Abstract: A pre-oriented molded article of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene is composed of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 5 dl/g, has a degree of orientation of at least 0.8, and has such a creep property that a stretched product of the molded article having a degree of orientation of about 0.97 shows an elongation of not more than 2% in an atmosphere at 80.degree. C. at 1000 seconds. The pre-oriented molded article is produced by (1) extruding a high-concentration molding solution composed of 15 to 80 parts by weight of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene and 85 to 20 parts by weight of a solvent capable of dissolving said polyethylene from a molding die at a temperature at which the molding solution remains a solution, (2) taking up the extrudate at a draft ratio of at least 3, and cooling the extrudate during or after take-up to crystallize the polyethylene in the extrudate and to form a pre-oriented molded article.

Abstract: This invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of at least two ethylene-rich ethylene/alpha-olefin copolymers (A) and (B) below which has excellent transparency and impact strength and improved properties, particularly low-temperature heat sealability, heat seal strength and flexural resistance.(A) 95 to 40% by weight of a random copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having 5 to 10 carbon atoms which has a melt index of 0.1 to 20 g/10 min., a density of 0.910 to 0.940 g/cm.sup.3, a crystallinity by X-rays of 40 to 70%, a melting point of 115.degree. to 130.degree. C. and an ethylene content of 94 to 99.5 mole %; and(B) 5 to 60% by weight of a random copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms which has a melt index of 0.1 to 50 g/10 min., a density of 0.870 to 0.900 g/cm.sup.3, a crystallinity by X-rays of 5 to 40%, a melting point of 40.degree. to 100.degree. C. and an ethylene content of 85 to 95 mole %.