Abstract: Heavy weight stretch fabrics comprising ethylene/?-olefin interpolymer are described. The fabric often has a weight of at least 10 ounces per square yard measured according to ASTM 3776 and has a stretch of at least 10 percent measured according to ASTM D3107. These fabrics exhibit excellent chemical, resistance (for example chlorine or caustic resistance) and durability, that is they retain their shape and feel over repeated exposure to processing conditions, such as stone-washing, dye-stripping, PET-dyeing and the like, and industrial laundry conditions.

Abstract: Fiber and fabric compositions of a continuous scouring process and/or capable of being heat set have now been discovered that often have a balanced combination of desirable properties. Said compositions comprise olefin block interpolymers.

Abstract: Improved cone dyed yarns have now been discovered which have a balanced combination of desirable properties including less broken fibers and substantially uniform color. These cone dyed yarns comprise one or more elastic fibers and hard fibers, wherein the elastic fibers comprise the reaction product of at least one ethylene olefin block polymer and at least one crosslinking agent.

Abstract: The present invention is a rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymer composition which can be used in conventional thermoforming or other highly orienting forming or shaping processes to produce tough, cost effective, transparent containers or other packaging materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer produced by polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a small amount of furfuryl (alkyl)acrylate.

Abstract: The present invention is a rubber modified monovinylidene aromatic polymer comprising: a) a monovinylidene aromatic polymer matrix, b) rubber particles dispersed therein, characterized in that the rubber particles are produced from a diene rubber having I) a high molecular weight component and II) a low molecular weight component; the high molecular weight component having a weight average molecular weight at least two and one half times greater than the weight average molecular weight of the low molecular weight component, wherein both components I and II have a 1,4 cis content of greater than 70 percent and III) the rubber is grafted with monovinylidene aromatic polymer to the extent that there is at least 30 percent monovinylidene aromatic polymer present as grafts on the rubber.

Abstract: Disclosed are rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic polymers with improved toughness and rigidity as well as a process for the preparation thereof. The polymer comprises: a) a monovinylidene aromatic polymer matrix, b) rubber particles dispersed therein, characterized in that the rubber particles are produced from a diene rubber having I) from 20 to 80 percent, based on the total weight of said rubber particles, of a high solution viscosity component having a viscosity value ranging from 110 to 500 centipoise and II) from 80 to 20 percent, based on the total weight of said rubber particles, of a low solution viscosity component having a viscosity value ranging from 1 to 100 centipoise, further characterized in that the ratio of solution viscosity of high solution viscosity component to the solution viscosity of low solution viscosity ranges from 1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polymer produced by polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a small amount of furfuryl (alkyl)acrylate.

Abstract: Disclosed are rubber-modified monovinylidene aromatic polymers with improved toughness and rigidity as well as a process for the preparation thereof.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a bimodal rubber characterized in that the bimodal rubber is a composition of linear, and branched rubber molecules, and has a broad, yet monomodal Mw distribution and rubber modified polymers produced therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved process for producing high molecular weight monovinylidene aromatic polymers and polymodal compositions by free radical polymerization of a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of a vinyl acid, wherein the improvement comprises neutralizing the acid after production of the desired amount of high molecular weight monovinylidene aromatic polymer by adding a base.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for producing a high molecular weight monovinylidene aromatic polymer, comprising free radically polymerizing a vinyl aromatic monomer in the presence of less than 10 ppm of a vinyl acid having a pKa at 25.degree. C. of less than 2.0.