Abstract: The present invention provides a viscosity modifier (A) for thermoplastic polyester resin obtainable by polymerizing (a) 70 to 95% by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer, (b) 5 to 30% by weight of an alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and (c) 0 to 10% by weight of other vinyl monomers copolymerizable with both; a viscosity modifier (A?) for thermoplastic polyester resin characterized by covering 100 parts by weight of polymer particles (A-1) with 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of polymer particles (A-2), the polymer particle (A-1) are obtained by polymerizing (a) 70 to 95% by weight of an aromatic vinyl monomer, (b) 5 to 30% by weight of an alkyl acrylate having an alkyl group with 1 to 8 carbon atoms, and (c) 0 to 10% by weight of other vinyl monomers copolymerizable with both and having a glass transition temperature of 60° C. or higher and a volume-average particle diameter of 50 to 500 ?m, and the polymer particles (A-2) have volume-average particle diameter of 0.01 to 0.

Abstract: Generation of air marks and flow marks is prevented when a vinyl chloride resin is molded into a sheet or the like. To a vinyl chloride resin is added a processing aid for a vinyl chloride resin comprising a copolymer composition containing, (A) 70 to 99 parts by weight of a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising 50 to 99% by weight of methyl methacrylate, 1 to 50% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound and 0 to 30% by weight of another monomer copolymerizable with these components, said copolymer having a specific viscosity at 30° C. of 0.3 to 1.8 when 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a viscosity modifier for a thermoplastic polyester resin comprising 100 parts by weight of polymer particles prepared by suspension polymerization having a glass transition temperature of at least 60° C. and volume average particle size of 50 to 500 ?m, which are coated with 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of an emulsion polymer prepared by emulsion polymerization, wherein the polymer particles prepared by suspension polymerization have reactivity with thermoplastic polyester resin, a thermoplastic polyester resin composition and a molded article.

Abstract: The present invention provides a processing aid for thermoplastic resin having a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 300,000, which is obtained by polymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate, or an alkyl (meth)acrylate and another vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith, in the presence of a mercaptan having an alkyl ester group with C4-20 alkyl group as a chain transfer agent, and/or an organic peroxide having a tertiary-butyl peroxy group as a polymerization initiator.

Abstract: 0.1 to 50 parts of a viscosity modifier for thermoplastic polyester resin comprising (a) 15 to 95% by weight alkyl (meth)acrylate containing an epoxy group, (b) 5 to 85% by weight of another alkyl (meth)acrylate and (c) 0 to 80% by weight of another vinyl monomer copolymerizable therewith and having weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 400,000 is compounded, based on 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin. As a result, melt viscosity of thermoplastic polyester resin can be efficiently improved, stable processability is exhibited in extrusion molding, blow molding and calender molding, particularly profile extrusion and extrusion molding of boards and pipes which are extremely difficult, and a molded article having favorable surface properties is obtained.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermoplastic polyester resin composition, which exhibits stable processability in extrusion molding, blow molding and calender molding, particularly in profile extrusion and extrusion molding of boards and pipes, by efficiently enhancing melt viscosity of thermoplastic polyester resin, and gives a molded article having favorable surface properties and excellent impact strength. By compounding (B) 0.

Abstract: A foamable polyester resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin, (B) from 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic ester polymer or a polymer mixture obtained by polymerizing from 0 to 50 parts by weight of a monomer mixture (b) in the presence of a polymer latex which is obtained by emulsion-polymerizing from 50 to 100 parts by weight of a monomer mixture (a) wherein, when 0.1 g of the polymer is dissolved in 100 mL of chloroform, the resulting solution has a specific viscosity of from 0.7 to 1.9 as measured at 30° C. (wherein the sum of the monomer mixtures (a) and (b) being 100 parts by weight), wherein, when 0.1 g of the (meth)acrylic ester polymer or the polymer mixture is dissolved in 100 mL of chloroform, the resulting solution has a specific viscosity of from 0.65 to 1.7 as measured at 30° C., (C) from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a filler, (D) a blowing agent.

Abstract: Generation of air marks and flow marks is prevented when a vinyl chloride resin is molded into a sheet or the like. To a vinyl chloride resin is added a processing aid for a vinyl chloride resin comprising a copolymer composition containing, (A) 70 to 99 parts by weight of a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising 50 to 99% by weight of methyl methacrylate, 1 to 50% by weight of an aromatic vinyl compound and 0 to 30% by weight of another monomer copolymerizable with these components, said copolymer having a specific viscosity at 30° C. of 0.3 to 1.8 when 0.

