Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ultra-high molecular weight ethylene homopolymer having a MFR21 of 0.01 g/10 min or less, said process comprising: (I) prepolymerising at least ethylene at a temperature of 0 to 90° C. in the presence of a heterogeneous Ziegler Natta catalyst to prepare an ethylene prepolymer having an Mw of 40,000 to 600,000 g/mol; and thereafter in the presence of the prepolymer and said catalyst; (II) polymerising ethylene at a temperature of 55° C. or less, such as 20 to 55° C., to prepare said UHMW ethylene homopolymer; wherein the UHMW ethylene homopolymer comprises up to 8 wt. % of said prepolymer.

Abstract: Loop-Loop-gas-phase reactor polypropylene plant and process for producing polypropylene and polypropylene copolymers.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ultra-high molecular weight ethylene homopolymer having a MFR21 of 0.01 g/10 min or less, said process comprising: (I) prepolymerising at least ethylene at a temperature of 0 to 90° C. in the presence of a heterogeneous Ziegler Natta catalyst to prepare an ethylene prepolymer having an Mw of 40,000 to 600,000 g/mol; and thereafter in the presence of the prepolymer and said catalyst; (II) polymerising ethylene at a temperature of 55° C. or less, such as 20 to 55° C., to prepare said UHMW ethylene homopolymer; wherein the UHMW ethylene homopolymer comprises up to 8 wt.% of said prepolymer.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ultra-high molecular weight ethylene homopolymer having a MFR21 of 0.01 g/10 min or less, said process comprising: (I) prepolymerising at least ethylene at a temperature of 0 to 90° C. in the presence of a heterogeneous Ziegler Natta catalyst to prepare an ethylene prepolymer having an Mw of 40,000 to 600,000 g/mol; and thereafter in the presence of the prepolymer and said catalyst; (II) polymerising ethylene at a temperature of 55° C. or less, such as 20 to 55° C., to prepare said UHMW ethylene homopolymer; wherein the UHMW ethylene homopolymer comprises up to 8 wt. % of said prepolymer.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of an ultra-high molecular weight ethylene homopolymer having a MFR21 of 0.01 g/10 min or less, said process comprising: (I) prepolymerising at least ethylene at a temperature of 0 to 90° C. in the presence of a heterogeneous Ziegler Natta catalyst to prepare an ethylene prepolymer having an Mw of 40,000 to 600,000 g/mol; and thereafter in the presence of the prepolymer and said catalyst; (II) polymerising ethylene at a temperature of 55° C. or less, such as 20 to 55° C., to prepare said UHMW ethylene homopolymer; wherein the UHMW ethylene homopolymer comprises up to 8 wt. % of said prepolymer.

Abstract: Procatalyst comprising an inorganic support, a chlorine compound carried on said support, a magnesium compound carried on said support, a titanium compound carried on said support, and a compound comprising two oxygen containing rings, wherein said two rings are linked via a bridge selected from the group consisting of carbon bridge, silicon bridge, ethane-1.2-diyl bridge, ethene-1,2-diyl bridge, alkylaminomethyl bridge and imine bridge.

Abstract: An ethylene polymer with a density of less than 955 kg/m3 obtained by polymerisation with a single-site catalyst and having a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of less than 5 wherein ethylene polymer comprises two components.

Abstract: Procatalyst comprising an inorganic support, a chlorine compound carried on said support, a magnesium compound carried on said support, a titanium compound carried on said support, and a compound comprising two oxygen containing rings, wherein said two rings are linked via a bridge selected from the group consisting of carbon bridge, silicon bridge, ethane-1.2-diyl bridge, ethene-1,2-diyl bridge, alkylaminomethyl bridge and imine bridge.

Abstract: An ethylene polymer with a density of less than 955 kg/m3 obtained by polymerisation with a single-site catalyst and having a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of less than 5 wherein ethylene polymer comprises two components.

Abstract: A complex containing a ligand of formula (I): useful in the formation of olefin polymerization catalysts and their use in olefin polymerization.

Abstract: Ziegler-Natta catalyzed linear low density polyethylene which satisfies the following conditions: a) a density, according to ISO 1183, of from 900 to 925 kg/m3, b) a C4-C10-comonomer content, determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, of 1 to 16 wt % c) a weight average molecular weight Mw, determined by gel permeation chromatography, of at least 200 000, d) wherein the linear low density polyethylene comprises, by Crystallisation Analysis Fractionation (CRYSTAF) an amorphous fraction soluble at a temperature below 30° C. of at most 10 wt % and a fraction crystallising between 60 to 75° C. of at least 35 wt % and e) by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) analysis, at least 70 wt % of a crystallising polymer component having an elution temperature range from 60° C. to 94° C. and less than 10 wt % of a crystallising polymer component having an elution temperature range from 30° C. to 60° C.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a multi-modal linear low density polyethylene in at least two staged reactors connected in series, comprising (i) polymerizing in a first slurry phase stage ethylene monomers with a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a first polyethylene fraction component (A); and (ii) polymerizing in a second gas or slurry phase stage ethylene monomers with a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a second polyethylene fraction component (B). The Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system comprises: 1) a solid procatalyst formed by contacting at least: a) a Mg-alcoholate complex of formula (I) b) an aluminum compound of formula (II); and c) a vanadium compound and a titanium compound having a molar ratio (V:Ti) from 10:90 to 90:10; and 2) one or more organometallic cocatalvsts of formula (III). The linear low density polyethylene shows an improved comonomer composition distribution Formulas (I), (II), and (III) are described herein.

