Abstract: There is provided a polyester fiber which has few defects such as voids due to catalyst particles, and low variation in physical properties and minimal fluff generation. The polyester fiber of the invention comprises laminar nanoparticles composed of a divalent metal and a phosphorus compound and having side lengths of 5-100 nm and an interlayer spacing of 1-5 nm. There are also provided a tire cord, tire, belt-reinforcing fiber material and belt, comprising the polyester fiber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a flame retardant polymer composition comprising (A) a polyethylene, (B) a silicone-group containing compound, (C) an inorganic filler material, and (D) a polypropylene in an amount of 0.1 to 10 wt. % with respect to the total composition, to an article comprising said flame retardant polymer composition, in particular to a wire or cable comprising a layer made of said flame retardant composition and to the use of said flame retardant polymer composition for the production of a layer of a wire or cable. Furthermore, the invention relates to the use of a polypropylene in the production of a flame retardant layer for a wire or cable as a processing aid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition for an interior sheet/film. The polyolefin composition of the present invention for an interior sheet comprises 70 to 99 wt % of polyolefin and 1 to 30 wt % of modified polyethylene terephthalate having a melting point of 130 to 180° C. The polyolefin composition of the present invention is environmentally friendly and has good physical properties such as workability, printing characteristics, and adhesiveness. In addition, sheets having various thicknesses can be produced by extrusion without having to stretch the sheets, and thus the sheets can be used separately or in combination in various application fields.

Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for sidewalls containing 100 parts by mass of a rubber component consisting of at least a natural rubber or a modified natural rubber, 5 parts by mass or less of carbon black, 10 to 40 parts by mass of silica and 5 to 30 parts by mass of an inorganic filler component composed of one kind or two or more kinds of inorganic filler excluding carbon black and silica, and a pneumatic tire provided with a sidewall rubber prepared using the rubber composition. The used amounts of raw materials derived from petroleum resources have been reduced in this rubber composition. Moreover, the rubber composition exhibits low fuel consumption due to low rolling resistance and good flex crack growth resistance.

Abstract: The process for producing an internal mold release agent for an optical material of the present invention includes a step of heating, to a range of 80° C. to 140° C., a composition including (a) a phosphoric ester compound, and (b) an alcohol compound containing an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 10 carbon atoms and/or aromatic alcohol, when the total amount of (a) and (b) is 100% by weight, the alcohol compound (b) is included in an amount equal to or more than 2.5% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel phosphoric compound, a method for preparing the same, and a thermoplastic resin composition including the same. A thermoplastic resin composition comprising the phosphoric compound of the present invention can have excellent flame retardancy, and can be eco-friendly because the phosphoric compound does not generate toxic gas during molding or combustion.

Abstract: A halogen-free, flame retardant composition comprises thermoplastic polyurethane, olefin block copolymer, carbonyl-containing olefin polymer compatibilizer, and flame retardant package comprising bisphenol-A bis(diphenyl phosphate) and/or resorcinol bis(diphenyl phosphate), a nitrogen/phosphorus based, halogen-free flame retardant, and epoxidized novolac. The composition that will not only be processed easily to make a wire or cable sheath but also pass both the VW-1 flame retardancy test and the UL1581 heat deformation test at 150° C. exhibits good tensile and flexibility properties.

Abstract: The invention provides a bituminous composition, a process for preparing a bituminous paving composition and process for bituminous paving having lower mixing, paving, and compaction temperatures than for conventional hot-mix paving while retaining sufficient performance characteristics of conventional hot-mix paving. The inventive paving process comprises the steps of injecting a heated foamable solution comprising a lubricating substance into a heated, asphalt binder to provide a heated, foamed mixture; adding the heated, foamed mixture to a suitable, heated aggregate; further mixing the heated, foamed mixture and heated aggregate to coat the heated aggregate with the heated, foamed, asphalt binder to form a heated paving material; supplying the heated paving material to a paving machine; applying the heated paving material by the paving machine to a surface to be paved; and compacting the applied paving material to form a paved surface.

Abstract: A halogen-free and flame-resistant photosensitive resin composition is provided, which has properties necessary for a solder resist (insulative property, solder heat resistance, alkali developability and the like) and is capable of forming a film that is excellent in folding endurance even after an IR reflow process. A flexible circuit board employing the photosensitive resin composition and a circuit board production method are also provided.

Abstract: The invention provides a bituminous composition, a process for preparing a bituminous paving composition and process for bituminous paving having lower mixing, paving, and compaction temperatures than for conventional hot-mix paving while retaining sufficient performance characteristics of conventional hot-mix paving. The inventive paving process comprises the steps of injecting a foamable solution comprising a lubricating substance into a heated, asphalt binder to provide a heated, foamed mixture; adding the heated, foamed mixture to a suitable, heated aggregate; further mixing the heated, foamed mixture and heated aggregate to coat the heated aggregate with the heated, foamed, asphalt binder to form a heated paving material; supplying the heated paving material to a paving machine; applying the heated paving material by the paving machine to a surface to be paved; and compacting the applied paving material to form a paved surface.

Abstract: A wood powder-containing material includes wood powder having a volume average particle diameter of from about 1 ?m to about 5 mm, an aliphatic polyester, and a condensed phosphate ester.

