CA2103401C - Ethylene copolymer composition - Google Patents

Abstract

An ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1] obtained by using a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing an organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of specific metallocene compounds (b), and one (co)polymer selected from the group consisting of [B1] a low-density polyethylene obtained by high-pressure radical polymerization, [B2] a crystalline polyolefin and [B3] an olefin type elastomer.
An ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A2] having specific properties, and one (co)polymer selected from the group consisting of [B1] a low-density polyethylene obtained by high-pressure radical polymerization, [B2] a crystalline polyolefin and [B3] an olefin type elastomer.
An ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A3] obtained by using a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing an organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and a specific metallocene compound (b), and a graft modified ethylene (co)polymer.
An ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C1] and a low-density polyethylene [B1]. The ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C1] comprises an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A4] obtained by using a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing an organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of specific metallocene compounds (b), and an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A5] obtained by using a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing an organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and a specific metallocene compound (b').
An ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C2] and a low-density polyethylene [B1]. The ethylene/o.alpha.olefin copolymer composition [C2] comprises an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A6] having specific properties, and the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A5].
An ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C3] and a graft modified ethylene (co)polymer [B4]. The ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C3] comprises an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A7] obtained by using a catalyst for olefin polymerization containing an organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and a specific metallocene compound (b'), and the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A5].
The ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer compositions of the invention are excellent in moldability. From these copolymer compositions, films having high transparency and high mechanical strength can be produced. When the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin composition contains the graft modified ethylene (co)polymer, a film having high transparency and good adhesion to highly polar materials can be produced.

Description

TITLE
ETHYLENE COPOLYMER COMPOSITION
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ethylene copolymer composition. More particularly, the invention relates to an ethylene copolymer composition comprising an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer and other polyolefins, and to an ethylene copolymer composition comprising two kinds of ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers and other polyolefins.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTI N
Ethylene copolymers-have heretofore been molded by various molding methods, and used in :many fields. The requirement for the characteristics of the ethylene copolymers differs depending on the molding methods and uses. For example, when an inflation film is molded at a high speed, it is necessary to select an ethylene copolymer having a high melt tension compared with its molecular weight in order to stably conduct high speed molding 2 0 without fluctuation or tearing of bubbles. An ethylene copolymer is required to have similar characteristics in order to prevent sag or tearing in blow molding, or to suppress width shortage to the minimum range in T-die molding.
2 5 By the way, low density polyethy7_ene obtained by high pressure radical method is applyed to the use of films and hollow containers due to the high melt: tension thereof compared with ethylene copolymers produced by using Ziegler type catalyst. However, the low density polyethylene obtained by the high pressure radical method is poor in mechanical properties such as tensile strength, tear strength and impact strength, and further is low in heat resistance and stress cracking resistance.
In contrast, Japanese Patent L-O-P Nos. 90810/1981 and 106806/1985 propose a method for improving moldability by improving the melt tension and die swell ratio of ethylene polymers obtained by using Ziegler type catalysts, especially a titanium type catalyst.
The ethylene polymers obtained b_y using a titanium catalyst, however, especially the low density, ethylene polymers generally have problems such as their broad composition distribution and stickiness of their molded articles such as films.
Of the ethylene polymers prepared by using the Ziegler type catalysts, those obtained by using chromium type catalysts are relatively excellent in melt tension but has 2 0 a defect of poor heat stability. This is thought to be caused by that the chain terminals of the ethylene polymers prepared by using the chromium type catalysts tend to become unsaturated bonds.
It is known that the ethylene polymers obtained by 2 5 using a metallocene catalyst from among the Ziegler type catalysts have merits such as a narrow composition distribution and a low stickiness of their molded articles such as films. However, it is described in, for example Japanese Patent Z-O-P. No. 35007/198'i, that an ethylene polymer obtained by using a zirconocene compound formed from a cyclopentadienyl derivative contains one terminal unsaturated bond per molecule, and hence this ethylene polymer is presumably poor in heat stability similarly to the above-mentioned ethylene polymer obtained by using the chromium type catalyst.
