Abstract: A cable article made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: (i) from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T1) being an interpolymer of ethylene and less than 7 wt %, of a polymerizable comonomer; (ii) from 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a peroxide; and (iii) from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T2). Component T2) is made from or contains: A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units. The cable article is selected from the group consisting of cable insulation and cable jacketing.

Abstract: A cable article made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T1) being an interpolymer of ethylene and less than 7 wt %, of a polymerizable comonomer; from 0.5 wt % to 5.0 wt % of a peroxide; and from 20.0 wt % to 80.0 wt % of component T2) made from or containing A) 5-35% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or a propylene ethylene copolymer; B) 20-50% by weight; of a copolymer of ethylene and a C3-C8 alpha-olefin containing from 0.1% to 20% by weight of alpha-olefin units; and C) 30-60% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and propylene containing from 25% to 75% by weight of ethylene units, wherein the cable article is selected from the group consisting of cable insulation and cable jacketing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a peroxide-modified polyethylene, related compositions, and wire-and-cable products made therefrom. The process for preparing the peroxide-modified polyethylene including the steps of: (A) preparing a first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene in a first reactor; (B) transferring the first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene from the first reactor to a second reactor; (C) admixing a first amount of an organic peroxide to the second reactor; (D) reacting the organic peroxide with a polyethylene composition made from or containing the first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene, thereby coupling the polyethylene components and forming the peroxide-modified polyethylene; and (E) collecting the peroxide-modified polyethylene.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for crosslinking polyolefins through using a substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier and related moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based compositions. The method is for crosslinking a first polyolefin includes the steps of: (A) selecting a second polyolefin being substantially-miscible with the first polyolefin and having particles of a morphology selected from the group consisting of powder and substantially spherical; (B) admixing the second polyolefin to the first polyolefin; (C) adsorbing a silane-crosslinking agent onto the second polyolefin, thereby rendering a substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier; (D) melt blending the first polyolefin and the substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier, thereby yielding a moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based composition; and (E) crosslinking the moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pipes comprising bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene which has been extruded in the presence of one or more organic peroxides that are present in an amount ranging from 30 ppm to 200 ppm. The pipe has an improved long-term hydrostatic strength. Also provided are methods for preparing pipes having these characteristics.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a low-smoke, non-halogenated flame retardant composition made from or containing (a) a first ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer, having a total content of vinyl acetate-derived units in an amount from about 15 to about 45 weight percent, based upon the total weight of the ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer; (b) a coupling agent; (c) magnesium dihydroxide; (d) hydromagnesite; and (e) huntite.

Abstract: Provided herein are liquid-containing masterbatches and methods of forming liquid-containing masterbatches. The methods may include providing a mixture including an organosilane and porous particles; and heating the mixture at a temperature effective to adsorb at least a portion of the organosilane to one or more surfaces of the porous particles to form a polyolefin master batch. An organosilane may be present in a polyolefin master batch in an amount ranging from about 10% to about 50% by weight of the polyolefin master batch, and the porous particles may include [1] polypropylene, [2] a copolymer including (i) a propylene monomer and (ii) at least one of an ethylene monomer and a butene monomer, or [3] a combination thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for crosslinking polyolefins through using a substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier and related moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based compositions. The method is for crosslinking a first polyolefin includes the steps of: (A) selecting a second polyolefin being substantially-miscible with the first polyolefin and having particles of a morphology selected from the group consisting of powder and substantially spherical; (B) admixing the second polyolefin to the first polyolefin; (C) adsorbing a silane-crosslinking agent onto the second polyolefin, thereby rendering a substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier; (D) melt blending the first polyolefin and the substantially-miscible, polyolefin-based, silane-crosslinking-agent carrier, thereby yielding a moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based composition; and (E) crosslinking the moisture-crosslinkable polyolefin-based composition.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a process for modifying a polyolefin-based composition including the steps of: (A) selecting a first polyolefin-based composition made from or containing a first polyolefin-based maleic anhydride graft having a yellowness index and an amount of covalently-bonded maleic anhydride substituents available for hydrolysis; (B) introducing the first polyolefin-based composition into a mixing chamber; (C) admixing water into the mixing chamber to form a water-containing polyolefin-based composition; (D) heating and agitating the water-containing polyolefin-based composition; (E) reacting the water with at least some of the maleic anhydride substituents to form maleic acid substituents, thereby yielding a modified polyolefin-based maleic anhydride graft having a yellowness index lower than the yellowness index of the first polyolefin-based maleic anhydride graft; and (F) collecting the modified polyolefin-based maleic anhydride graft, thereby yielding a modified polyolefin-based composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a peroxide-modified polyethylene, related compositions, and wire-and-cable products made therefrom. The process for preparing the peroxide-modified polyethylene including the steps of: (A) preparing a first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene in a first reactor; (B) transferring the first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene from the first reactor to a second reactor; (C) admixing a first amount of an organic peroxide to the second reactor; (D) reacting the organic peroxide with a polyethylene composition made from or containing the first Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed polyethylene, thereby coupling the polyethylene components and forming the peroxide-modified polyethylene; and (E) collecting the peroxide-modified polyethylene.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition suitable for use as adhesives and/or tie-layer adhesive compositions as well as a multi-layered structure made from and/or containing the polyolefin-based composition. The polyolefin-based composition is made from and/or contains (a) a grafted polyolefin composition, (b) a first polymer composition, (c) a polypropylene-containing blend composition, and (d) optionally, an additives composition having one or more additives.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pipes comprising bimodal high molecular weight high density polyethylene which has been extruded in the presence of one or more organic peroxides that are present in an amount ranging from 30 ppm to 200 ppm. The pipe has an improved long-term hydrostatic strength. Also provided are methods for preparing pipes having these characteristics.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a polyolefin-based composition made from or comprising (A) a first polymer composition made from or containing an ethylene polymer grafted with an unsaturated monomer, and (B) a second polymer composition comprising a propylene polymer, wherein the ethylene polymer grafted with an unsaturated monomer is covalently bonded to the propylene polymer. The polymeric composition may be used as a tie-layer adhesive composition.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition made from or containing (A) a first grafted polyolefin composition, (B) a second grafted polyolefin composition made from or containing a first metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene grafted with an unsaturated monomer, (C) a second metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene composition, (D) a Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene composition, (E) an elastomeric composition made from or containing (i) an elastomeric ethylene copolymer and (ii) an ethylene-propylene elastomer, and (F) a tackifier composition. Optionally, the polyolefin-based composition may be further made from or contain an additives composition. The polymeric composition is suitable for use as a tie-layer adhesive composition.

