Abstract: Provided is a polyester resin composition for laser direct structuring, which exhibits high platability and excellent mechanical properties. This polyester resin composition for laser direct structuring is characterized by containing a laser direct structuring additive (C) at a quantity of 1 to 20 parts by mass relative to a total of 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic polyester resin (A) and a thermoplastic resin (B) having a water absorption rate of 0.15 mass % or more, as measured using the ISO 62A method.

Abstract: Provided are: a polyester resin composition that exhibits excellent flame retardancy and melt thermal stability and also exhibits excellent laser markability; and a method for producing same. The present invention provides: a polyester resin composition containing 3 to 60 parts by mass of a brominated polyacrylate flame retardant (B) relative to 100 parts by mass of a thermoplastic polyester resin (A), this brominated polyacrylate flame retardant (B) having a Na element concentration of 5 to 4000 ppm, as measured by X-Ray fluorescence analysis; and a production method including washing the brominated polyacrylate flame retardant (B) with hot water having a temperature of 40° C. to 100° C., then drying the washed product, and then mixing the dried product with the thermoplastic polyester resin (A).

Abstract: Provided is a polyamide resin composition that has a large light transmittance with respect to 940 nm laser beam, and is capable of yielding a molded article that is highly laser weldable; and a kit, a method for manufacturing a molded article, and a molded article, using such polyamide resin composition.

Abstract: To form a plated layer on a surface of the resin molded article without adding the LDS additive to the thermoplastic resin composition. The laser direct structuring layer-forming composition contains a curable compound, an organic solvent, and a laser direct structuring additive.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoplastic resin composition that allows a plated layer to be successfully formed on a surface of resin molded article obtained therefrom under a wide range of laser irradiation condition. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin, and 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of a laser marking additive per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin, wherein the laser direct structuring additive comprises 70% by weight or more of a tin oxide.

Abstract: The invention is a polyacetal resin composition containing a polyacetal resin (A) and a polyethylene resin (B), in which the blending proportion of the polyacetal resin (A) occupying in the total mass of the polyacetal resin (A) and the polyethylene resin (B) is 10 to 90 mass %, the melt flow rate of the polyacetal resin (A) measured at a condition of 190° C. and 2.16 kg load is 30 g/10 minutes or less, and the polyethylene resin (B) consists of a modified polyethylene resin and the modification rate is 0.01 mass % or more based on 100 mass % of the total mass of the polyethylene resin and the melt flow rate of the polyethylene resin (B) measured at a condition of 190° C. and 2.16 kg load is 2.5 g/10 minutes or less.

Abstract: Provided is a resin molding that uses a resin composition capable of achieving high platability, while being imparted flame retardant by the halogen-containing flame retarder, a method for manufacturing a plated resin molding, and a method for manufacturing an antenna-equipped portable electronic device part. The resin composition comprises 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin; 5 to 100 parts by weight of a halogen-containing flame retarder; and, 1 to 30 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the laser direct structuring additive contains antimony, and; a content of an antimony-containing flame retarder auxiliary is 0.5 parts by weight or less per 100 parts by weight of the thermoplastic resin.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition capable of achieving a higher plating property. The resin composition comprises, relative to 100 parts by weight of a resin component comprising 30 to 100% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 70% by weight or less of a styrene-based resin, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass fiber coated with a sizing agent and 2 to 20 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive, wherein the sizing agent comprises at least one selected from a polyolefin resin and a silicone resin.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polycarbonate resin composition for a thin optical component, which polycarbonate resin composition has favorable fluidity as well as excellent strength. This object is achieved by a polycarbonate resin composition for a thin optical component, which composition contains: 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (A) having a viscosity average molecular weight (Mv) of 10,000 to 15,000; and 2 to 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate copolymer (B) including a carbonate structural unit (i) represented by a particular Formula (1) and a carbonate structural unit (ii) represented by a particular Formula (2), wherein the ratio of the carbonate structural unit (i) to a total of 100 mol % of the carbonate structural unit (i) and the carbonate structural unit (ii) in the aromatic polycarbonate copolymer (B) is more than 10 mol % and less than 39 mol %.

Abstract: A laser welding member that has a high laser transmittance at a welding region and exhibits an excellent laser welding processability, and a molded article obtained by laser welding using this laser welding member. The laser welding member is obtained by injection molding of a thermoplastic polyester resin material, wherein a region to be laser welded in the member is at a location separated by a distance of at least 15 mm from a gate of an injection molding mold and has at least 30% of a light transmittance of laser light with a wavelength of 940 nm.