Abstract: The invention provides a bituminous composition, a process for preparing a bituminous paving composition and process for bituminous paving having lower mixing, paving, and compaction temperatures than for conventional hot-mix paving while retaining sufficient performance characteristics of conventional hot-mix paving. The inventive paving process comprises the steps of injecting an aqueous solution comprising a lubricating substance into a heated, asphalt binder to provide a heated, foamed mixture; adding the heated, foamed mixture to a suitable, heated aggregate; further mixing the heated, foamed mixture and heated aggregate to coat the heated aggregate with the heated, foamed, asphalt binder to form a heated paving material; supplying the heated paving material to a paving machine; applying the heated paving material by the paving machine to a surface to be paved; and compacting the applied paving material to form a paved surface.

Abstract: Polymer compositions containing A) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate, polyester and polyester carbonate, B) optionally one or more optionally rubber-modified vinyl (co)polymers, C) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyether amides, polyester amides and polyether ester amides, D) at least one Brönstedt-acidic compound selected from the group consisting of organic fruit acids, inorganic acidic phosphorus compounds and compounds of formula IV wherein R9 and R10 independently of one another denote C1- to C9-alkyl, optionally substituted C5- to C6-cycloalkyl, C6- to C10-aryl or C7- to C12-aralkyl, and Y denotes S or CZ1Z2, wherein Z1 and Z2 independently of one another represent H, C1- to C6-alkyl, cyclohexenyl or cyclohexyl, and E) optionally further additives have permanent antistatic behavior and have improved heat distortion resistance, low-temperature strength, processing stability, stress cracking resistance and, in particular, hy

Abstract: Thermoplastic molding compositions, comprising A) from 10 to 98% by weight of a polyamide B) from 0.001 to 20% by weight of iron powder with a particle size of at most 10 ?m (d50 value) C) from 1 to 40% by weight of a halogen-free flame retardant from the group of the phosphorus- or nitrogen-containing compounds or P—N condensates, or a mixture of these D) from 0 to 70% by weight of further additives, where the total of the percentages by weight of components A) to D) is 100%.

Abstract: An article has an anti-abrasion layer, comprising a mixture of irregular particles of hard material and round particles essentially free of cutting edges embedded in a matrix material and the use thereof for the production of anti-abrasion surfaces on wood materials, decorative paper, or wood fiber sheets printed with patterns for the production of parquet floors, floor laminates, furniture surfaces or work boards and for the production of wear-resistant surface layers on support materials made from metal, glass, ceramics, plastic concrete or other materials.

Abstract: There is provided to a method for efficiently producing phosphonic acid metal salt fine particles with an average particle diameter of 0.5 ?m or less with high efficiency. A method for producing phosphonic acid metal salt fine particles, comprising: a) causing a reaction of a phosphonic acid compound of Formula (I): (where R1 and R2 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkoxycarbonyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms) with a base in an aqueous medium to adjust a pH range of the reaction system to be neutral to basic; b) causing a reaction of the product obtained in a) with a metal salt to precipitate a phosphonic acid metal salt from the aqueous medium; c) removing water from the phosphonic acid metal salt precipitated in b); and d) heating and drying the phosphonic acid metal salt from which water is removed in c).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyolefin composition with increased resistance to degradation caused by ClO2-containing water and to a pipe made of such a polyolefin composition. The present invention further relates to the use of the polyolefin composition for the production of a pipe and to the use of a combination of particular types of antioxidants for increasing the resistance of the polyolefin composition against degradation caused by contact with ClO2-containing water.

Abstract: Disclosed is a flame-retardant polyamide resin composition, including: a polyamide (A) containing a diamine unit including 70 mol % or more of a p-xylylenediamine unit and a dicarboxylic acid unit including 70 mol % or more of a linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid unit having 6 to 18 carbon atoms; an organic halogen compound (B) that serves as a flame retardant; an inorganic compound (C) that serves as a flame retardant aid; and an inorganic filler (D), in which the polyamide (A) includes a polyamide having a phosphorus atom concentration of 50 to 1,000 ppm and a YI value of 10 or less in a color difference test in accordance with JIS-K-7105, and a content of the organic halogen compound (B), a content of the inorganic compound (C), and a content of the inorganic filler (D) are 1 to 100 parts by mass, 0.5 to 50 parts by mass, and 0 to 100 parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the polyamide (A).

Abstract: Provided are a polychloroprene latex composition giving immersion-molded articles superior in releasability from the mold during immersion molding and also superior in flexibility, a production method thereof and a molded article prepared by using the same. A polychloroprene latex composition containing an alkyldiphenyletherdisulfonic acid alkali-metal salt in an amount of 0.01 to 1.0 part by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a polychloroprene latex is prepared by emulsion polymerization of the monomer in the presence of a rosin acid alkali-metal salt and an alkyldiphenyletherdisulfonic acid alkali-metal salt each in an amount of 3 parts or less by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the monomer.

Abstract: This invention provides a spectacle lens excellent in hue, and provides a spectacle lens formed from a resin composition containing (1) 100 parts by weight of a polycarbonate resin, (2) 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of a fatty acid ester mold release agent that is at least one member selected from the group consisting of (i) an ester of a monohydric alcohol having 1 to 20 carbon atoms and a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and (ii) a full ester of glycerin and a saturated or unsaturated fatty acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms, and that has a metal potassium content of 15 ppm or less and a metal sodium content of 30 ppm or less, (3) 0.1 to 0.25 part by weight of a benzotriazole ultraviolet absorbent, (4) 0.1 to 0.3 part by weight of a hindered phenol antioxidant, and (5) 0.005 to 0.1 part by weight of a phosphorus heat stabilizer, and a process for the production thereof.