Abstract: A polypropylene composition is disclosed, having a sealing initiation temperature below 80° C., and containing less than 1% by weight of monomeric units derived from ethylene with respect to the total weight of the composition, and comprising:—from 35 to 68% by weight of a random copolymer of propylene (copolymer (A)) containing 16 to 30% by weight of monomeric units derived from I-butene and from 0 to 0.5% by weight of monomeric units derived from ethylene with respect to the total weight of copolymer (A), and—from 65 to 32% by weight of a random copolymer of propylene (copolymer (B)) containing 35 to 55% by weight of monomeric units derived from I-butene and from 0 to 1% by weight of monomeric units derived from ethylene with respect to the total weight of copolymer (B). Heat-sealable sheets containing a sealing layer of the above composition are also disclosed.

Abstract: Tubes formed from a propylene based composition having a flexural modulus of elasticity of 1,400 to 2,000 MPa and a melt flow index of 0.1 to 1 g/10 minutes, including: from 80 to 97 parts in weight of a propylene homopolymer (A) having an isotacticity index of at least 0.96, and from 20 to 3 parts in weight of a statistical copolymer of propylene (B) containing from 45% to 70% ethylene by mole and/or an alpha olefin containing from 4 to 8 atoms of carbon, the ratio of the intrinsic viscosity of polymer (B) to polymer (A) being at least 1.55 and less than or equal to 3.

Abstract: Use of a polypropylene based composition (C) comprising (a) from 5 to 95% by weight of a random copolymer of propylene (A) containing from 0.5 to 12 mole % of at least one comonomer chosen from ethylene and/or an alpha-olefin containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and having an MFIA in the range from 0.01 to 5 g/10 min, (b) from 95 to 5% by weight of a random copolymer of propylene (B) containing from 0.5 to 12 mole % of at least one comonomer chosen from ethylene and/or an alpha-olefin containing from 4 to 6 carbon atoms, and having an MFIB in the range from 15 to 1000 g/10 min, said composition (C) being such that random copolymers (A) and (B) contain the same comonomer(s) and have, for each comonomer, substantially the same comonomer content, for the manufacturing of expanded beads.

Abstract: Expanded granules or a moulded article made therefrom, based on semicrystalline propylene polymer comprising, per 100 parts by weight, less than 0.035 parts by weight of volatile compounds and processes for its preparation.

Abstract: The flexible compositions having no elastomeric fractions comprise: A) from 10 to 90 parts by weight of random copolymer of propylene and at least one comonomer selected from ethylene and C4-C8 alpha-olefins having a melting point of at least 100° C. and not exceeding 140° C. and a flow index measured at 230° C. under a weight of 2.16 kg (ASTM standard D1238, 1986) of from 0.5 to 15 g/10 min, and B) from 90 to 10 parts by weight of plastomer prepared with participation of a metallocene catalyst and consisting of a random copolymer of ethylene and at least one C3-C10 alpha-olefin having a density of from 0.860 to 0.920 g/cm3, a melt flow index measured at 190° C. under a weight of 2.16 kg (ASTM standard D1238, 1986) of from 0.5 to 30 g/10 min, and a molecular mass distribution Mw/Mn of at most 4. These compositions provide an excellent compromise between flexibility and low-temperature impact resistance and heat resistance.

Abstract: The biaxially oriented hollow bodies are obtained by employing random propylene terpolymers which comprise ethylene (0.5 to 5% by weight) and 1-butene (2 to 12% by weight), which have a melting temperature of 120 to 150° C., which are degraded by a free radical generator and which have a degradation factor A of from 1.5 to 10, the said factor being represented by MFIg/MFIi, in which MFIg is the melt flow index of the degraded terpolymer (of between 3 and 30 g/10 min) and MFIi is the melt flow index of the initial terpolymer (of between 2 and 15 g/10 min). The process for the manufacture of the biaxially oriented hollow bodies is by injection stretch blowmoulding. The biaxially oriented hollow bodies are used for packaging.