Abstract: A viscosity modifier for lubricating oil, including an (C) ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having an ethylene molar content rate within a range of 30 to 70 mol %, a rotational viscosity at 150° C. of 300 to 8,000 mPa's, a Hasen chromaticity of 30 or lower, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 2.5 or less, and a B value of 1.1 or more; a lubricating oil composition with a lubricating oil base oil including a (A) mineral oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 10 to 100 mm2/s, a viscosity index of 90 or more, and a pour point of 0° C. or lower and/or a (B) synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 4 to 100 mm2/s, a viscosity index of 90 or more and a pour point of ?30° C. or lower; and the viscosity modifier having has a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 28 to 170 mm2/s.

Abstract: This resin composition comprises a propylene-based polymer (A), cellulose fibers (B) and a maleic-anhydride-modified polyolefin wax (C), in which the components (A), (B) and (C) are contained in amounts of 50 to 99.8 parts by mass, 0.1 to 50 parts by mass and 0.1 to 30 parts by mass, respectively, when the total amount of the components (A), (B) and (C) is 100 parts by mass. A polyolefin wax constituting the component (C) comprises an ethylene homopolymer, a copolymer of ethylene and an ?-olefin having 3 to 12 carbon atoms, a propylene homopolymer, or a copolymer of propylene and ethylene or an ?-olefin having 4 to 12 carbon atoms, and the component (C) satisfies the following requirements: (i) Mn is 300 to 20000; (ii) the softening point is 70 to 160° C.; (iii) the density is 830 to 1000 kg/m3; and (iv) the acid value is 30 to 200 mgKOH/g.

Abstract: Provided is a spun-bonded nonwoven fabric including fibers formed of a resin composition that contains: a propylene polymer (A); and a polymer (B) which is at least one selected from the group consisting of polyolefins, other than the propylene polymer (A), and polyesters. The fibers have a sea-island structure. The fibers include fibers in which a ratio of island phases having a diameter of less than 0.32 ?m among those island phases at a cross-section perpendicular to the axial direction of the fibers is 60% or higher on a number basis. In the spun-bonded nonwoven fabric, a ratio (SMB/SCB) of the tensile strength (SMD) in a machine flow direction (MD) with respect to the tensile strength (SCD)) in a direction (CD) perpendicular to the machine flow direction (MD) is from 2.0 to 5.1.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-sizing agent which when applied to an inorganic reinforcement material contained in a resin composition, can provide a molded article having excellent impact resistance and high surface gloss properties. The fiber-sizing agent according to the present invention contains a modified olefin wax (A), a polyolefin resin (B), and a silane-coupling agent (C), wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the modified olefin wax (A) to the polyolefin resin (B) is in the range of 0.2-10.

Abstract: A novel vinyl chloride resin composition having exceptional transparency is provided. This resin composition comprises 3-15 parts by mass of a rubbery impact-absorbing material (B) for which the glass transition point in differential scanning calorimetry does not exceed 0° C., and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a lubricant (C) that satisfies (i)-(iv) below, the content amounts above being indicated relative to 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin (A) having a chlorine content of 55-75 mass %. (i) The melt viscosity at 200° C. is 5-5,000 mPa·s (ii) The softening point is in the range of 60?180° C. (iii) The glass transition point (Tg) as measured in DSC is in the range of 0?100° C.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electroconductive resin composition that has excellent electroconductivity and high mechanical strength. The electroconductive resin composition according to the present invention comprises 75-99 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A), 1-25 parts by mass of a carbon material (B), and more than 1 part by mass but not more than 10 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the carbon material (B), of a modified polyolefin wax (C), wherein the carbon material (B) is a granular carbon material having an average grain diameter of 500 nm or less or a fibrous carbon material having an average fiber length of 1000 ?m or less.

