Abstract: Bimetallic catalyst for producing polyethylene resins with a bimodal molecular weight distribution, its preparation and use. The catalyst is obtainable by a process which includes contacting a support material with an organomagnesium component and carbonyl-containing component. The support material so treated is contacted with a non-metallocene transition metal component to obtain a catalyst intermediate, the latter being contacted with an aluminoxane component and a metallocene component, This catalyst may be further activated with, e.g., alkylaluminum cocatalyst, and contacted, under polymerization conditions, with ethylene and optionally one or more comonomers, to produce ethylene homo- or copolymers with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and improved resin swell properties in a single reactor. These ethylene polymers are particularly suitable for blow molding applications.

Abstract: An ethylene/?-olefin copolymer comprising a component produced by a non-single-site polymerization catalyst and a component produced by a single-site polymerization catalyst, its preparation and use are described. The copolymer has an ?-olefin content of 5 to 20 percent by weight and shows at least two CRYSTAF peak temperatures differing by at least 15° C. and/or at least two DSC melting peak temperatures differing by at least 15° C.

Abstract: Bimetallic catalyst for producing polyethylene resins with a bimodal molecular weight distribution, its preparation and use. The catalyst is obtainable by a process which includes contacting a support material with an organomagnesium component and carbonyl-containing component. The support material so treated is contacted with a non-metallocene transition metal component to obtain a catalyst intermediate, the latter being contacted with an aluminoxane component and a metallocene component. This catalyst may be further activated with, e.g., alkylaluminum cocatalyst, and contacted, under polymerization conditions, with ethylene and optionally one or more comonomers, to produce ethylene homo- or copolymers with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and improved resin swell properties in a single reactor. These ethylene polymers are particularly suitable for blow molding applications.

Abstract: Bimetallic catalyst for producing polyethylene resins with a bimodal molecular weight distribution, its preparation and use. The catalyst is obtainable by a process which includes contacting a support material with an organomagnesium component and carbonyl-containing component. The support material so treated is contacted with a non-metallocene transition metal component to obtain a catalyst intermediate, the latter being contacted with an aluminoxane component and a metallocene component. This catalyst may be further activated with, e.g., alkylaluminum cocatalyst, and contacted, under polymerization conditions, with ethylene and optionally one or more comonomers, to produce ethylene homo- or copolymers with a bimodal molecular weight distribution and improved resin swell properties in a single reactor. These ethylene polymers are particularly suitable for blow molding applications.

Abstract: A catalyst composition for the polymerization of one or more 1-olefins (e.g., ethylene) comprises a transition metal catalyst precursor and a cocatalyst, the transition metal catalyst precursor comprising a contact product of an unsubstituted metallocene compound and an aluminum alkyl compound in a hydrocarbon solvent solution. In another embodiment, the transition metal catalyst precursor is bimetallic and contains a non-metallocene transition metal catalyst component. When a bimetallic catalyst precursor is used, the resin product exhibits improved properties, and has a bimodal molecular weight distribution, long chain branching (LCB), and good bubble stability.

Abstract: The invention relates to the production of high performance conduits. The invention includes the high performance conduits, the polyethylene resin used to make them, and the process for producing the resin which produces a resin with properties which are required, in accordance with the invention to yield the performance characteristics of the resin in conduits. The resin used in accordance with the invention exhibits a bimodal molecular weight distribution or broad molecular weight distribution and is of high molecular weight.

Abstract: The supported catalyst disclosed herein is a contact product of two components. One component is the contact product of silica containing hydroxyl groups and alumoxane. This second component is the paraffinic-hydrocarbon soluble contact product of a metallocene compound of a transition metal and a trialkylaluminum compound.

Abstract: A catalyst composition is described for preparing a high activity catalyst in silica which produces, in a single reactor, polyethylene with a broad or bimodal molecular weight distribution. The catalyst is prepared from the interaction of silica, previously calcined at 600.degree. C., with dibutylmagnesium, 1-butanol and titanium tetrachloride and a solution of methylalumoxane and ethylenebis[1-indenyl]zirconium dichloride.