Abstract: The invention relates to drawn articles selected from fibres, tapes, yarns, staple fibres and continuous filaments, the articles comprising a polypropylene having a melt flow index in the range from 0.1 to 4.9 g/10 min as determined according to ISO 1133, condition L, at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg; a xylene soluble fraction of at most 0.8 wt %, relative to the total weight of the polypropylene as determined in accordance with ASTM D542-98; a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn ranging from 2.0 to 5.0; and a melting temperature Tm of at most 155° C. as determined according to ISO 3146. The invention also relates to the process to produce such drawn articles.

Abstract: The invention relates to drawn articles selected from fibres, tapes, yarns, staple fibres and continuous filaments, the articles comprising a polypropylene having a melt flow index in the range from 0.1 to 4.9 g/10 min as determined according to ISO 1133, condition L, at 230° C. with a load of 2.16 kg.; a xylene soluble fraction of at most 0.8 wt %, relative to the total weight of the polypropylene as determined in accordance with ASTM D542-98 ; a molecular weight distribution Mw/Mn ranging from 2.0 to 5.0; and a melting temperature Tm of at most 155° C. as determined according to ISO 3146. The invention also relates to the process to produce such drawn articles.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a fabric, such as a backing suitable for tufted carpets or artificial turf, comprising slit films, tapes or monofilaments, said slit film, tape or monofilament comprising at least 70% by weight of a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene composition based on the total weight of the slit film, tape or monofilament. The metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene composition comprised in the slit film, tape or monofilament is a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene composition comprises: a) at least 45% by weight based on the total weight of the metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene composition of a metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene A, wherein said metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene A has a density of at most 0.918 g/cm3, and a melt index MI2 of at most 4.

Abstract: High-tenacity fibers with improved elongational properties particularly suitable for nonwovens such as geotextiles include a polypropylene composition. The polypropylene composition includes from 0.2 wt % to 7 wt % of a rubber in a dispersed phase. The fibers have a tensile strength of at least 45 cN/tex measured in accordance to ISO 2062-B. The fibers may be made by a process including melt-spinning and drawing.