Abstract: The present invention addresses the problem of providing an electroconductive resin composition which combines high electrical conductivity with excellent processability. The electroconductive resin composition comprises a thermoplastic resin (A), carbon nanotubes (B) having an outer diameter of 100 nm or smaller, and an aromatic-monomer-modified polyolefin wax (C) obtained by modifying a polyolefin wax with an aromatic monomer. The composition comprises the thermoplastic resin (A), the carbon nanotubes (B), and the aromatic-monomer-modified polyolefin wax (C) in amounts of 74.9-99.4 parts by mass, 0.5-25 parts by mass, and 0.1-10 parts by mass, respectively, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the sum of the thermoplastic resin (A), the carbon nanotubes (B), and the aromatic-monomer-modified polyolefin wax (C).

Abstract: A novel vinyl chloride resin composition having exceptional transparency is provided. This resin composition comprises 3-15 parts by mass of a rubbery impact-absorbing material (B) for which the glass transition point in differential scanning calorimetry does not exceed 0° C., and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a lubricant (C) that satisfies (i)-(iv) below, the content amounts above being indicated relative to 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin (A) having a chlorine content of 55-75 mass %. (i) The melt viscosity at 200° C. is 5-5,000 mPa·s (ii) The softening point is in the range of 60?180° C. (iii) The glass transition point (Tg) as measured in DSC is in the range of 0?100° C.

Abstract: A tackifier (B) according to the present invention comprises a copolymer (C) that comprises a structural unit derived from ?-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene and a structural unit derived from styrene, and the copolymer (C) satisfies the following (i) to (iii): (i) a content of the structural unit derived from ?-methylstyrene or isopropenyltoluene is in the range of 30 to 70 mol %, (ii) a softening temperature (Tm) measured by the ring-and-ball method according to JIS K 2207 is in the range of 110° C. to 170° C., and (iii) a content of a fraction having molecular weight of not more than 350, as determine by gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and calculated from polystyrene standard, is less than 1.5 mass %.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fiber-sizing agent which when applied to an inorganic reinforcement material contained in a resin composition, can provide a molded article having excellent impact resistance and high surface gloss properties. The fiber-sizing agent according to the present invention contains a modified olefin wax (A), a polyolefin resin (B), and a silane-coupling agent (C), wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) of the modified olefin wax (A) to the polyolefin resin (B) is in the range of 0.2-10.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide an electroconductive resin composition that has excellent electroconductivity and high mechanical strength. The electroconductive resin composition according to the present invention comprises 75-99 parts by mass of a thermoplastic resin (A), 1-25 parts by mass of a carbon material (B), and more than 1 part by mass but not more than 10 parts by mass, per 100 parts by mass of the total amount of the thermoplastic resin (A) and the carbon material (B), of a modified polyolefin wax (C), wherein the carbon material (B) is a granular carbon material having an average grain diameter of 500 nm or less or a fibrous carbon material having an average fiber length of 1000 ?m or less.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a vinyl chloride resin composition having exceptional impact resistance, processability, and heat resistance. The present invention provides: a resin composition that contains 3-15 parts by mass of a rubber-based impact-absorbing material and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a modified olefin wax per 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin. This resin composition satisfies the following requirements (I)-(III). (I) The chlorine content of the vinyl chloride resin is 55-75% by mass. (II) The glass transition temperature (Tg) in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the rubber-based impact-absorbing material (B) is 0° C. or lower. (III) The modified olefin wax contains at least one polar group selected from halogens and carboxylic acid derivatives, and the polar group content is within the range of 0.1-50% by mass.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide: a vinyl chloride resin composition having exceptional impact resistance, processability, and heat resistance. The present invention provides: a resin composition that contains 3-15 parts by mass of a rubber-based impact-absorbing material and 0.1-10 parts by mass of a modified olefin wax per 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin. This resin composition satisfies the following requirements (I)-(III). (I) The chlorine content of the vinyl chloride resin is 55-75% by mass. (II) The glass transition temperature (Tg) in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of the rubber-based impact-absorbing material (B) is 0° C. or lower. (III) The modified olefin wax contains at least one polar group selected from halogens and carboxylic acid derivatives, and the polar group content is within the range of 0.1-50% by mass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an olefin-based paint. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a paint with excellent organic solvent solubility or dispersibility, low paint viscosity, minimal coating irregularities even at high concentrations, excellent handling and storage stability, and excellent blocking resistance and coated film stability. In order to meet this purpose, an olefin-based paint is used that is characterized by containing a solution or dispersion obtained by dissolving or dispersing 0.1-55 parts by mass of a propylene-?-olefin copolymer (A) for 100 parts by mass of an organic solvent. The copolymer (A) is characterized by containing 60-90 mol % of propylene-derived constituent units (a) having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw), measured by GPC, in the range of 3,000 to 40,000, and 10-40 mol % of ?-olefin-derived constituent units (b) having 4 or more carbon atoms [wherein (a)+(b)=100 mol %].