Abstract: A complex containing a ligand of formula (I): useful in the formation of olefin polymerization catalysts and their use in olefin polymerization.

Abstract: Ziegler-Natta catalyzed linear low density polyethylene which satisfies the following conditions: a) a density, according to ISO 1183, of from 900 to 925 kg/m3, b) a C4-C10-comonomer content, determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, of 1 to 16 wt % c) a weight average molecular weight Mw, determined by gel permeation chromatography, of at least 200 000, d) wherein the linear low density polyethylene comprises, by Crystallisation Analysis Fractionation (CRYSTAF) an amorphous fraction soluble at a temperature below 30° C. of at most 10 wt % and a fraction crystallising between 60 to 75° C. of at least 35 wt % and e) by temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) analysis, at least 70 wt % of a crystallising polymer component having an elution temperature range from 60° C. to 94° C. and less than 10 wt % of a crystallising polymer component having an elution temperature range from 30° C.

Abstract: Multi-stage polymerization process for the production of a multi-modal linear low density polyethylene in at least two staged reactors connected in series comprising at least (i) polymerizing in a first slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a first polyethylene fraction component (A) (ii) polymerizing in a second gas or slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a second polyethylene fraction component (B), whereby the Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system comprises 1) a solid procatalyst formed by contacting at least: a) a Mg-alcoholate complex of the formula (I): Mg(OR1)2-n(R1)n, wherein each R1 independently represents a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group and 0?n<2 and may or may not be an integer; b) an aluminium compound of the formula (II) Al(R2)mX3-m, wherein each R2 i

Abstract: An ethylene polymer with a density of less than 955 kg/m3 obtained by polymerisation with a single-site catalyst and having a shear thinning index SHI2.7/210 of less than 5 wherein ethylene polymer comprises two components.

Abstract: Multi-stage polymerization process for the production of a multi-modal linear low density polyethylene in at least two staged reactors connected in series comprising at least (i) polymerizing in a first slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and optionally one or more alpha-olefin comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a first polyethylene fraction component (A) (ii) polymerizing in a second gas or slurry phase stage ethylene monomers and one or more alpha-olefine comonomers, in the presence of a Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system to obtain a second polyethylene fraction component (B), whereby the Ziegler-Natta polymerization catalyst system comprises: 1) a solid procatalyst formed by contacting at least: a) a Mg-alcoholate complex of the formula (I): Mg(OR1)2-n(R1)n, wherein each R1 independently represents a C1-C20 hydrocarbyl group and 0<n<2 and may or may not be an integer; b) an aluminium compound of the formula (II) Al(R2)mX3-m, wherein each

Abstract: A complex comprising a ligand of formula (I), wherein each R1, which may be the same or different, is hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-20 hydrocarbyl group, N(R5)2, silyl, siloxy; an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group or two R1 groups on adjacent carbon atoms taken together may form an optionally substituted 5- to 8-membered fused ring; each R2, which may be the same or different is hydrogen, is hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-20 hydrocarbyl group, N(R5)2, silyl, siloxy; an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, or an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group; R3, which binds to the 6-membered ring of the indenyl group, is —(Si(R5)2)p—, where p is 1 or 2, —(C(R5)2)n- where n is an integer of 2 or more; each R4 which may be the same or different, is hydrogen, an optionally substituted C1-20 hydrocarbyl group, N(R5)2, silyl, siloxy, an optionally substituted heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted heterocyclyl group or two R4 groups on adjace

Abstract: Use of a catalyst composition treated with a surface modifier in the polymerization of olefins for lowering the gel content in the resulting polyolefin, wherein the surface modifier has a polar residue capable of interacting with the surface of the catalyst composition and a lipophilic residue and is selected from carboxylate metal salts, nitrogen containing catalyst surface modifiers, phosphorus containing catalyst surface modifiers, oxygen containing catalyst surface modifiers, sulfur containing catalyst surface modifiers, fluoro containing polymeric catalyst surface modifiers or mixtures thereof and wherein the gel content is determined by using pressed plate gel analysis method.