Abstract: A low-smoke, non-halogenated flame retardant composition made from and/or containing polypropylene, magnesium dihydroxide, and aluminum magnesium layered double hydroxide modified with a hydrogenated fatty acid is disclosed. A composition containing and/or made from (a) a polypropylene, (b) a first distribution of magnesium dihydroxide particles having a d50 in the range of about 0.75 microns to about 1.25 microns, (c) a second distribution of magnesium dihydroxide particles having a d50 in the range of about 1.50 microns to about 3.50 microns, and (d) aluminum magnesium layered double hydroxide modified with a hydrogenated fatty acid is disclosed. A power cable having a jacket made from and/or containing a low-smoke non-halogenated flame retardant composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a polyolefin-based composition made from or containing (A) a first grafted polyolefin composition, (B) a second grafted polyolefin composition made from or containing a first metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene grafted with an unsaturated monomer, (C) a second metallocene-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene composition, (D) a Ziegler-Natta-catalyzed linear low density polyethylene composition, (E) an elastomeric composition made from or containing (i) an elastomeric ethylene copolymer and (ii) an ethylene-propylene elastomer, and (F) a tackifier composition. Optionally, the polyolefin-based composition may be further made from or contain an additives composition. The polymeric composition is suitable for use as a tie-layer adhesive composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for preparing polyolefin-based adhesives. In the method, a maleated polyolefin is blended, in sequence, with a polyolefin elastomer and then with a linear low density polyethylene. The polyolefin-based adhesive made according to the method of the invention shows improved clarity and adhesion in multilayer polyolefin films.

Abstract: A low-smoke, non-halogenated flame retardant composition made from and/or containing polypropylene, magnesium dihydroxide, and aluminum magnesium layered double hydroxide modified with a hydrogenated fatty acid is disclosed. A composition containing and/or made from (a) a polypropylene, (b) a first distribution of magnesium dihydroxide particles having a d50 in the range of about 0.75 microns to about 1.25 microns, (c) a second distribution of magnesium dihydroxide particles having a d50 in the range of about 1.50 microns to about 3.50 microns, and (d) aluminum magnesium layered double hydroxide modified with a hydrogenated fatty acid is disclosed. A power cable having a jacket made from and/or containing a low-smoke non-halogenated flame retardant composition is also disclosed.

Abstract: An insulated electrical cable having: (a) an electrically conductive core; and (b) a semiconductive shield containing a composition made from and/or containing a butene-1 polymer composition, an ethylene copolymer composition, and a conductive carbon black composition is provided. The semiconductive shield is formed over the electrically conductive core. A method for making insulated electrical cables and a method for making a medium voltage electric power cables is also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are blended polymer compositions having a polyethylene first resin and a mLLDPE resin. The polyethylene first resin have a density of at least 0.926 g/cm3; and the mLLDPE resin has a density of between about 0.910 to about 0.925 g/cm3 and a melt index ranging from about 0.05 to about 5. The amount of the mLLDPE is less than about 20 weight percent based on the weight of the polyethylene first resin and mLLDPE resin; and the mLLDPE resin has a narrower molecular weight distribution than the polyethylene first resin.