Abstract: An expandable vinyl chloride resin composition that the expansion ratio of a vinyl chloride resin can be greatly increased by the use of thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agents without the use of organic solvent blowing agents, and which comprises 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin, 5 to 30 parts by weight of, as a processing aid, a (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer having a specific viscosity of not less than 0.73 measured at 30° C. with respect to a solution of 0.1 g of the polymer dissolved in 100 ml of chloroform, and 2 to 25 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agent.

Abstract: There is provided a foamable poly(vinyl chloride) resin composition which can remarkably improve an expansion ratio. There is used a foamable poly(vinyl chloride) resin composition comprising 100 parts by weight of (A) a poly(vinyl chloride) resin, 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of (B) a processing aid, and 0.

Abstract: An expandable vinyl chloride resin composition which can provide foamed articles having a greatly enhanced expansion ratio without remarkably lowering the surface property and strength by the use of thermally decomposable blowing agents without the use of organic solvent blowing agents, and which comprises 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin, 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of, as a processing aid, a two stage (meth)acrylic ester polymer having a specific viscosity of at least 0.5 (0.1 % chloroform solution, 30° C.) prepared by polymerizing a monomer component containing as a main component a monomer selected from acrylic esters and methacrylic esters excepting methyl methacrylate in the presence of a latex of a methyl methacrylate polymer having a specific viscosity of at least 0.7, 0.3 to 25 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agent, 0.01 to 15 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable organic blowing agent and 0 to 20 parts by weight of a filler.

Abstract: A foamable polyester resin composition comprising (A) 100 parts by weight of a polyester resin, (B) from 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylic ester polymer or a polymer mixture obtained by polymerizing from 0 to 50 parts by weight of a monomer mixture (b) in the presence of a polymer latex which is obtained by emulsion-polymerizing from 50 to 100 parts by weight of a monomer mixture (a) wherein, when 0.1 g of the polymer is dissolved in 100 mL of chloroform, the resulting solution has a specific viscosity of from 0.7 to 1.9 as measured at 30° C. (wherein the sum of the monomer mixtures (a) and (b) being 100 parts by weight), wherein, when 0.1 g of the (meth)acrylic ester polymer or the polymer mixture is dissolved in 100 mL of chloroform, the resulting solution has a specific viscosity of from 0.65 to 1.7 as measured at 30° C., (C) from 0.1 to 30 parts by weight of a filler, (D) a blowing agent.

Abstract: An expandable vinyl chloride resin composition that the expansion ratio of a vinyl chloride resin can be greatly increased by the use of thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agents without the use of organic solvent blowing agents, and which comprises 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin, 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of, as a processing aid, a (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer having a specific viscosity of not less than 0.73 measured at 30° C. with respect to a solution of 0.1 g of the polymer dissolved in 100 ml of chloroform, and not less than 0.3 to less than 2 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agent such as sodium bicarbonate.

Abstract: An expandable vinyl chloride resin composition which can provide foamed articles having a greatly enhanced expansion ratio without remarkably lowering the surface property and strength by the use of thermally decomposable blowing agents without the use of organic solvent blowing agents, and which comprises 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin, 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of, as a processing aid, a two stage (meth)acrylic ester polymer having a specific viscosity of at least 0.5 (0.1 % chloroform solution, 30° C.) prepared by polymerizing a monomer component containing as a main component a monomer selected from acrylic esters and methacrylic esters excepting methyl methacrylate in the presence of a latex of a methyl methacrylate polymer having a specific viscosity of at least 0.7, 0.3 to 25 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agent, 0.01 to 15 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable organic blowing agent and 0 to 20 parts by weight of a filler.

Abstract: An expandable vinyl chloride resin composition that the expansion ratio of a vinyl chloride resin can be greatly increased by the use of thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agents without the use of organic solvent blowing agents, and which comprises 100 parts by weight of a vinyl chloride resin, 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of, as a processing aid, a (meth)acrylic acid ester polymer having a specific viscosity of not less than 0.73 measured at 30° C. with respect to a solution of 0.1 g of the polymer dissolved in 100 ml of chloroform, and not less than 0.3 to less than 2 parts by weight of a thermally decomposable inorganic blowing agent such as sodium bicarbonate.