Abstract: The present invention is a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) composition comprising crosslinked elastomeric PVB and a thermoplastic polymer, and a process for making said TPE composition.

Abstract: Gel, or unfluxed PVC grains commonly present in PVC plasticized with high molecular weight ethylene copolymer plasticizers, can be reduced by using an improved production process which involves substituting a modifier, which is partially crosslinked high molecular weight ethylene copolymer, for a portion of the non-crosslinked high molecular weight ethylene copolymer plasticizer. Preferably the modifier also contains a small mount of a low molecular weight plasticizer to counteract the effect of viscosity increase which the partially crosslinked ethylene copolymer otherwise would produce.

Abstract: Halide polymer such as polyvinylchloride and polyamide are melt blendable when the melt blending is carried out at a temperature of no greater than about 220.degree. C. and the polyamide has a processing temperature no greater than the temperature of melt blending and the melt blend also incorporates a carboxyl and/or CO-functional ethylene polymer which compatibilizes the PVC and polyamide one with the other.

Abstract: A resilient, acrylic graft polymer is produced by multi-stage, sequential polymerization in which the first stage is elastomeric, the second stage is nonelastomeric, the third stage is elastomeric and the fourth, and final stage is nonelastomeric. Upon blending with a nonresilient methacrylic matrix resin, followed by molding, an impact resistant molded product is obtained which has low stress-whitening, generally does not show substantial crack propagation on impact and does not readily break on subjection to fold endurance tests.