Abstract: To provide a novel polar group-containing olefin copolymer in which an enone structure is introduced into the main chain as a structural unit. A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (B) represented by the following general formula (I): (Rx and Ry in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.

Abstract: A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from at least one kind of monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and at least one kind of structural unit (B) selected from the group consisting of a structural unit represented by the following general formula (I) and a structural unit selected from the following general formula (II): (reference numerals shown in the general formulae (I) and (II) are as described in the DESCRIPTION.

Abstract: A method for producing an olefin polymer includes polymerizing an olefin in the presence of a catalyst composition including a compound represented by the general formula (A) or (B) and a transition metal compound represented by the general formula (C), or in the presence of a metal complex represented by the general formula (D) (the general formulas are defined in the specification). The olefin polymerization catalyst is capable of catalyzing copolymerization of an olefin and a vinyl monomer with high activity and high comonomer incorporation efficiency to achieve a high molecular weight. The olefin polymer production method uses the catalyst.

Abstract: To provide a novel polar group-containing olefin copolymer in which an enone structure is introduced into the main chain as a structural unit. A polar group-containing olefin copolymer comprising a structural unit (A) derived from one or more monomers selected from the group consisting of ethylene and an olefin containing 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and a structural unit (B) represented by the following general formula (I): (Rx and Ry in the general formula (I) are as described in the Description.

Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.

Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.

Abstract: Provided are a novel catalyst component for producing an ?-olefin (co)polymer, and a production method using the same. A metal complex is obtainable by contacting a compound represented by the general formula [I] or [II] with a transition metal compound containing a transition metal belonging to 9th to 11th group: wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 represent (i) hydrogen, (ii) a halogen, (iii) a linear alkyl or the like, or (iv) OR9 or the like; R5 and R6 represent a linear alkyl group or the like; any one of R1-R6 may have a heteroatom or a heteroatom containing group; E1 represents phosphorus, arsenic or antimony; X1 represents oxygen or sulfur; Z represents hydrogen or a leaving group.

Abstract: The invention provides a polypropylene based resin composition, which has good moldability on injection molding and which is excellent in its flow mark appearance as well as weld appearance on molding, and suitable for injection-molded articles such as exterior parts of automobiles, and also provides a moldability modifier used for the composition. The invention is a moldability modifier for a polypropylene based resin, which comprises at least one of a propylene homopolymer and a propylene random polymer having die swell ratio of 1.5 to 2.5 and ratio (Q value: Mw/Mn) of 7 to 13 of the weight average molecular weight (Mw) to the number average molecular weight (Mn) measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). The moldability modifier is mixed with a propylene-ethylene block copolymer, an ethylenic or styrenic elastomer, an inorganic filler, etc. to prepare a polypropylene based resin composition.

Abstract: A catalyst having a high catalyst activity, which enables the production of an ?-olefin polymer improved in stereoregularity by decreasing an amorphous component, and a production method for the ?-olefin polymer, are developed. Described are a catalyst for polymerizing ?-olefin comprising a combination of (A) a solid catalyst component containing magnesium, titanium and a halogen as an essential component, which may contain if necessary, a silicon compound, an organoaluminum compound, and an electron donor; (B) an organoaluminum compound; and (C) a compound containing a C(?O)N bond such as an amide or an urea; which may further contain if necessary, (D) a silicon compound or a diether compound; and a production method for an ?-olefin polymer using the same.

Abstract: A component of a catalyst for polymerizing an olefin, comprises: a carrier containing an inorganic oxide selected from silica, alumina, zirconia and titania and having a crushing strength of 0.5 to 25 MPa; and at least one member selected from oxides or hydroxides of metals of the groups 2, 3, 4, 13 and 14 in the periodic table, the metals being different from the metal constituting the inorganic oxide in the carrier, wherein the at least one member is supported on the surface of the carrier, so as to provide a novel catalyst component suitable for particle polymerization of an olefin and enabling to easily change molecular weight distribution of the resultant polymer.

Abstract: An ethylene polymer excellent in molding processability represented by uniform extensibility, drawdown resistance, swell and extrudability, and mechanical properties represented by rigidity, impact resistance and ESCR, is provided. Particularly, an ethylene polymer remarkably excelent in balance between rigidity and ESCR as compared with a conventionally known ethylene polymer is provided. An ethylene polymer, which is an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene with an ?-olefin having a carbon number of from 3 to 20, and which satisfies the following conditions (1) to (4): (1) the melt index (HLMI) under a load of 21.6 kg at 190° C. is from 0.1 to 1000 g/10 min, (2) the density (d) is from 0.935 to 0.985 g/cm3, (3) the relation between HLMI and d satisfies the following formula (i): d?0.00900×log(HLMI)+0.951, (4) the relation between ESCR and the flexural modulus (M) satisfies the following formula (ii): M??7310×log(ESCR)+32300.

