Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition which comprises: 1) 100 parts by weight of elastomer consisting of 25 to 35 phr of a styrene-butadiene rubber, 45 to 75 phr of a polybutadiene, and 5 to 15 phr of a natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene, wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber is a functionalized and has a Tg(A) ranging from ?30 to ?10° C.; the natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene has a Tg(B) ranging from ?60 to ?70° C.; and the polybutadiene is a cis 1,4 polybutadiene having a Tg(C) ranging from ?110 to ?90° C., wherein Tg(A)?Tg(B)?25° C., and Tg(B)?Tg(C)?25° C.; 2) 70 to 100 phr of silica; 3) 1 to 20 phr of carbon black; 4) 1 to 15 phr of rubber processing oil; and 5) 5 to 50 phr of at least one hydrocarbon resin having a Tg?20° C. and a rosin derived resin.

Abstract: A polypropylene/thermoplastic vulcanizate insulative coating is disclosed. The coating is particularly suited for subsea applications, in particular providing insulation to joints in oil well pipes and other machinery. The coating exhibits mechanical properties superior to joint insulation coatings known in the art, especially in combination with other insulation coatings.

Abstract: A display panel, includes: a base substrate including a pixel region and a peripheral region adjacent to the pixel region; a reflection pattern disposed on the base substrate; a light conversion pattern disposed on the base substrate and overlapping the reflection pattern, the light conversion pattern including a top surface and a side surface; an emitter disposed on the light conversion pattern to emit a source light, the emitter being in contact with at least the side surface of the light conversion pattern; a color filter disposed on the top surface of the light conversion pattern; and a light-blocking pattern disposed outside the color filter.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a heat-sealable multilayer packaging film comprising: a support layer, and a peelable seal layer comprising a polymer blend, said polymer blend comprising: from 40 to 85% by weight of one or more first amorphous cyclic olefin polymer(s) characterized by a glass-transition temperature of at least 120° C., from 10 to 55% by weight of one or more second amorphous cyclic olefin polymer(s) characterized by a glass-transition temperature of less than 120° C., and from 0.5 to 15% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 10% by weight of at least one elastomeric copolymer comprising at least one polymerized monovinylarene and at least one polymerized acyclic olefin.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 45 to about 100 phr of a low-cis polybutadiene having a vinyl-1,2 content ranging from 5 to 30 percent and a Tg ranging from ?95° C. to ?70° C.; (B) from about 0 to about 40 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from ?85° C. to ?50° C.; (C) from 0 to 30 phr of natural rubber or synthetic polyisoprene; (D) from 0 to 20 phr of a process oil; (E) from 55 to 80 phr of a resin having an aromatic hydrogen content ranging from 3 to 30 mole percent, the resin having a Tg greater than 30° C.; and (F) from 110 to 160 phr of silica.

Abstract: This invention relates to a silane-functionalized resin composition having a polymer backbone, wherein the polymer backbone is selected from at least one of C5 homopolymers and copolymer resins, terpene homopolymer or copolymer resins, pinene homopolymer or copolymer resins, C9 homopolymers and copolymer resins, C5/C9 copolymer resins, alpha-methylstyrene homopolymer or copolymer resins, and combinations thereof, and wherein the polymer backbone is substantially free of styrene copolymer; and a silane, where the ratio of the mole percent of the silane to the mole percent of the polymer backbone in the composition is in the amount of 0.04 to 3.0 as determined by H-NMR.

Abstract: The present invention is generally related to various types of compositions that comprise a polyindane resin. In particular, the polyindane resins may be utilized in various polymer-based and elastomer-based formulations in order to enhance several properties and characteristics of those formulations. More specifically, elastomeric compositions are provided that comprise at least one polyindane resin, which may be used to replace or enhance the functionality of existing hydrocarbon resins used in elastomeric formulations. The elastomeric compositions may be used to produce various tire components.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, based on 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), (A) from about 20 to about 60 phr of a solution polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber having a glass transition temperature (Tg) ranging from ?85° C. to ?50° C.; (B) from about 45 to about 80 phr of a polybutadiene having a cis 1,4 content greater than 95 percent and a Tg ranging from ?80 to ?110° C.; and (C) from 0 to 20 phr of a process oil; (D) from 55 to 80 phr of a resin selected from the group consisting of C5/C9 resins and DCPD/C9 resins, the resin having a Tg greater than 30° C.; and (E) from 110 to 160 phr of silica.