Accordingly, it will industrially be of great value to provide an ethylene copolymer having good heat stability, high mechanical strength and a narrow composition distribution can be prepared.
By the way, ethylene copolymers generally have no polar group in the molecule and inherently non-polar, so that they are insufficient in adhesion strength to highly polar materials such as metals and polar resins. For these reasons, when such ethylene copolymers are used by bonding them with the highly polar materials, it is necessary to subject the surface of the ethylene copolymer to a flame 2 0 treatment, a corona discharge treatment, a primer treatment or the like, and hence resulting in a problem of complicated operation.
Accordingly, it will also industz-ially be of great value to provide an ethylene copolymer composition, which 2 5 has high melt tension, good heat stability and high mechanical strength and shows sufficient adhesion strength to highly polar materials.

'~p34A 1 OBJECT OF THE, INVENTI N
It is,, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an ethylene copolymer composition of good S moldability which is capable of giving a film having high transparency and mechanical strength, and to provide an ethylene copolymer composition having good moldability and excellent transparency which is capable of giving a film having high adhesion strength to highly polar materials.
SUMMARY OF THE Tt~IVENTION
The first ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
[A1] an ethylene/tx-olefin copolymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an Oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) at least two kinds of compounds of Group 2 0 IV transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3 .
(ii) the melt flow rate (MF:R) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, 'i2932-169 (iii) the melt tension (M'r (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the re7_ation MT > 2.2 x MFR'°~eq, and (iv) the flow index (FI (1./sec)) defined by a 5 shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x I06 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation.
FI < 150 x MFR; and [B1] a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene having the melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;
wherein a weight ratio ([A1]:[B1]) of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [Al] to the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.
In the invention, the above-mentioned at least two kinds of compounds (b) of Group IVB ,transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton are prefer<3bly:
2 0 at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the following formula [b-I]:
MLlx Eb-I
wherein M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L1 is a ligand coordinating to 2 5 the transition metal atom M, at least: two of L1 are groups selected from a cyclopentadienyl group, a methylcyclopentadienyl group, an ethylcyclopentadienyl group and a substituted cyclopentadienyl group having at least one substituent group selected from a hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, L1 othE=_r than the (substituted) cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and X is a valence of the transition :metal atom M, and at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the following formula [b-II]:
1 ~ MLZX [b-I I ]
wherein M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L2 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom, at least two of L2 are substituted cyclopentadienyl groups having 2 - 5 substituent groups selected from a methyl group and an ethyl group, LZ other than the substituted cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to :12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and ;K is a valence of the 2 0 transition metal atom M.
The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having high transparency and high mechanical strength can be produced.
The second ethylene copolymer composition according to 2 5 the present invention is characterized by comprising:
the above mentioned ethylene/OC-o:Lefin copolymer [Al]
in an amount of 60 to 99 o by weight, and ~~0~401 [B2] at least one crystalline polyolefin in an amount of 1 to 40 o by weight, the crystalline polyolefin being selected from the group consisting of:
(B-I) an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene with an Cc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min at 190 °C
under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3 (with the proviso that (B-I) differs from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [AI]), (B-II) a propylene homopol.ymer or a copolymer of propylene with at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an a-olefin .of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min at: 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3, and 25 (B-III) a homopolymer of an Cc-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms or a copolymer of tx-olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, having a melt ~f.low rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min at 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3.
2 0 The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having good balance between transparency and rigidity can be produced.
The third ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
2 5 the above mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer (Al]
in an amount of 60 to 99 $ by weight,, and s 'dQ 1 [B3] an olefin type elastomer in an amount of 1 to 40 o by weight, the elastomer having :;uch properties that (i) the density (d) is not more than 0.900 g/cm3, and (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of C).O1 to 100 g/10 min;
a density ratio ([B3]/[A1]) of the density of .the olefin type elastomer [B3] to the density of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A1] being less than 1.
The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having high mechanical strength can be produced.
The fourth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
[A2] an ethylene/a-olefin copo].ymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an ot-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
2~ (ii) the melt flow rate (biFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 x MFR'°.e4~
2 5 (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten ...
