Abstract: A ceramic-molding binder includes a vinyl alcohol polymer having an ethylene unit content of 2 to 19 mole %, a polymerization degree of 200 to 2,000, a degree of saponification of 80 to 99.99 mole %, and a carboxylic acid and lactone ring content of 0.02 to 0.4 mole %. The use of the ceramic-molding binder provides green moldings with better formability and handling properties during the formation of smaller green moldings of more complex shape, and also provides ceramic products of good quality, higher yields, and fewer ceramic cracks when obtained by sintering such green moldings.

Abstract: Provided are a water resistant composition comprising a uniform mixture of (A) at least one of modified polyvinyl alcohol containing either from 1 to 20 mol % of &agr;-olefin units with not more than 4 carbon atoms, from 0.01 to 1 mol % of silyl groups, or from 1 to 20 mol % of &agr;-olefin units with not more than 4 carbon atoms and from 0.01 to 1 mol % of silyl groups and (B) an organotitanium compound having a chelating ligand, in a blend ratio of component (A) to the component (B) between 99.99/0.01 and 60/40 by weight; a coating agent comprising the composition; a thermal recording material having a coat layer of the composition; and an ink-jet recording material having an ink-absorbing layer of the composition.

Abstract: A porous sheet is obtained by wet coagulating a polyurethane comprising a soft segment component of repeating units from a polycarbonate, those from a diethylene glycol-based polyester and those from a tetramethylene glycol-based polyester and a hard segment component of an aromatic diisocyanate and ethylene glycol. The polyurethane has excellent processability such as wet coagulatability and the obtained porous sheet has good durability and flexibility, in particular flexibility at low temperatures and is well usable for leather-like sheets.

Abstract: A polyurethane composition suitable for producing leather-like sheets having a soft hand and excellent durability and being dyeable with acid dyes comprising a mixture of:a first polyurethane (a) obtained by reacting:an intermediate product diol (D) with both ends thereof substantially being OH and obtained by reacting a tertiary amino group-containing diol (A), a polymer diol (B) having a number average molecular weight of 500 to 3,000 selected from the group consisting of polyesters, polycarbonates, polylactones and polyethers and an organic diisocyanate (C1), in such stoichiometric amounts as to make the molar ratio of NCO/OH 0.5 to 0.

Abstract: A porous sheet is obtained by wet coagulating a polyurethane comprising a soft segment component of repeating units from a polycarbonate, those from a diethylene glycol-based polyester and those from a tetramethylene glycol-based polyester and a hard segment component of an aromatic diisocyanate and ethylene glycol. The polyurethane has excellent processability such as wet coagulatability and the obtained porous sheet has good durability and flexibility, in particular flexibility at low temperatures and is well usable for leather-like sheets.

Abstract: A laminated article which comprisesa layer (A) of a saponified ethylene--vinyl acetate copolymer resin having an ethylene content of 20-55% by mole and a degree of saponification of not less than 90% by mole; laminated witha layer (B) of a hydrophobic thermoplastic resin; through the medium ofa layer (C) of an adhesive resin; said adhesive resin containsa polymer (X) comprising ethylene component--vinyl acetate component--ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid component or anhydride thereof--styrene type vinyl compound component, anda copolymer (Y) comprising ethylene component--vinyl acetate component,in an amount satisfying specific formulae,and the process for production thereof,which has a remarkably excellent adhesion between layers, as well as excellent mechanical characteristics and gas barrier properties, and is adapted to a container for foods and packaging material.