Abstract: The present invention provides a heat shrinkable film that has excellent heat shrinkability while preventing contamination in subsequent processes such as printing. The present invention relates to a heat shrinkable film that at least includes a front layer and/or a back layer. The front layer and the back layer each contain a cyclic olefin resin in an amount of 55 to 99.99% by weight and organic fine particles in an amount of 0.01 to 0.3% by weight.

Abstract: An erosion resistant material has a continuous portion and discontinuous portions. The continuous portion has a continuous structure. The discontinuous portions are arranged inside the continuous portion to have a discontinuous structure. The discontinuous portions are formed of particles having an average particle diameter of 1 ?m or less. Further, the discontinuous portions are formed of a material having a surface hardness and a Young's modulus higher than those of the continuous portion.

Abstract: A laminated coating film (2) includes a metallic base layer (4) and a color clear layer 5, and produces a target color with the metallic base layer 4 and the color clear layer (5). The laminated coating film (2) is designed to have high chroma at the highlight, and further to provide an appearance of denseness. To address this, the laminated coating film satisfies the following formula (1): (RH(P)/RH(OA))>60??(1) where RH(P) represents a highlight reflectance of light of the target color, and RH(OA) represents an average highlight reflectance of light in a wavelength range outside a hue range of the target color.

Abstract: Multilayer film which comprises a core layer (C) and two outer layers (O—, O-2) sandwiching the core layer, wherein (i) the core layer (C) comprises a bimodal ethylene/1-butene/C6-C12-alpha-olefin terpolymer, (ii) one outer layer (O-1) comprising (ii-1) a low density polyethylene or (ii-2) the bimodal terpolymer as defined for the core layer (C) or (ii-3) a metallocene produced linear low density polyethylene and optionally a low density polyethylene (iii) the other outer layer (O-2) comprising (iii-1) a metallocene produced linear low density polyethylene and optionally a low density polyethylene, and its use for packaging, especially for frozen food packaging.

Abstract: A metallocene-catalyzed polyethylene resin having a multimodal molecular weight and composition distribution, comprising from 45% by weight to 75% by weight of a low density fraction, said fraction having a density below or equal to 918 g/cm3 as measured following the method of standard test ISO 1183 at a temperature of 23° C., wherein the density of the polyethylene resin is from 0.920 to 0.945 g/cm3, wherein the Mw/Mn of the polyethylene is of from 2.8 to 6, wherein the melt index MI2 of the polyethylene resin of from 0.1 to 5 g/10 min measured following the method of standard test ISO 1133 Condition D at a temperature of 190° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg; and wherein the composition distribution breadth index (CDBI) of the polyethylene resin is below 70%, as analyzed by quench TREF (temperature rising elution fractionation) analysis.

Abstract: A composite structure formation method includes the steps of storing a plurality of pre-formed controlled particles in a storage mechanism, supplying the controlled particles from the storage mechanism to an aerosolation mechanism constantly, disaggregating the supplied controlled particles into a plurality of the fine particles in the aerosolation mechanism to form an aerosol in which an entire contents of the controlled particles including the fine particles are dispersed in the gas; and spraying all of the fine particles in the aerosol toward the substrate to form a composite structure of the structure and the substrate. The controlled particles are controlled so that bonding strength between the fine particles includes a mean compressive fracture strength sufficient to substantially avoid disaggregation during the supply step, but which permits the controlled particles to be substantially completely disaggregated in the disaggregation step.

Abstract: Use, as an opacifier, of precipitated calcium carbonate particles at least partially in the form of nano fibers or nanochain like agglomerates constituted by at least two interconnected primary particles.

Abstract: Provided are a resin blend for melt processing, a pellet and a method of preparing a resin article using the same. The resin blend may include a first resin, and a second resin having a difference in melt viscosity from the first resin of 0.1 to 3000 pa*s at a shear rate of 100 to 1000 s?1 and a processing temperature of the resin blend. The resin blend can improve mechanical and surface characteristics of a resin article. Further, since coating or plating is not required for manufacturing a resin article, a manufacturing time and/or cost can be reduced, and productivity can be increased.

Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode active material capable of achieving a high volume energy density and yet superior rate characteristics when configured as a positive electrode for lithium secondary batteries. This positive electrode active material comprises a plurality of secondary particles each comprising primary particles composed of a lithium-nickel based complex oxide having a layered rock-salt structure. The plurality of secondary particles have a volume-based average particle diameter D50 of 5 to 100 ?m, and at least part of the plurality of secondary particles are coarse secondary particles having a particle diameter of 9 ?m or greater. The coarse secondary particles have a voidage of 5 to 25%, and the ratio of through holes among all voids in the coarse secondary particles is 70% or greater.

Abstract: A spherical boron nitride fine particle suited for use as a highly thermoconductive filler or the like has an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m, an orientation index of 1 to 15, a boron nitride purity of 98.0% by mass or greater, and an average circularity of 0.80 or greater. A method of producing a spherical boron nitride fine particle includes reacting ammonia with an alkoxide borate at an ammonia/alkoxide borate molar ratio of 1 to 10 in an inert gas stream at 750° C. or higher within 30 seconds, then applying heat treatment to a reaction product in an atmosphere of ammonia gas or a mixed gas of ammonia gas and an inert gas at 1,000 to 1,600° C. for at least 1 hour, and further firing the reaction product in an inert gas atmosphere at 1,800 to 2,200° C. for at least 0.5 hour.

Abstract: A waterproof sheet comprising a rubber base and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of silicone resin or gel thereon is applicable to the boundary between an outdoor tank and a concrete pedestal. The waterproof sheet maintains waterproofness over a long period of time and is in long-term service without degradation of physical properties.

Abstract: A temperature regulating article comprises a substrate and a polymeric phase change material bound to the substrate, wherein the polymeric phase change material is characterized by including a precisely branched polymer with substantially equally spaced repeating sidechains. In other embodiments the polymeric phase change material includes between 20 and 200 branches per 1000 carbon units, has a latent heat of at least 5 Joules per gram, and a transition temperature between 0° C. and 40° C.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a primer composition for application between the base film and the adhesive layer of an adhesive tape that can improve the adhesion between the base film and the adhesive layer of the adhesive tape and an adhesive tape prepared by using the primer composition. A primer composition, comprising 100 parts by mass (as solid matter) of a graft polymer of a natural rubber graft-polymerized with 15 to 65 mass % of methyl methacrylate and 25 to 300 parts by mass of a carboxyl group-modified acrylonitrile butadiene rubber.