~~~3401 copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 10'~ dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < I50 x MFR, (v) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4, and (vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0; and the above mentioned high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1];
wherein a weight ratio ([A2]:[B:L]) of the ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer [A2] to the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [BI] is in the range of 99:I to 60:40.
The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having high transparency and high mechanical strength can be produced.
The fifth ethylene copolymer composition according to 2 0 the present invention is characterized by comprising:
the above mentioned ethylene/a-olefin copolymer [A2]
in an amount of 60 to 99 ~ by weight, and the above mentioned crystalline polyolefin [B2] in an amount of 1 to 40 o by weight.
2 5 The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having good balance between transparency and rigidity can be produced.

l0 210 3 40 1 The sixth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
the above mentioned ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A2]
in an amount of 60 to 99 o by weight, and the above mentioned olefin type elastomer [B3] in an amount of 1 to 40 ~ by weight;
a density ratio ([B3]/[A2]) of 'the density of the olefin type elastomer [B3] to the density of the ethylene/Ci-olefin copolymer [A2] being less than 1.
The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having high mechanical strength can be produced.
The seventh ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
IS [A3] an ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an a--olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) a compound of Group IV transition metal of 2 0 the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and 2 S (ii) the melt flow rate (ME'R) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of O.OI to 200 g/10 min, and ~,...-~.

11 ~~03~01 [B4] a graft modified ethylene polymer or a graft modified ethylene copolymer;
wherein a weight ratio ([A3]:[B4]) of the ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer [A3] to the graft modified ethylene polymer or the graft modi:Eied ethylene copolymer [B4] is in the range of 99.5:0.5 to 60:40.
The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition,. a film having high transparency, high mechanical strength and good adhesion-to highly polar materials can be produced.
The eighth ethylene copolymer <:omposition according to the present invention is characteri~:ed by comprising:
(I) an ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer composition [C1]
comprising:
1 5 [A4 ] an ethylene/CC-olefin copolymer in an amount of 20 to 90 ~ by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound a.nd (b) at least two 2 0 kinds of compounds of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that (i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 2 S g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosity ['I']] as measured in decalin at 235 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and ?2932-169 ~ ;
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~,~0401 [A5] an ethylene/et-olefin copolymer in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight, which is different from the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A4) and is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an a-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b') a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i> the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosil~y [~) as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and (II) the above mentioned high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1);
wherein a weight ratio ([C1):[B1}) of the ethylene/CC-olefin copolymer composition [C1) to the high-pressure radical .polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1) is in the range of 99:1 to 60:4C).
2 0 In the invention, the above-mentioned at least two kinds of compounds (b) of Croup IV transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton are preferably at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the above 2 5 formula [b-I) and at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the above formula [b-II].

t!10340 1 The ninth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
(I) an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C2]
comprising:
[A6] an ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer in an amount of 20 to 90 % by weight, which is obtained :by copolymerizing ethylene with an Oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, (ii) the intrinsic viscosity ['~] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation 1 5 MT > 2 . 2 X MFR'w 84, (iv) the flow index (FI (1/;sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 106 dyne/cmz and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation 2 0 FI < 150 x MFR, (v) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4, and (vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 X FI/MFR -- 3.0 2 5 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 X FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0; and t~~Q3~t~~

the above mentioned ethylene/cc--olefin copolymer [AS) in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight:, which is different from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A6]; and (II) the above mentioned high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene (BI);
wherein a weight ratio ((C2]:[BI]) of the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer composition (C2] to the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1) is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.
The eighth and ninth ethylene copolymer composition are excellent in heat resistance and. moldability. From these compositions, films having high transparency and excellent anti-blocking resistance can be produced.
