Abstract: Disclosed is a chipping resistance-imparting aqueous dispersion composition comprising a nonvolatile component (film-forming component) dispersed in water, said nonvolatile component containing an olefin thermoplastic elastomer or a styrene/conjugated diene block copolymer or its hydrogenation product. A coating film obtained by the use of the aqueous dispersion composition as an aqueous primer or an additive to a water paint is excellent in chipping resistance as well as in other properties such as film appearance, adhesion properties, heat resistance, moisture resistance and gasoline resistance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a resin dispersion comprising solid particles of a graft modified ethylene/1-olefin random copolymer dispersed in an organic solvent, which has (a) a specific content of an &agr;-olefin component, (b) a specific intrinsic viscosity (&eegr;) and (h) a specific content of a polar monomer component. The resin dispersion of the invention exhibits excellent adhesion properties as an adhesive between polyolefins or metal and polyolefin or as a heat-sealing material, so that the dispersion is effectively used particularly as an adhesive for packaging, an adhesive for lamination, a coating material or a primer.

Abstract: A primer composition comprises (I) a modified copolymer obtainable by addition of a polar group represented by the following formula (1) or (2) to at least one (co)polymer selected from an olefin (co)polymer, a halogenated olefin (co)polymer, a styrene/conjugated diene/styrene tri-block copolymer or its hydrogenated product and a halogenated styrene/conjugated diene/styrene tri-block copolymer or its hydrogenated product, wherein the modified copolymer contains the polar group in an amount of from 1×10−3 to 250×10−3 mol based on 100 g of the modified copolymer, and (II) an organic solvent; in the formulas (1) and (2), R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R2 is an alkylene group of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and n is an integer of 1 to 20.

Abstract: A polyester aqueous dispersion having excellent properties in waterproof, weatherproof, processibility and adhesion, which provides a large allowance for controlling liquid physical properties by post treatment and is advantageous in making dry powders from the dispersion, and an efficient method for preparing the aqueous dispersion at low costs in a simple manner. The polyester aqueous dispersion comprising (i) a water-insoluble polyester and (ii) a polyester containing a sulfonate group bound to a polymer in a concentration of 0.1 to 1.5 mmol equivalents when calculated as —SO3− group per gram of the polymer, and method for preparing a polyester aqueous dispersion comprises a step of melt-kneading a resin composition comprising the water-insoluble polyester (i) and polyester (ii) and a step of phase inversion of adding water or a basic aqueous solution to the molten kneaded mixture thereby to shift the resin composition into the aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: Disclosed is a chipping resistance-imparting aqueous dispersion composition comprising a nonvolatile component (film-forming component) dispersed in water, said nonvolatile component containing an olefin thermoplastic elastomer or a styrene/conjugated diene block copolymer or its hydrogenation product. A coating film obtained by the use of the aqueous dispersion composition as an aqueous primer or an additive to a water paint is excellent in chipping resistance as well as in other properties such as film appearance, adhesion properties, heat resistance, moisture resistance and gasoline resistance.

Abstract: A primer composition comprises (I) a modified copolymer obtainable by addition of a polar group represented by the following formula (1) or (2) to at least one (co)polymer selected from an olefin (co)polymer, a halogenated olefin (co)polymer, a styrene/conjugated diene/styrene tri-block copolymer or its hydrogenated product and a halogenated styrene/conjugated diene/styrene tri-block copolymer or its hydrogenated product, wherein the modified copolymer contains the polar group in an amount of from 1×10−3 to 250×10−3 mol based on 100 g of the modified copolymer, and (II) an organic solvent; 1

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion composition which comprises an ionomer resin (A) neutralized with a divalent metal, and water, sufficiently answers high level of requirement performances in various uses, and in particular, is particularly suitable as a heat sealing agent for aluminum foil, film, paper or the like, a metal coating agent, a modifier for various emulsions, a paint, an adhesive, a rust-preventive treating agent, and the like; a method which can produce the aqueous dispersion composition in high yield; a rust-preventive treating agent for a metal surface, which contains the aqueous dispersion composition, has excellent corrosion resistance, and can form a rust-preventive layer showing excellent coating adhesion to a over coat paint; a rust-preventive treatment method using the rust-preventive treating agent; and a rust-preventive treated metal product.

