NEW POLYOLEFIN PLASTOMERS AND ELASTOMERS MADE WITH INSITE(TM) TECHNOLOGY - STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIP AND BENEFITS IN FLEXIBLE THERMOPLASTIC APPLICATIONS

The polymerization of ethylene and 1-octene by a recently developed ho mogeneous constrained geometry catalyst produces elastomers and plasto mers with narrow molecular weight distributions, short chain branching compositions and the unique presence of long chain branching. Particu lar morphology and network structures in function of density give rise to excellent mechanical and physical properties which make these co-p olymers suitable for a broad range of consumer durable and packaging a pplications.