Kuraray Co., Ltd.

Hyogo

Shinya Oshita

Yoshihiro Morishita

Yusuke Nojima

Yosuke Jogo

Yasushi Senda

Yusuke Tanaka

Kanayo Nakada

Takeshi Kusudou

Koichiro Isoue

Yoshiaki Asanuma

Hiroshi Oshima

Naoto Fukuhara

Mikio Masuda

Takuya Kobayashi

Yuhi Shimazumi

Toshiyuki Zento

Mitsunori Asada

Taiga Yui

Yoshio Hirayama

Hideaki Kanemura

Masahiko Kawasaki

Saori Tamura

Hajime Kishi

Yumi Kunimitsu

Jin Imade

Heith Foster

Asako Minamide

Yuta Tomishima

Hajime Takagi

A gel composition is a gel composition containing a base oil (a) and a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), wherein the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) is a hydrogenated product of a diblock copolymer composed of a polymer block (A) consisting mainly of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) consisting mainly of a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene compound, the content of the polymer block (A) in the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) being 38.0 to 45.0% by mass; and the content of the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) in the gel composition is 1 to 20 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the base oil (a) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (b).

Gel composition, cable filler, cable, and crumb for gel composition

Provided is a hydrogenated block copolymer, which is a hydrogenation product of a block copolymer including a polymer block (A) containing more than 70 mol % of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 30 mol % or more of a structural unit derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a conjugated diene compound and isobutylene, the hydrogenated block copolymer being satisfied with the following requirements (1) and (2): Requirement (1): the content of the polymer block (A) in the block copolymer is 1 to 30% by mass; and Requirement (2): when the polymer block (B) is regarded as having a structure with a hydrogenation rate of 100 mol %, an average value of a methylene chain length of a main chain of the structural unit derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a conjugated diene compound and isobutylene is 1.0 to 6.0.

Hydrogenated block copolymer, vibration damper, sound insulator, interlayer for laminated glass, dam rubber, shoe sole material, flooring material, laminate, and laminated glass

A thermoplastic elastomer composition possessing a good combination of elastic recovery, tear strength at 25&#xb0; C., stress relaxation and reduced (improved) anisotropy, which is based on a hydrogenated block copolymer (A), a thermoplastic resin (B), a rubber softener (C) and a polyolefin elastomer (D), of specified types and proportions, and which is suitable for use in a variety of film and sheet applications.

Thermoplastic elastomer composition

Provided are a hydrogenated block copolymer capable of giving a resin composition having good moldability and sufficient mechanical strength and excellent in flexibility, kink resistance and transparency and also excellent in pressure sensitive adhesiveness, adhesiveness and weather resistance, and a resin composition containing the hydrogenated block copolymer, as well as a pressure sensitive adhesive, an adhesive, a molded article, a liquid-packaging container, a medical tool, a medical tube, a corner member for weather seal, and a weather seal that are produced using these. Specifically, the hydrogenated block copolymer is a hydrogenated block copolymer prepared by hydrogenating a block copolymer that contains at least a polymer block (A) consisting mainly of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound, and a polymer block (B) consisting mainly of a structural unit derived from isoprene, a structural unit derived from butadiene, or a structural unit derived from a mixture of isoprene and butadiene, wherein the content of the polymer block (A) is 1% by mass or more and less than 5% by mass relative to the total amount of the hydrogenated block copolymer, the total content of the 1,2-bond and the 3,4-bond of the polymer block (B) is 30 to 85 mol %, the hydrogenation rate of the polymer block (B) is 80 mol % or more, and the weight average molecular weight of the hydrogenated block copolymer is 150,000 to 800,000.

Hydrogenated block copolymer, resin composition, pressure-sensitive adhesive, adhesive, molded object, liquid-packaging container, medical tool, medical tube, corner member for weather seal, and weather seal

Provided is a hydrogenated block copolymer, which is a hydrogenation product of a block copolymer including a polymer block (A) containing more than 70 mol % of a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl compound and a polymer block (B) containing 30 mol % or more of a structural unit derived from at least one selected from the group consisting of a conjugated diene compound and isobutylene, the hydrogenated block copolymer being satisfied with the following requirements (1) and (2):

Provided are a resin composition, a pellet, a veil, a vibration damping material, a sound insulator, and an intermediate film for laminated glass, each of which is much more excellent in damping properties. Specifically, the resin composition is a resin composition containing the following block copolymer or hydrogenation product thereof (X); and a tackifier resin (Y) having a glass transition temperature of &#x2212;50 to 45&#xb0; C., wherein when a glass transition temperature of a polymer block (B) of the block copolymer or hydrogenation product thereof (X) is designated as Tg(X), and a glass transition temperature of the tackifier resin (Y) is designated as Tg(Y), an absolute value of a difference between Tg(X) and Tg(Y) is 50&#xb0; C. or lower,

Resin composition, pellet, veil, damping material, sound insulation material, and intermediate film for laminated glass

A first object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties and heat shielding properties, and a laminated glass using the same. Further, a second object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of maintaining the sound insulating properties, weather resistance, and heat creep resistance at a high level even if the thickness is reduced, and a laminated glass using the same. The invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass, including at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a laminated glass in which the interlayer film for laminated glass is disposed between two clear glasses with the total thickness of the clear glasses being 4 mm or less has a visible light transmittance of 70% or more and an average transmittance of infrared light in the wavelength range of 800 to 1,100 nm of 72% or less.

