Abstract: Provided are: a composition that can impart a thermoplastic resin with excellent transparency and physical properties; a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same; and a molded article thereof. The composition contains: (A) a cyclic organophosphate aluminum salt represented by Formula (1) below, wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms, and IV represents an alkylidene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and (B) sodium carboxylate, wherein a molar ratio of the (A) cyclic organophosphate aluminum salt represented by Formula (1) and the (B) sodium carboxylate, (A)/(B), is in a range of 0.20 to 0.56.

Abstract: Provided are: a composition that can impart a thermoplastic resin with excellent transparency and physical properties; a thermoplastic resin composition containing the same; and a molded article thereof. The composition contains: (A) a cyclic organophosphate aluminum salt represented by Formula (1) below, wherein R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms and R5 represents an alkylidene group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; (B) a sodium carboxylate; and (C) a fatty acid metal salt represented by Formula (2) below, wherein R6 represents a group which is introduced to an aliphatic organic acid having 10 to 30 carbon atoms and M1 represents lithium or potassium, wherein the following ranges are satisfied in terms of molar ratio: (C)/(B)=0.30 to 5.00, and (A)/{(B)+(C)}=0.15 to 0.70.

Abstract: A particulate nucleating agent of the present invention is a particulate nucleating agent containing an aromatic phosphoric acid ester metallic salt represented by a predetermined expression, in which a range WA of a particle size distribution before packed treatment and a range WB of the particle size distribution after packed treatment satisfy an expression: 0.3?WA/WB?13.5.

Abstract: A particulate nucleating agent of the present invention is a particulate nucleating agent including a predetermined aromatic phosphate metal salt, in which a content of aliphatic amine is equal to or more than 3 ppm and equal to or less than 190 ppm based on a mass of the entirety of the particulate nucleating agent.