Abstract: Provided is an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition that is excellent in terms of hue and thermal yellowing-inhibiting effect and is suitable for light guide members incorporated in automobile lighting devices. The aromatic polycarbonate resin composition comprises: 100 parts by mass of an aromatic polycarbonate resin (A); 0.001 to 0.1 parts by mass of a phosphite stabilizer (B-I) as a phosphorus-based stabilizer (B) having a spiro ring skeleton; 0.01 to 0.5 parts by mass of a phosphite stabilizer (B-II) as a phosphorus-based stabilizer (B) represented by general formula (II) below; 0.05 to 2 parts by mass of a polybutylene glycol compound (C); and 0.0005 to 0.2 parts by mass of an epoxy compound (D). In the formula (II), R21 to R25 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, or an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided are: a polycarbonate resin composition which has excellent mechanical properties and wet heat resistance while being free from the problem of mold contamination due to mold deposits; and a production method which is capable of producing this polycarbonate resin composition with high productivity. A polycarbonate resin composition containing 60% to 95% by mass of a polycarbonate resin (A) and 40% to 5% by mass of an emulsion polymerized styrene-based resin (B), based on 100% by mass of a total of (A) and (B), wherein the emulsion polymerized styrene-based resin (B) is a graft copolymer of a styrenic monomer-vinyl cyanide monomer and/or an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer-rubbery polymer; and a total amount of gas in a case where the resin composition is heated at 280° C. for 10 minutes is 3000 ppm or less in terms of mass of decane.

Abstract: A resin composition capable of achieving a higher plating property. The resin composition comprises, relative to 100 parts by weight of a resin component comprising 30 to 100% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 70% by weight or less of a styrene-based resin, 10 to 100 parts by weight of a glass fiber having an average fiber length of 200 ?m or less and 2 to 20 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition having higher platability. The resin composition contains at least two kinds of metals and also containing a conductive oxide having a resistivity of 5×103 ?·cm or less.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition for LSD, having a good flame retardancy, as well as keeping high levels of mechanical strength and platability. The resin composition for laser direct structuring, the resin composition containing: relative to 100 parts by weight of a resin component which contains 65 to 100% by weight of a polycarbonate resin and 35 to 0% by weight of a styrene-based resin, 5 to 40 parts by weight of a glass fiber having a value of average fiber length/average fiber diameter of 10 or smaller; 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of an elastomer; 5 to 10 parts by weight of a laser direct structuring additive containing antimony and tin; 10 to 30 parts by weight of a phosphorus-containing flame retardant; and, 0.1 to 1 part by weight of polytetrafluoroethylene.

Abstract: A polybutylene terephthalate resin composition is provided, which exhibits an excellent impact resistance, flame retardancy, heat aging resistance, lightfastness, and moist heat resistance and which also has an excellent moldability. Also provided is a molded article formed by molding this polybutylene terephthalate resin composition. The polybutylene terephthalate resin composition contains a polybutylene terephthalate resin (A) and a polycarbonate resin (B), and contains 50 to 80 mass parts (A) and 20 to 50 mass parts (B) per 100 mass parts of the total of (A) and (B), and additionally contains, per 100 mass parts of the total of (A) and (B), 5 to 20 mass parts of an elastomer (C), 5 to 40 mass parts of a flame retardant (D), and 1 to 15 mass parts of an antimony compound (E).

Abstract: Provided is a polyacetal resin composition in which at least one dihydrazone compound (B) selected from the group of two kinds of dihydrazone compounds is blended in 0.02 to 5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polyacetal resin (A).

Abstract: Provided are a polycarbonate resin composition for a thin optical component that has a high transmittance and a good hue, and a thin optical component. The polycarbonate resin composition for a thin optical component contains, per 100 mass parts of a polycarbonate resin (A), 0.1 to 4 mass parts of a polyalkylene glycol copolymer (B) having a linear alkylene ether unit (B1) given by general formula (I) and a branched alkylene ether unit (B2) selected from units given by general formulas (II-1) to (II-4), and 0.005 to 0.5 mass parts of a phosphorus stabilizer (C).

Abstract: Provided are: an aromatic polycarbonate resin composition which has excellent hue and is suitable as a molding material for light guide members; and a molded article which is obtained by molding this aromatic polycarbonate resin composition. An aromatic polycarbonate resin composition which contains: an aromatic polycarbonate resin (A); and 0.01-0.1 part by mass of a phosphite-based stabilizer (B-I) represented by general formula (I), which serves as a phosphorus-based stabilizer (B), and 0.05-2 parts by mass of a polyalkylene glycol compound (C), per 100 parts by mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin (A). In the formula, each of R11-R18 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; each of R29-R22 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group or an aralkyl group; and each of a-d represents an integer of 0-3.

Abstract: To provide a polycarbonate resin composition excellent in surface hardness and impact strength. A polycarbonate resin composition comprising at least a polycarbonate resin (a) and a polycarbonate resin (b) having structural units different from the polycarbonate resin (a), which satisfies the requirements: (i) the pencil hardness of the polycarbonate resin (a) as specified by ISO15184 is higher than the pencil hardness of the polycarbonate resin (b) as specified by ISO15184; (ii) the weight ratio of the polycarbonate resin (a) to the polycarbonate resin (b) in the polycarbonate resin is from 1:99 to 45:55; (iii) the pencil hardness of the polycarbonate resin composition as specified by ISO15184 is higher by at least two ranks than the pencil hardness of the polycarbonate resin (b) as specified by ISO15184; and (iv) the Charpy impact strength of the polycarbonate resin composition is higher than the Charpy impact strength of the polycarbonate resin (a).