Abstract: Phenol-aldehyde injection moldable pellets are disclosed which are coated with a composition which comprises (1) a metallic salt of a long chain fatty acid of 8-20 carbon atoms and (2) a material selected from the group consisting of (a) an alkyl ester of an aromatic acid, (b) an alkyl ester of an aliphatic acid, (c) mixtures of (a) and (b), and (d) mixtures selected from the group consisting of (a), (b), and (c) with a material selected from the group consisting of polyglycols, polyglycol esters and mixtures of polyglycols and polyglycol esters.