Abstract: A tire tread composition includes a quantity of an elastomer including guayule natural rubber, and a quantity of a hydrocarbon resin substantially evenly distributed throughout the elastomer. The elastomer of the tire tread composition may consist entirely of guayule natural rubber. The hydrocarbon resin may be selected to have a predetermined miscibility in the guayule natural rubber. The predetermined miscibility is measured by a deviation of actual Tg from predicted Tg for either the tire tread composition or an elastomer-resin mixture consistent with the elastomer and resin used in the tire tread composition. In particular, the predetermined miscibility in the guayule natural rubber is less than about six percent (6%) deviation in the actual Tg from the predicted Tg at a 20 phr loading.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition that allows for manufacturing a tread rubber that is high in braking performance on a dry surface road and also high in braking performance even on a wet road surface such as a manhole surface that is slipperier than an asphalt road surface. The rubber composition is prepared by compounding a rubber component (A) including a natural rubber by 70 mass % or more, and by further compounding, with the rubber component as 100 parts by mass: (B) at least one kind of thermoplastic resins selected from among C5-based resins, C5- to C9-based resins, C9-based resins, terpene-based resins, terpene-aromatic compound-based resins, rosin-based resins, dicyclopentadiene resins, and alkylphenol-based resins, at 5 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass; and (C) a filler including silica, at 20 parts by mass to 120 parts by mass, in which the filler (C) contains silica by 50 mass % to 100 mass %.

Abstract: A method of recycling rubber includes pre-treating vulcanized ground rubber to prevent the vulcanized ground rubber from encountering significant additional crosslinking during co-vulcanization with fresh rubber compound, and promoting better bonding between the vulcanized ground rubber and the fresh rubber compound. The ground vulcanized rubber can be coated with a layer of non-vulcanized rubber that includes cure inhibitors or other ingredients dispersed within the layer to aid in the coating process and/or co-vulcanization of the vulcanized ground rubber and fresh rubber compound. The vulcanized ground rubber can also be pre-treated with a mixture of at least one chemical curing agent inhibitor and a solvent capable of solubilizing the chemical curing agent inhibitor and dispersing the curing agent inhibitor within the vulcanized ground rubber.

Abstract: Rubber composition which improves dispersibility of silica and enhances processability by reducing viscosity of an unvulcanized rubber and which suppresses rubber scorching, inhibits shrinkage without delaying a vulcanization rate and improves a heat resistance, and a tire prepared by using the above rubber composition. Rubber composition prepared by blending at least one rubber component selected from a natural rubber and/or a diene base synthetic rubber with silica and a glycerin fatty acid ester composition, wherein a blend amount of the glycerin fatty acid ester composition is 0.5 to 15 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; the fatty acid has 8 to 28 carbon atoms; the glycerin fatty acid ester composition contains glycerin fatty acid monoester and glycerin fatty acid diester; and a content of the glycerin fatty acid monoester in the glycerin fatty acid ester composition is 85% by mass or less.

Abstract: Ethylene-co-propylene-co-butene-1 terpolymers, made either with or without an in-reactor-added organosilicon external donor, are used in the formulation of improved-performance, APAO-based, hot melt adhesives.

Abstract: A low damping high strength polymer with a blend of a terpolymer and a tetrapolymer utilizing ethylene, propylene, and non-conjugated dienes. This polymer allows for the creation of products with high diene contents and broad molecular weight distributions while utilizing a continuous flow reactor and a known catalyst. The polymer allows for these products to be made without gelling or fouling of the reactor, which are problems known in the art.

Abstract: The present invention relates to innovative materials which can be crosslinked by means of two different crosslinking mechanisms, the first crosslinking mechanism being an irreversible crosslinking. The second crosslinking mechanism is a thermoreversible mechanism. As a result of this thermoreversible change in the arc length, properties of the crosslinked material can be decisively changed and controlled, including flexibility, elasticity and other mechanical properties, but also chemical properties, the gas permeability and vapor permeability and storage capacity of the network. In this way it would be possible, for example, to store energy sources such as fuels.

Abstract: An anti-settling additive, compositions containing anti-settling additives and methods for use, the additive containing a monomer or polymer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C5-C42)alkyl-polyether radical per molecule, wherein the bicycloheptyl- or bicycloheptenyl-polyether radical may optionally be substituted on one or more of the ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per ring carbon atom is useful in making polymers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adhesive, comprising at least one polymer system obtained by a process for reducing the melt viscosity of at least one polymer blend starting material, wherein the process comprises the step of treating at least one polymer blend with at least one radical donor under shear stress at a temperature above the softening point of said polymer blend.