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a polar-group-containing propylene-type wax having excellent properties including a low melting point. A modified propylene-(?-olefin) copolymer (A) according to the present invention is produced by grafting at least one compound selected from an unsaturated carboxylic acid, a derivative of the unsaturated carboxylic acid and an unsaturated sulfonic acid salt onto a propylene-(?-olefin) copolymer (A1) and has an acid value of 1 to 100 KOHmg/g, wherein the propylene-(?-olefin) copolymer (A1) comprises 60 to 95 mol % of a propylene-derived constituent unit (a) and 5 to 40 mol % of a constituent unit (b) derived from an ?-olefin having 4 or more carbon atoms, and satisfies the specific requirements (i) to (iii).

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition which contains (A) a polyethylene wax satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) described below and (B) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins and thermosetting resins, wherein the mass ratio of (A) to (B) is from 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by means of a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long period of time. (i) The weight average molecular weight (Mw) is within the range from 400 to 1,500. (ii) The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is within the range from 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration as measured at 25° C. is 5 dmm or less. (iv) The melting point (Tm) is within the range from 50° C. to 110° C.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing: (A) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer containing 91.0-99.9 parts by mole of (a) an ethylene-derived unit and 0.1-9.0 parts by mole of (b) a C3-C8 ?-olefin-derived unit (wherein (a)+(b) is 100 parts by mole), while satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) and (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a thermosetting resin, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) is 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long time. (i) The Mw is 400 to 1,500. (ii) The Mw/Mn is 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration measured at 25° C. is 13 dmm or less. (iv) The melting temperature is 50° C. to 110° C.

Abstract: Provided are a propylene-based polymer useful for providing a toner that is excellent in offset resistance, can be fixed by using a low-temperature heating element and hardly has stickiness even after stored for a long period of time; and a toner including said propylene-based polymer. The present invention is directed to a propylene/?-olefin copolymer (A) which includes 60 to 90 mol % of structural units derived from propylene (a) and 10 to 40 mol % of structural units derived from ?-olefins having 4 or more carbon atom (b) wherein (a)+(b)=100 mol % and which satisfies: (i) a weight average molecular weight (Mw) as measured by GPC of 3,000 to 40,000; (ii) a melting point (Tm) as measured by DSC of 60 to 90° C.; and (iii) a half width of a crystalline melting point peak as measured by DSC of 1 to 20° C.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition which contains (A) a polyethylene wax satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) described below and (B) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic resins and thermosetting resins, wherein the mass ratio of (A) to (B) is from 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by means of a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long period of time. (i) The weight average molecular weight (Mw) is within the range from 400 to 1,500. (ii) The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) is within the range from 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration as measured at 25° C. is 5 dmm or less. (iv) The melting point (Tm) is within the range from 50° C. to 110° C.

Abstract: Provided is a resin composition containing: (A) an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer containing 91.0-99.9 parts by mole of (a) an ethylene-derived unit and 0.1-9.0 parts by mole of (b) a C3-C8 ?-olefin-derived unit (wherein (a)+(b) is 100 parts by mole), while satisfying the requirements (i)-(iv) and (B) a thermoplastic resin and/or a thermosetting resin, wherein the mass ratio (A)/(B) is 0.1/99.9 to 50/50. This resin composition is useful for providing a toner which can be fixed by a relatively-low-temperature heating body and has good offset resistance, and which is suppressed in increase of particle diameters even if the toner is stored for a long time. (i) The Mw is 400 to 1,500. (ii) The Mw/Mn is 1.2 to 2.5. (iii) The penetration measured at 25° C. is 13 dmm or less. (iv) The melting temperature is 50° C. to 110° C.