Abstract: A shaped article made from or containing a plastic material made from or containing inorganic particles (M) made from or containing a metallic element, and a polymer composition (A), wherein the shaped article allows transmission of electromagnetic waves with minimal, if any, attenuation.

Abstract: An extrusion-based additive manufacturing process for producing a 3D printed article, the process involving the steps of: (i) providing a build material in pellet form, containing a propylene polymer composition with specific weight percentages of heterophasic propylene copolymer, propylene homopolymer or copolymer, elastomeric block copolymer, elastomeric ethylene copolymer, glass material as filler, and a compatibilizer, the propylene polymer composition having MFR of at least 1.0 g/10 min; (ii) providing an additive-manufacturing system; (iii) at least partially fusing the build material within the system to create a fused build material; and (iv) extruding the fused build material to form the final 3D printed article.

Abstract: A process for producing articles with an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system using a consumable filament made from or containing a propylene polymer composition made from or containing: A) from 20% to 60% by weight of a heterophasic propylene copolymer; B) from 5% to 33% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains up to 5% by weight of an alpha olefin; C) from 2% to 15% by weight of an elastomeric block copolymer made from or containing styrene; D) from 4% to 32% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer; E) from 5% to 50% by weight of a glass material as filler; and F) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of compatibilizer.

Abstract: A polyolefin composition (I) made from or containing: (A) 15-80% by weight of a heterophasic polymer composition made from or containing: (a) 50-80% by weight of a propylene polymer, and (b) 20-50% by weight of a copolymer of ethylene and an alpha-olefin; and (B) 20-85% by weight of a polyethylene composition made from or containing: (i) 25-85% by weight of a polyethylene component, having a weight average molecular weight Mw(i), equal to or higher than 1,000,000 g/mol; and (ii) 10-65% by weight of a polyethylene component, having an Mw(ii) equal to or lower than 5,000 g/mol, wherein the polyethylene composition (B) is made from or containing at least 70% by weight of (i)+(ii).

Abstract: A process for producing a polar plate for fuel cells and/or redox flow batteries, comprising applying layers to produce a blank, wherein a composite formed of print material is printed layer-by-layer through a nozzle (extruder) using a fused filament fabrication (FFF) process or a fused granular fabrication (FGF) process and applied to a work plane to produce the blank of the polar, and sintering, wherein the blank of the polar plate is heated, with the temperatures during sintering remain below the melting temperature of the print material, so that the form (shape) of the workpiece is retained and to produce a finished polar plate.

Abstract: A covering for a light-source made from or containing a polyolefin composition made from or containing: (A) 50-80% by weight of a propylene polymer made from or containing from 0.1 to 40% by weight of units deriving from ethylene or an alpha-olefin of formula CH2?CHR1, where R1 is a linear or branched C2-C8 alkyl, based on the weight of (A); (B) 15-35% by weight of an elastomeric component selected from the group consisting of: (B1) ethylene copolymers with an alpha-olefin, (B2) saturated or unsaturated styrene or alpha-methylstyrene block copolymers, and (B3) combinations thereof; (C) 5-30% by weight of glass fibers; and (D) 0-5.0% by weight of a compatibilizer, wherein the amounts of (A), (B), (C), and (D) are based on the total weight of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D).

Abstract: An extrusion-based additive manufacturing process including the step of selectively depositing a molten thermoplastic material (P) on a film or sheet made from or containing a polymer blend obtained by melt blending a mixture made from or containing: (A) 60% to 98.8% by weight of a polyolefin; (B) 0.1% to 30% by weight of a compatibilizer; (C) 0.05% to 20% by weight of an amino resin; and (D) 0% to 5% by weight of an additive, wherein the amounts of (A), (B), (C) and (D) are based on the total weight of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D).

Abstract: An extrusion-based additive manufacturing process including the step of selectively depositing a molten thermoplastic material (P) on a film or sheet made from or containing a polymer blend obtained by melt blending a mixture made from or containing: (A) 60% to 98.8% by weight of a polyolefin; (B) 0.1% to 30% by weight of a compatibilizer; (C) 0.05% to 20% by weight of an amino resin; and (D) 0% to 5% by weight of an additive, wherein the amounts of (A), (B), (C) and (D) are based on the total weight of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D).

Abstract: A polymer blend obtained by melt blending a mixture made from or containing: (A) 60% to 98.8% by weight of a polyolefin; (B) 0.1% to 30% by weight of a compatibilizer; (C) 0.05% to 20% by weight of an amino resin; and (D) 0% to 5% by weight of an additive, wherein the amounts of (A), (B), (C), and (D) are based on the total weight of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D), the total weight being 100%.

Abstract: A process for producing articles with an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system using a consumable filament made from or containing a propylene polymer composition made from or containing: A) from 20% to 60% by weight of a heterophasic propylene copolymer; B) from 5% to 33% by weight of a propylene homopolymer or copolymer, wherein the copolymer contains up to 5% by weight of an alpha olefin; C) from 2% to 15% by weight of an elastomeric block copolymer made from or containing styrene; D) from 4% to 32% by weight of an elastomeric ethylene copolymer; E) from 5% to 50% by weight of a glass material as filler; and F) from 0.1% to 5% by weight of compatibilizer.

Abstract: A consumable filament and process for using the consumable filament in an extrusion-based additive manufacturing system made from or containing a heterophasic polypropylene composition having a xylene soluble content ranging from 15 wt % to 50 wt %, a melt flow rate MFR L ranging from 0.5 to 100 g/10 min, an intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 1.5 to 6.0 dl/g, and an ethylene content ranging from 10 wt % to 50 wt %.