Abstract: A pressure-sensitive hot melt adhesive composition is disclosed that includes at least 10% by weight of a first propylene thermoplastic elastomer, at least 25% by weight of a first tackifying agent exhibiting a softening point of at least 120° C., and at least 25% by weight plasticizer.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprising 1 to 99 wt % of a copolymer (A) and 99 to 1 wt % of a copolymer (B); the polymer composition used as a light emitting material of a light emitting device having high performances; Copolymers (A) and (B) being copolymers showing fluorescence in the solid state and having a polystyrene-reduced number average molecular weight of 103 to 108, and containing a repeating unit (a) and a repeating unit (b); Copolymer (A) has a relation of 100>XaA>5, where XaA (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a), and Copolymer (B) satisfies a relation of XaB?XaA?5, where XaB (%) is a percentage of the mol number of repeating unit (a) based on the sum of the mol numbers of repeating units (a) and (b).

Abstract: A rubbery polymer comprising: (a) butyl acrylate or a mixture of butyl acrylate and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, methyl acrylate, and ethyl acrylate, (c) acrylonitrile, (d) styrene, (e) a half ester maleate soap, and (f) a crosslinking agent selected from allyl methacrylate, and mixtures of allyl methacrylate with glycidyl methacrylate, trimethylolpropanetrimethyl acrylate, dicyclopentenyloxyethyl methacrylate and divinylbenzene.

Abstract: A pattern-forming method includes providing a resist underlayer film on a substrate using a resist underlayer film-forming composition. The resist underlayer film-forming composition includes a first polymer having a glass transition temperature of 0 to 180° C. A silicon-based oxide film is provided on a surface of the resist underlayer film. A resist pattern is provided on a surface of the silicon-based oxide film using a resist composition. The silicon-based oxide film and the resist underlayer film are sequentially dry-etched using the resist pattern as a mask. The substrate is dry-etched using the dry-etched resist underlayer film as a mask.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic elastomer composition that will provide little load on the environment and has superior mechanical characteristics, the composition being obtained by melt-kneading 10 to 90 parts of ethylene-?-olefin based copolymer rubber (A), 1 to 50 parts of non-petroleum source-derived thermoplastic resin (B), 0.01 to 20 parts of modified ethylene-based copolymer (C), 1 to 50 parts of propylene-based polymer (D), 0.001 to 5 parts of crosslinking agent (E), and 0 to 50 parts of a mineral oil-based softening agent (F), wherein the amounts of components (A), (B), (D) and (F) are amounts in weight calculated where the total amount of components (A), (B), (D) and (F) is considered to be 100 parts, and the amounts of components (C) and (E) are amounts in weight calculated where the total amount of components (A), (B), (D) and (F) is considered to be 100 parts.

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition that is excellent in application workability, and that can form a cured coating film excellent in coating film performances such as scratch resistance, acid resistance, stain resistance, finished appearance, sagging resistance, etc. Specifically, the present invention provides a coating composition comprising an acrylic resin (A), a polyisocyanate compound (B) and a specific non-aqueous dispersion-type acrylic resin (C), wherein: the acrylic resin (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a specific secondary hydroxyl group-containing monomer (a-1), a secondary hydroxyl group-containing polyoxyalkylene mono(meth)acrylate monomer (a-2), an isobornyl (meth)acrylate monomer (a-3) and at least one other copolymerizable unsaturated monomer (a-4), the unsaturated monomer (a-1) being used in an amount (mass) greater than that of the monomer (a-2).

Abstract: The present invention relates to innovative materials which can be crosslinked by means of two different crosslinking mechanisms, the first crosslinking mechanism being an irreversible crosslinking. The second crosslinking mechanism is a thermoreversible mechanism. As a result of this thermoreversible change in the arc length, properties of the crosslinked material can be decisively changed and controlled, including flexibility, elasticity and other mechanical properties, but also chemical properties, the gas permeability and vapour permeability and storage capacity of the network. In this way it would be possible, for example, to store energy sources such as fuels.