Abstract: An aqueous dispersion of a thermoplastic resin which is capable of forming a coating exhibiting excellent water resistance, oil resistance, chemical resistance and adhesion to non-polar materials as well as its production method and its applications are provided.

Abstract: A hot melt adhesive composition exhibiting excellent adhesive strength and which is useful as an adhesive for styrene resins contains (B) tackifier and (C) ethylene/C3-C20 &agr;-olefin/aromatic vinyl compound random copolymer and, in some embodiments also (A) base polymer, such as polyolefin, polar group-containing polymer and aromatic vinyl compound/conjugated diene copolymer. A low molecular weight polyolefin may also be included in all embodiments. The randon copolymer (C) may be prepared by polymerizing the &agr;-olefin and aromatic vinyl compound in the presence of a metallocene containing catalyst. In addition to excellent adhesive strength the hot melt adhesives have improved workability.

Abstract: An active energy ray-curable composition comprising (A) an epoxy resin, (B) a compound selected from the group consisting of sulfonium salts and cyclopentadienyl iron compounds, (C) a compound selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates and oligomers thereof, and (D) an organic peroxide, and optionally (E) a rubber component. The composition is useful for an adhesive layer of an optical recording medium.

Abstract: A hot-melt adhesive composition containing, (A) per 10 to 80 parts by weight of a base polymer, (B) 10 to 80 parts by weight of a stickiness-imparting agent which is a copolymer of a particular styrene-type monomer and a particular indene-type monomer, the molar ratio of the indene-type monomer to the styrene-type monomer being from 99/1 to 30/70, and the weight average molecular weight of said copolymer being from 300 to 5000. The hot-melt adhesive composition exhibits excellent heat-resistant adhesiveness and heat-resistant creeping property, and has a low-molecular weight and exhibits good hue.

Abstract: A curable resin composition comprising:(A) a compound having at least one curable acrylic radical, methacrylic radical or vinyl radial, or a mixture thereof;(B) an organic solvent containing an alcoholic organic solvent with an amount of not less than 40% by weight;(C) a compound having at least one pentavalent P with phosphoryl bonding; and(D) a polymerization initiator whichwhen coated on the surface of molded inorganic or organic materials, the coating shows superiority in curing under atmosphere and the cured composition has excellent adhesion, surface hardness, resistance to scratch, resistance to abrasion, surface luster, transparency and antistatic property.

Abstract: Improvement in an information recording medium comprising two transparent resin substrates combined with each other, at least one of which has a recording layer provided on the inner surface thereof, two hubs mounted over the center hole of said disc substrates on both sides thereof, each hub having a insertion portion to be inserted into said center hole and a flange portion to cover a portion of said disc substrate in the vicinity of said center hole, wherein a notch is provided on the peripheral surface of each hub, adhesive layers are formed at least in the notch, between the inner peripheral surface of the center hole and the outer peripheral surface of the insertion portion of said hubs and between the hubs and a specific photo-curable composition may be used for the adhesive layer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a reinforcing fibrous material having an improved adhesion, which consists essentially of a surface-treated, molecularly oriented, silane-crosslinked ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene fiber, wherein when the measurement is conducted under restraint conditions by using a differential scanning calorimeter, the crosslinked polyethylene fiber has at least two crystal melting peaks (Tp) at temperatures higher by at least 10.degree. C. than the inherent crystal melting temperature (Tm) of the ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene determined as the main peak at the time of the second temperature elevation, the heat of fusion based on these crystal melting peaks (Tp) is at least 50% of the whole heat of fusion, and the sum of heat of fusion of high-temperature side peaks (Tp1) at temperatures in the range of from (TM+35).degree. C. to (Tm+120).degree. C.