the product of at least one reactor is having an ethylene content in the range of 0.05 to 0.5 wt %. Furthermore, the invention relates to a propylene polymer obtainable by the inventive process, to a propylene polymer which is characterised in that it comprises ethylene comonomer in an amount of 0.05 to 0.5 wt. %, is having a xylene solubles contents of 3.0 wt. % or less and is having a maximum in its temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF)-function at 120&#xb0; C. or less, and to articles such as fibres, non-wovens, films and sheets comprising the inventive polymer.

Propylene polymer resin with improved properties

The present invention concerns a high melt strength propylene polymer or copolymer suitable for manufacturing foams and thermoformed product exhibiting a melt strength of at least 3 g and comprising a high molar mass portion and a low or medium molar mass portion. The polymers are produced by subjecting propylene and optionally other olefins to polymerization in a plurality of polymerization reactors connected in series, employing different amounts of hydrogen as a molar mass modifier in at least two of the reactors, and carrying out the polymerization reaction in the presence of a catalyst system capable of catalyzing the formation of a high molar mass polymerization product having a MFRof less than 0.1 g/10 min and a low or medium molar mass polymerization product having a MFRof more than 0.5 g/10 min.

High melt strength polypropylene

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