Abstract: Described herein is a UV-radiation curable pressure sensitive adhesive comprising: a polymerization reaction product of: (a) 0.5 to 25 wt % of a hydroxyl-containing (meth)acryate monomer of formula (I): wherein R1 is CH3 or H; and R2 is (i) a hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least 3 carbon atoms and a hydroxide group, or (ii) the hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least 4 carbon atoms, a catenary heteroatom, and a hydroxide group; (b) 0 to 3 wt % of polar crosslinkable monomer; (c) 40 to 99.5 wt % of a C4 to C20 (meth)acrylate ester monomer; (d) 5 to 30 parts of a hydrogenated hydrocarbon tackifier per 100 parts the weight sum of all monomers; and (e) 0.01 to 3 parts (solid/solid) of a cross-linking agent per 100 parts the weight sum of all monomers; and wherein the polymerization reaction product is substantially free of solvent.

Abstract: Provided herein are cured rubber compositions containing guayule natural rubber with 2.5-4 weight % resin and fillers. By the use of a specified cure package that contains increased amounts of sulfur and accelerator, the cured rubber compositions are found to exhibit strain induced crystallization (as can be observed by X-ray diffraction). Also provided are related methods for preparing the rubber compositions.

Abstract: Substrates may be coated with copolymers of N-vinyl pyrrolidinone and aryl ketones. Processes are described for making the copolymers at high molecular weight with the ketones randomly dispersed on the copolymer.

Abstract: An elastomeric composition incorporating a hydrocarbon polymer modifier including piperylene, cyclic pentadiene and aromatic components, and having a softening point from 80° C. to 160° C., z-average molecular weight greater than 10,000, and at least 1 mole percent aromatic hydrogen, based on the total moles of hydrogen in the modifier. In a method, the elastomeric composition is processed with a cure package into a composition in the desired shape, which is cured to form the article. The modifier may optionally be immiscible with an elastomer in the composition and/or co-cured with the elastomer or filler in the composition. A tire or tire component may include the elastomeric composition.

Abstract: Process for the manufacture of an elastomer composition having a self-sealing property which is based on at least (phr meaning parts by weight per 100 parts of solid elastomer): a solid unsaturated diene elastomer; between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin; from 0 to less than 30 phr of filler; between 0.5 and 15 phr of thiuram polysulphide, in which, during a first stage or stage (a), a masterbatch comprising at least the solid unsaturated diene elastomer and between 30 and 90 phr of a hydrocarbon resin is prepared by mixing these various components in a mixer at a “hot compounding” temperature or up to a “hot compounding” temperature which is greater than the softening temperature of the hydrocarbon resin.

Abstract: The present teachings include a coating composition of a powder of fluorine containing particles, aerogel particles and poly(alkylene carbonate). A method of making a fuser member and the fuser member resulting therefrom is also provided.

Abstract: A solvent-less liquid ethylene propylene diene rubber compound and a solvent-less liquid ethylene propylene rubber compound are provided. The compounds can include a liquid ethylene propylene diene or a liquid ethylene propylene mixed with a filler system, a plasticizer, and a cross-linking agent to form the compound. The compound can have a viscosity ranging from 150,000 centipoises to 750,000 centipoises at a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, allowing the compound to be liquid injection moldable. The compound can contain substantially no solvent.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a photo-reactive norbornene-based copolymer which has superior miscibility to various organic solvents or additives while exhibiting superior liquid crystal alignment property and can be preferably used to an alignment layer of liquid crystal display device, a method of preparing the same, and an alignment layer including the same.

Abstract: Plasticizing system which can be used for the plasticizing of a diene rubber composition, wherein it is based on an MES or TDAE oil and on a resin formed of terpene/vinylaromatic copolymer, in particular copolymer of limonene and of stirene. Rubber composition exhibiting an improved abrasion and cut resistance, the composition being based on at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and a plasticizing system comprising between 5 and 35 phr of an MES or TDAE oil and between 5 and 35 phr of such a resin formed of terpene/vinylaromatic copolymer (pce=parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer). Process for preparing such a composition, use of the composition for the manufacture of a finished article or of a semi-finished product intended for a tire or a tire/motor vehicle connecting system, in particular a tire tread.

Abstract: An anti-settling additive, compositions containing anti-settling additives and methods for use, the additive containing a monomer or polymer compound that contains at least one polymerizable functional group per molecule, and at least one bicycloheptyl-, bicycloheptenyl-, or branched (C5-C42)alkyl-polyether radical per molecule, wherein the bicycloheptyl- or bicycloheptenyl-polyether radical may optionally be substituted on one or more of the ring carbon atoms by one or two (C1-C6)alkyl groups per ring carbon atom is useful in making polymers.