The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is characterized by comprising:
(I) an ethylene/a-olefin copolymer composition [C3) comprising:
[A7) an ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer in an amount of 20 to 90 ~ by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing 2 0 ethylene with an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b') a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has 2 5 such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and ~10340~
(ii) the intrinsic viscosity [TJ] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and the above mentioned ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer [A5]
in an amount of 10 to 80 o by weight, which is different 5 from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A7]; and (II) a graft modified ethylene polyme r or a graft modified ethylene copolymer [B4];
wherein a weight ratio ([C3]:[B4]) of the ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer composition [C3] to the graft 10 modified ethylene polymer or the graft modified ethylene copolymer [B4] is in the range of 99.,5:0.5 to 60:40.
The ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From this composition, a film having high transparency, high mechanical strength and good adhesion to 15 highly polar materials can be produced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWIN
Fig. I is a diagram showing a relationship between a melt flow rate (MFR) and a melt tension (MT) of the 2 fl ethylene/~c-olefin copolymer composition according to the present invention and a relationship between MFR and MT of a conventionally known ethylene/Ct-olefin copolymer composition.
2 S DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF TH'E INVENTION
The ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention, will be described :in detail hereinafter.

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The first ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from .an ethylene/CC-olefin copolymer [A1] and a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1].
The second ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from 'the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer [A1] and a crystalline polyolefin [B2] .
The third ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from i~he ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A1] an olefin type elastomer [B3].
The fourth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from <3n ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] and the high-pressure z°adical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1].
The fifth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from t:he ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] and the crystalline pol.yolefin [B2].
The sixth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from t:he ethylene/OC-olefin 2 0 copolymer [A2] and the olefin type ela.stomer [B3].
The seventh ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A3] and a graft modified ethylene polymer or a graft modified ethylene copolymer [B4].
2 S The eighth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from an ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C1] comprising an ethylene/oc-olefin ~1 copolymer [A4] and an ethylene/0~-olefin copolymer [A5], and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] .
The ninth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C2] comprising' an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A6] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5], and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1].-The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from an ethylene/oC-olefin copolymer composition [C3] comprising an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A7] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5], and the graft modified ethylene polymer or the graft modified ethylene copolymer [B4].
First, the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A7], the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1], the crystalline po:Lyolefin [B2], the olefin type elastomer [B3] and the gra ft modified ethylene 2 0 (co)polymer [B4], which form the ethy:Lene copolymer compositions of the present invention are explained in detail hereinafter.
[Ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer]
2 5 The ethylene/a-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A7] which form the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition according to the invention are each a random cod>olymer of ethylene 1~34p 1 1g with an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms. Examples of the oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms employable for the copolymerization with ethylene include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1--hexadecene, 1-octadecene and 1-eicosene.
In each of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A7], it is desired that constituent units derived from ethylene are present in an amount of 50 to 100 o by weight;
preferably 55 to 99 % by weight, more. preferably 65 to 98 0 by weight, particularly preferably 70 to 96 o by weight, and constituent units derived from an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms are present in an amount. of 0 to 50 % by weight, preferably 1 to 45 o by weight, more preferably 2 to 35 o by weight, particularly preferably 4 to 30 o by weight.
The composition of an ethylene/<x-olefin copolymer is generally determined by 13C-NMR spectrum analysis of a sample prepared by homogeneously dis:~olving about 200 mg of 2 0 the copolymer in 1 ml of hexachlorobutadiene in a sample tube having a diameter of 10 mm under: the conditions of a measuring temperature of 120 °C, a measuring frequency of 25.05 MHz, a spectrum width of 1,500 Hz, a pulse repetition period of 4.2 sec and a pulse width of 6 .sec.
2 5 The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A1] preferably has the following properties (r) to (iv), and particularly preferably has the following properties (r) to (ix).

The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] preferably has the following properties (i) to (vi), and particularly preferably has the following properties (i) to (ix).
The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A3] preferably has the following properties (i) and (ii), more preferably has the following properties (i) to (iv), and particularly preferably has the following properties (i) to (ix).
(i) The density (d) is in the range of usually 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, preferably 0.880 to 0.960 g/cm3, more preferably 0.890 to 0.935 g/cm3, most preferably 0.905 to 0.930 g/cm3.