Interlayer film for laminated glass and laminated glass

Described herein is a resin composition capable of giving a liquid-packaging container satisfying both high flexibility and low-temperature impact resistance, excellent in low-temperature heat seal strength an also excellent in bag-breakage strength; a heat sealing agent and a film for liquid-packaging container containing the resin composition; a liquid-packaging container formed of the film for liquid-packaging container; a liquid-packaging container and a liquid discharge member obtained using the resin composition; and a medical container having the liquid-packaging container.

Resin composition, heat sealing agent, film for liquid packaging container, liquid packaging container, liquid discharge member, and medical container

Described herein is a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing an acrylic block copolymer (I) having a polymer block (A) containing methacrylic acid ester units and a polymer block (B) containing acrylic acid ester units which are derived from an acrylic acid ester (1) represented by the general formula CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COOR(1) (wherein Ris an organic group of 4 to 6 carbon atoms) and an acrylic acid ester (2) represented by the general formula CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COOR(2) (wherein Ris an organic group of 7 to 12 carbon atoms), the mass ratio (1)/(2) of said acrylic acid ester (1) to said acrylic acid ester (2) being 65/35 to 20/80. The tan &#x3b4; value of viscoelasticity of the acrylic block copolymer (I), as measured at a frequency of 1 Hz, is 1&#xd7;10to 1&#xd7;10in the range of 50 to 100&#xb0; C.

Acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive composition and pressure-sensitive adhesive products

Provided is a thermoplastic polymer composition containing an aromatic vinyl-based block copolymer (a-1) having a number average molecular weight of 30,000 to 200,000, the aromatic vinyl-based block copolymer containing a polymer block F containing a structural unit derived from an aromatic vinyl-based monomer as a main component and a hydrogenated or non-hydrogenated polymer block G containing a structural unit derived from a conjugated diene monomer or an isobutylene monomer as a main component; an acrylic polymer (a-2); an olefin-based polymer containing polar groups (a-3); and a softening agent (a-4), at the proportions that satisfy the following Expressions (1) to (3):0.05&#x2264;&#x2264;9&#x2003;&#x2003;(1)0.1&#x3c;/()&#x2264;0.9&#x2003;&#x2003;(2), and0&#x2264;/()&#x2264;0.5&#x2003;&#x2003;(3)wherein W, W, Wand Wrepresent the contents (on a mass basis) of the aromatic vinyl-based block copolymer (a-1), acrylic polymer (a-2), olefin-based polymer containing polar groups (a-3) and softening agent (a-4), respectively, in the thermoplastic polymer composition.

Thermoplastic polymer composition, layered body, and protective film

A film for a liquid packaging container, comprising at least one of a layer containing a resin composition (X) containing a polypropylene resin (a) and at least one of a hydrogenated block copolymer (b), the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) being a hydrogenated product of a block copolymer containing a polymer block (A) mainly containing an aromatic vinyl compound unit, and a polymer block (B) mainly containing an isoprene (Ip) unit, a butadiene (Bd) unit, or isoprene (Ip) and butadiene (Bd) units, in the resin composition (X), the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) having a phase separation structure having formed therein both (i) an island phase having a long axis of 1 &#x3bc;m or more, or a bicontinuous structure, and (ii) an island phase having a long axis of 300 nm or less, and in the resin composition (X), the mass ratio ((a)/((a)+(b))) of the polypropylene resin (a) and the hydrogenated block copolymer (b) being from 61/100 to 95/100.

Film for liquid packaging containers and liquid packaging container

There are provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition which is excellent in durability, whitening resistance, hot-melt processability, pressure-sensitive adhesion properties, holding power at high temperatures, heat resistance, weathering resistance, compatibility with tackifying resins, low-temperature properties and transparency, is excellent also in balance of these properties and rarely suffers adhesion acceleration, and pressure-sensitive adhesive products using the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition. The pressure-sensitive adhesive composition comprises an acrylic block copolymer (I) having a polymer block (A) comprising methacrylic acid ester units and a polymer block (B) comprising acrylic acid ester units which are derived from an acrylic acid ester (1) represented by the general formula CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COOR(1) (wherein Ris an organic group of 4 to 6 carbon atoms) and an acrylic acid ester (2) represented by the general formula CH&#x2550;CH&#x2014;COOR(2) (wherein Ris an organic group of 7 to 12 carbon atoms), the mass ratio (1)/(2) of said acrylic acid ester (1) to said acrylic acid ester (2) being 65/35 to 20/80.

Provided is a liquid packaging container having satisfactory flexibility and transparency, high heat-seal strength, high bag-breaking strength at normal temperature and low temperatures, and low (inner layer)-(inner layer) adhesiveness, which are properties important for liquid packaging containers for medical use. Specifically, provided is a liquid packaging container formed from a laminate of at least three layers including an inner layer formed from a resin composition (Y) as described below, an intermediate layer, and an outer layer formed from a resin composition (Z) as described below, the intermediate layer being formed from a resin composition (X) as described below:

Liquid packaging container

There is provided a pressure-sensitive adhesive composition for optical films, which is excellent in heat resistance, weathering resistance and bleed resistance, which has an excellent balance of pressure-sensitive adhesion properties, such as adhesive strength, cohesive force and tack, the tack of which can be controlled, which is excellent in initial reworkability when it is used for applying an optical film to an adherend or applying a protective film to an optical film, and which further exhibits excellent adhesive durability by virtue of rise of adhesive strength when such a film as above in the applied state is kept over a long period of time after application or especially when the film in the applied state is exposed to high temperatures or moist heat. A pressure-sensitive adhesive composition containing a specific acrylic diblock copolymer (I) and a specific acrylic triblock copolymer (II) in a specific proportion and a pressure-sensitive adhesive for optical films using the pressure-sensitive adhesive composition as a base are produced.

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Kamisu, Japan

Shinya Oshita