Abstract: A polyolefin composition comprising an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer which is superior to conventional olefin-based thermoplastic elastomers in scratch resistance and abrasion resistance and has excellent heat aging resistance is proposed. [Means for Solving the Problem] A polyolefin composition comprising a syndiotactic ?-olefin-based copolymer (A), a polyolefin resin (B) (other than polybutene (C)), polybutene (C), and if necessary, an ethylene-based copolymer rubber (D).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a polymer alloy which can provide a polymer alloy that can be, for example, defoamed or molded while maintaining its micro phase-separated structure. The method for producing a polymer alloy of the present invention includes at least: a step 1 of mixing two or more resins with a solvent, the two or more resins being immiscible with each other at an ordinary temperature and an ordinary pressure, the solvent being liquid or gaseous at an ordinary temperature and an ordinary pressure; a step 2 of heating and pressurizing the solvent into a high-temperature, high-pressure fluid or a supercritical fluid, and mixing the solvent in this state with the resins; a step 3 of restoring the mixture obtained in the step 2 to an ordinary temperature and an ordinary pressure; and a step 4 of irradiating the mixture obtained in the step 3 with ionizing radiation.

Abstract: A process for preparing a thermoplastic vulcanizate, the process comprising: charging a reactor with an olefinic copolymer rubber, where the olefinic copolymer rubber is characterized by a multimodal molecular weight, an average branching index of greater than 0.8, includes less than 10 parts by weight oil per 100 parts by weight rubber, includes less than 1 parts by weight non-rubber particulate, per 100 parts by weight rubber, and is in the form of granules having a particle size less than 8 mm; charging the reactor, contemporaneously or sequentially with respect to the rubber, with a thermoplastic resin, an oil, and a cure system; melt mixing the rubber, the thermoplastic resin, the oil, and the cure system; and dynamically vulcanizing the rubber.

Abstract: A water soluble ROMP catalyst, which has high catalytic efficiency for ring opening metathesis is use in the preparation of polymeric blends for use in monolithic columns. In one embodiments a method for making a polymeric blend is discolosed comprising reaction of a water-soluble ROMP catalyst with a norbornene-substituted cycloolefin polymer or a polynorbornene polymer precursor, and wherein the contacting occurs in an aqueous or polar solvent in the presence of a solid support. In another embodiment a monolithic bed is disclosed comprising the water-soluble ROMP catalyst immobilized on a surface of a solid support. Also disclosed is a monolithic bed comprising: a polymer blend, the polymer blend produced from contacting a water soluble ROMP catalyst with a norbornene-substituted cycloolefin polymer or a polynorbornene polymer precursor; and wherein the contacting occurs in an aqueous or polar solvent in the presence of a solid support.

Abstract: A pressure sensitive adhesive composition for attaching a solar module to a substrate includes an uncured rubbery polymer blend, at least one of a tackifier or a curing agent blend, and a polybutene homopolymer. The tackifier includes a phenolic tackifier resin and the curing agent blend includes at least one of a cure accelerator, a sulfur activator, and a curing vulcanizing agent. The composition exhibits initial tackiness when uncured and high strength when cured. The composition is cured in situ on the substrate.

Abstract: A resin composition of the present invention contains 99 to 30 parts by weight of a cyclic olefin polymer (A); 1 to 70 parts by weight of a soft copolymer (B) obtained by polymerizing at least two kinds of monomers selected from the group consisting of olefins, dienes, and aromatic vinyl hydrocarbons and having a glass transition temperature of 0° C. or lower; and relative to 100 parts by weight of total amount of the cyclic olefin polymer (A) and the soft copolymer (B), 0.001 to 1 part by weight of a radical initiator (C), 0 to 1 part by weight of a polyfunctional compound (D) having two or more radically polymerizable functional groups in a molecule, and 0.5 to 10 parts by weight of a nonionic or anionic antistatic agent (E).

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of poly acrylic and/or methacrylic macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatic monomers to improve the properties of the resulting copolymer and/or composite. More particularly, the present invention relates to the production of poly acrylic and/or poly methacrylic macroinitiators having nitroxyl end groups. Using such macroinitiators in the free radical addition reaction of vinyl aromatics such as polystyrene compatibilizes the acrylic monomer in the vinyl aromatic matrix thereby improving the properties of the resulting polymer.

Abstract: Adhesive composition for bonding and filling large assemblies, including a mixture of about 5 percent to about 75 percent by weight of a thermoplastic polymer, about 0.5 percent to about 35 percent by weight of a polyester resin or vinyl ester resin, and about 20 percent to about 80 percent by weight of an alkyl acrylate or methacrylate monomer.

