Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to the use of the composition for producing an electrical device, as well as to a cable surrounded by at least one layer including the polymer composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a newpolypropylene composition with improved processability and heat resistance for use in a capacitor film, as well as a cast film and a biaxially oriented film for the use as capacitor film comprising such polypropylene composition.

Abstract: The invention relates to propylene polymer compositions comprising 50-70 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer, 5-20 wt % of a first elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer, 5-25 wt % of a second elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer and 5-30 wt % of an ethylene polymer. The propylene polymer compositions are suitable for molding and they have low haze and a good impact strength/stiffness balance with good impact strengths at low temperatures.

Abstract: Use of an talc being coated with an organo-metallic compound in a polymer composition to accomplish a headspace emission of all volatiles together of said polymer composition of equal or below 120 ?g/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer composition, to the use of the composition for producing an electrical device, as well as to a cable surrounded by at least one layer including the polymer composition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising an olefin homo- or copolymer (A) in an amount of 90 wt. % or more, and an olefin homo- or copolymer (B) comprising hydrolysable silicon-containing groups, wherein olefin homo- or copolymer (B) is present in the composition in an amount of from 0.01 to 2 wt. %.

Abstract: The invention relates to propylene polymer compositions comprising 50-70 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer, 5-20 wt % of a first elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer, 5-25 wt % of a second elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer and 5-30 wt % of an ethylene polymer. The propylene polymer compositions are suitable for moulding and they have low haze and a good impact strength/stiffness balance with good impact strengths at low temperatures.

Abstract: The invention relates to propylene polymer blends comprising 70-92 wt % of a propylene homopolymer, 5-15 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer, 3-15 wt % of a linear low density polyethylene and an a-nucleating agent. The propylene polymer blends have an excellent impact strength/stiffness balance and optical properties. They are especially suitable for thermoforming and extrusion blow moulding.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition comprising an olefin homo- or copolymer (A) in an amount of 90 wt. % or more, and an olefin homo- or copolymer (B) comprising hydrolysable silicon-containing groups, wherein olefin homo- or copolymer (B) is present in the composition in an amount of from 0.01 to 2 wt. %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel ?-nucleating agent and a process for preparing same. Preferably, the ?-nu-cleating agent is a water-free admixture of calcium carbonate and a calcium salt of a dibasic organic acid.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene film having a small dynamic coefficient of friction (CoF) and to a film obtained by this process. The invention further relates to the use of a polypropylene composition in a film forming process in order to reduce the required amount of slip agent for achieving a certain CoF and, alternatively, to the use of a polypropylene composition in a film forming process in order to reduce the required storage time for achieving a certain CoF.

Abstract: The invention refers to polypropylene blown films which are characterised by excellent optical and mechanical properties. The polypropylene composition used for the films contains nucleating agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a polypropylene film having a small dynamic coefficient of friction (CoF) and to a film obtained by this process. The invention further relates to the use of a polypropylene composition in a film forming process in order to reduce the required amount of slip agent for achieving a certain CoF and, alternatively, to the use of a polypropylene composition in a film forming process in order to reduce the required storage time for achieving a certain CoF.

Abstract: The invention relates to propylene polymer blends comprising 70-92 wt % of a propylene homopolymer, 5-15 wt % of an elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer, 3-15 wt % of a linear low density polyethylene and an a-nucleating agent. The propylene polymer blends have an excellent impact strength/stiffness balance and optical properties. They are especially suitable for thermoforming and extrusion blow moulding.

Abstract: The invention relates to propylene polymer compositions comprising 50-70 wt % of a propylene homo- or copolymer, 5-20 wt % of a first elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer, 5-25 wt % of a second elastomeric ethylene-propylene copolymer and 5-30 wt % of an ethylene polymer. The propylene polymer compositions are suitable for moulding and they have low haze and a good impact strength/stiffness balance with good impact strengths at low temperatures.

Abstract: The invention refers to polypropylene blown films which are characterised by excellent optical and mechanical properties. The polypropylene composition used for the films contains nucleating agents.

Abstract: The invention relates to polyolefin compositions with good impact strength and transparency comprising a) 85-98 wt % based on the total weight of the composition of a heterophasic propylene/?-olefin copolymer comprising a polymer or copolymer of propylene and an ?-olefin with 0-15 mol % of the ?-olefin as matrix polymer and a propylene/?-olefin rubber copolymer comprising 20-80 mol % of the ?-olefin and b) 15-2 wt % based on the total weight of the composition of an ethylene homopolymer or an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer, the ?-olefin in the ethylene copolymer having 4-10 carbon atoms, the ethylene homo- or copolymer having a density lower than 0.925 g/m3. processes for producing these compositions and their use. The compositions are particularly useful for food packaging, especially for deep freezing applications.

Abstract: The invention relates to polyolefin compositions with good impact strength and transparency comprising

Abstract: The description refers to a pipe, especially a pressure pipe, with a pipe body extruded from polypropylene. To achieve a high resistance to a rapid crack formation, it is suggested that the pipe body consists of a polypropylene in a predominantly hexagonally crystallised &bgr;-form with a nucleation agent based on an amide.

Abstract: Use of thermoplastic elastomers for improving the stability of polyolefins to ionizing radiation, and also a process for improving the stability of polyolefins, in which thermoplastic elastomers are admixed with the polyolefins.