Abstract: A resin composition for heat-shrinkable polypropylene shrink label, comprises: from 50 to 95% by weight of a crystalline propylene-?-olefin random copolymer mainly comprising propylene and from 5 to 50% by weight of an alicyclic hydrocarbon resin having a softening temperature of not lower than 110 degrees Celsius.

Abstract: Disclosed are a propylene polymer composition possessing excellent balance among rigidity and low warpage, resistance to deterioration caused by thermal oxidation during processing, weathering resistance, antistatic properties, and low bleeding properties, and a propylene resin composition which can easily produce molded products having excellent balance between rigidity and impact resistance (particularly low-temperature impact resistance) or heat resistance. The propylene polymer composition and the propylene resin composition comprise a propylene block copolymer consisting essentially of the following blocks (a) and (b) and having a melt flow rate of 0.

Abstract: A propylene polymer is characterized by satisfying the following (1) to (5): (1) a melt flow rate (MFR) measured at 230° C. under a 2.16 kg load of from 0.1 to 1000 g/10 min; (2) an isotactic triad traction (mm) measured by 13C-NMR of 99.0 % or above; (3) a Q value measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) of from 2.0 to 6.0; (4) a relation between melt flow rate (MFR: g/10 min) measured at 230° C. under a 2.16 kg load and a memory effect (ME) measured at 190° C. at an orifice diameter of 1.0 mm satisfying the following formula (I): 1.75≧(ME)+0.26×log(MFR)≧1.40  (I); and (5) a relation of the cold xylene solubles at 23° C. (CXS) satisfying the following formula (II) CXS≦0.5×[C2]+0.2×log(MFR)+0.5  (II) wherein [C2] represents the ethylene unit content (% by weight) in the polymer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a resin composition high in melting flow, exhibiting good properties, excellent in moldability and shrinkage properties, and hence suitable for automobile exteriors, by including (A) propylene/ethylene block copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 100 to 200 g/10 min., its propylene homopolymer component having an MFR of 210 to 400 g/10 min. and isotactic pentad fraction of 0.98 or more, and its copolymer portion containing propylene at 65 to 85% by weight; 50 to 70% by weight, (B) ethylene/octene and/or ethylene/butene random copolymer; 10 to 25% by weight, (C) styrene-based hydrogenated block copolymer rubber; 4 to 9% by weight and (D) talc; 16 to 24% by weight.

Abstract: A catalyst component for olefin polymerization, which comprises an ion-exchange layered silicate having the following features 1 and 2: feature 1: in a pore size distribution curve calculated from desorption isotherm by nitrogen adsorption-desorption method, a pore diameter Dm showing a maximum peak intensity DVM is from 60 to 200 Å; and feature 2: in a pore size distribution curve calculated from desorption isotherm by nitrogen adsorption-desorption method, a pore diameter Dm1/2 (Å) on the smaller pore size side corresponding to a ½ peak intensity of the maximum peak intensity DVM has a relation of Dm1/2/Dm of at least 0.65 and less than 1, provided that the largest value is employed when there are a plurality of Dm1/2 values.

Abstract: This invention provides a propylene-based composition for the molded polypropylene resin articles excellent in resistance to scratching and moldability, and well-balanced properties between high rigidity and high impact strength, and also provides a method for molding the above propylene-based composition, thereby providing high-performance industrial parts and automobile parts, in particular automobile interior parts.

Abstract: A propylene polymer is characterized by satisfying the following (1) to (5):

Abstract: A stable continuous production of a propylene-based block copolymer can proceed for a long time without causing accumulation of particles having a small diameter by a process having the following steps: (1) polymerizing an &agr;-olefin containing liquid propylene as a main component in the presence of hydrogen and a stereoregular polymerization catalyst in one or more polymerization reactors to obtain a polymer slurry; (2) feeding the polymer slurry to a copolymerization reactor; and (3) copolymerizing propylene and an &agr;-olefin other than propylene substantially in a gaseous phase in the presence of the stereoregular polymerization catalyst, the polymer slurry and a deactivating compound in the copolymerization reactor to obtain a propylene-block copolymer powder.

Abstract: An ethylene/&agr;-olefin copolymer having a density of 0.900 to 0.965 g/cm3; having an MI of 0.01 to 100 g/10 minutes; in a chromatogram with the use of Rayleigh ratio obtained by extrapolating GPC-MALLS data at a scattering angle of 0°, showing an average {overscore (Mc)} obtained by measuring five times of 0.5% or more and a standard deviation <&sgr;> from the average of 35% or less, wherein Mc stands for the chromatographic area ratio of the components having molecular weight of 1,000,000 or more calculated on the basis of the above measurement; and having a W30 (weight fraction of the portion eluted below 30° C.) in CFC measurement of 1 (% by weight) or less; and a film thereof.