Abstract: A process for producing a thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising the step of crosslinking dynamically at least the following components (A) to (C) in the presence of a crosslinking agent: (A) 10 to 50% by weight of an oil-extended ethylene-?-olefin-non-conjugated diene copolymer rubber having a density of 850 to 900 kg/m3, and a Mooney viscosity (ML1+4 100° C.) of 30 to 150, (B) 20 to 60% by weight of an ethylene-?-olefin copolymer having a density of 850 to 910 kg/m3, and a melt flow rate of 0.05 to 80 g/10 minutes measured at 230° C. under a load of 21.18 N, and (C) 20 to 60% by weight of a propylene resin, the total amount of the components (A) to (C) being 100% by weight; and an air-bag cover comprising a thermoplastic elastomer composition produced according to said process.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chemically amplified resist composition comprising: a resin (A) which itself is insoluble or poorly soluble in an aqueous alkali solution but becomes soluble in an aqueous alkali solution by the action of an acid and which comprises a structural unit having an acid-labile group in a side chain and a structural unit represented by the formula (I): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, ring X1 represents an unsubstituted or substituted C3-C30 cyclic hydrocarbon group having —COO— and k represents an integer of 1 to 4, a resin (B) which comprises a structural unit represented by the formula (II): wherein R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a trifluoromethyl group, and an acid generator.

Abstract: A polymer composition comprises (a) least 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of a cyclic olefin polymer comprising at least one acyclic olefin and at least 20 wt % of one or more cyclic olefins (based upon the weight of the cyclic olefin polymer), wherein at least a portion of the cyclic olefin polymer has a glass transition temperature of greater than 100° C.; (b) an acyclic olefin polymer modifier in an amount up to 40 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition); and (c) at least 10 wt % (based upon the weight of the composition) of one of more fillers. The polymer composition has a notched Izod impact resistance measured at 23° C. of greater than 100 J/m and a flexural modulus (1% secant method) of greater than 1400 MPa.

Abstract: Plasticizing system which can be used for the plasticizing of a diene rubber composition, wherein it is based on an MES or TDAE oil and on a resin formed of terpene/vinylaromatic copolymer, in particular copolymer of limonene and of stirene. Rubber composition exhibiting an improved abrasion and cut resistance, the composition being based on at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing filler, a crosslinking system and a plasticizing system comprising between 5 and 35 phr of an MES or TDAE oil and between 5 and 35 phr of such a resin formed of terpene/vinylaromatic copolymer (pce=parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer). Process for preparing such a composition, use of the composition for the manufacture of a finished article or of a semi-finished product intended for a tire or a tire/motor vehicle connecting system, in particular a tire tread.

Abstract: The use of a sulphur-free and low-emission elastomer blend which has properties of various rubbers, and the mechanical properties thereof are improved, in particular, in relation to the permanent set (DVR), elongation at rupture, tensile strength and/or gas permeability (permeation) in relation to the individual compounds, and it also has an improved temperature resistance and an improved resistance to media. The elastomer blend also includes a rubber having at least two functional groups which can be cross-linked by hydrosilylation, at least one other rubber comprising at least two functional groups which can be cross-linked by hydrosilylation. The rubber is chemically different from the rubber and a cross-linking agent includes a hydrosiloxane or hydrosiloxane derivative or a mixture of several hydrosiloxanes or derivatives, which include at least two SiH groups per molecule in the centre, a hydrosilylation catalyst system and at least one filling material.

Abstract: According to the present invention, a display strip with which the process of attaching product-enclosed bags can easily be automated and from which the product-enclosed bags can easily be detached without having their appearance degraded and a display strip and product assembly can be provided. The display strip according to the present invention is utilized to hold and align a plurality of product-enclosed bags vertically for the display. It comprises at least a substrate layer and a sealant layer with the sealant layer containing an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and an adhesive promoting tackifier.

Abstract: A cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition which is usable to constitute a tire tread having improved wear resistance, to such a tread and to a tire incorporating this tread. The rubber composition is particularly applicable to tires of passenger-vehicle type. The rubber composition includes a plasticizing resin of number-average molecular weight of from 400 to 2000 g/mol, the resin containing units resulting from the polymerization of vinylcyclohexene.

Abstract: Olefinic interpolymer compositions comprising the olefinic interpolymer, residuals from a transition metal catalyst and boron containing activator package, and a charge dissipation modifier and methods for making them. The compositions have dissipation factors that are at least 50% less than the corresponding olefinic interpolymer compositions which have not been treated with charge dissipation modifiers. The compositions are useful in wire and cable applications.