The density (d) is determined by means of a density gradient tube using a strand, which has been obtained at the time of measurement of a melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C
under a load of 2.16 kg and which is treated by heating at 120 °C for 1 hour and slowly cooling to room temperature over 1 hour.
(ii) The melt flow rate (MFR) is in the range of usually 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, preferably 0.05 to 50 g/10 2 0 min, more preferably 0.1 to 20 g/10 min.
The melt flow rate (MFR) is determined in accordance with ASTM D1238-65T under the conditions of a temperature of 190°C and a load of 2.16 kg.
(iii) The melt tension (MT (g)) and the melt flow rate 2 5 (MFR) satisfy the relation:
MT > 2.2 X MFR-~~84, preferably 8.0 X MFR-°~8q > MT > 2.,3 X MFR-°~8~, more preferably 7.5 x MFR'~.e4 > MT > 2.5 x MFR'~~89, An ethylene/a-olefin copolymer having such propertie s shows good moldability because of high melt tension (MT).
The melt tension (MT (g)) is determined by measuring a stress given when a molten copolymer is stretched at a constant rate. That is, a powdery polymer was melted in a conventional manner, and the molten polymer was pelletized to give a measuring sample. Then, the MT of the sample was measured under the conditions of a resin temperature of 190 °C, an extrusion rate of 15 mm/min and a take-up rate of 10 to 20 m/min using a MT measuring apparatus (produced by Toyo Seiki Seisakusho K.K.) having a nozzle diameter of 2.09 mm~ and a nozzle length of 8 mm. During the pelletization, to the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer were added 0.05 o by weight of tri(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)phosphate as a secondary antioxidant, 0.1 o by weight of n-octadecyl-3-(4'-hydroxy-3',5'-di-t-butylphenyl)propionate as a heat stabilizer and 0.05 o by weight of calcium stearate as a-hydrochloric acid 2 0 absorbent.
(iv) The flow index (FI (1/sec) ) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of a molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 106 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation:
2 5 FI < 150 X MFR, preferably FI < 140 x MFR, more preferably FI < 130 X MFR.

The flow index (FI) is determined by extruding a resin from a capillary while changing a she<~r rate and measuring the shear rate given when the shear sitress reaches the above-mentioned value. In this measurement, the same sample as described in the above-mentioned MT measurement is used, and the FI is measured under the conditions of a resin temperature of 190 °C and a shear stress of about 5 x 104 to 3 x 106 dyne/cm2 using a capill<~ry type flow property tester produced by Toyo Seiki Seisakusho K.K.
In the measurement, a diameter of the nozzle (capillary) is changed as follows depending on the MFR
(g/10 min) of the resin to be measured:
in the case of MFR > 20 . 0.5 mm in the case of 20 >_ MFR > 3 . 1.0 mm in the case of 3 >_ MFR > 0.8 . 2.0 mm, and . in the case of 0.8 >_ MFR . 3.0 mm.
(v) The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn, Mw:
weight-average molecular weight, Mn: number-average molecular weight) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4.
The molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) was measured in the following manner using a measuring device of GPC-150C produced by Millipore Co.
This measurement was carried out using a column of 2 S TSK-GNH-HT having a diameter of 72 mm and a length of 600 mm at a column temperature of 140 °C. In this measurement, 500 microliters of a sample having a concentration of 0.1 0 by weight was introduced into the column in which o-dichlorobenzene (available from Wako Junyaku Kogyo K.K.) as a mobile phase was moved at a moving rate of 1.0 ml/min.
In the mobile phase, 0.025 ~ by weight of BHT (available from Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.) was contained as an antioxidant. A differential refracto:meter was used as a detector. With respect to the standard polystyrene of Mw <
1,000 and Mw > 4 x 106, those available from Toso Co. were used, and with respect to the standard polystyrene of 1,000 < Mw < 4 x 106, those available from F?ressure Chemical Co.
were used.
(vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation:
MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 X FI/MFR - 3.0 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0, preferably 0.03 x FI/MFR + 1.0 > MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 x FI/MFR - 2.8 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 x FI/MFR - 2.8 is less than 0, it is taken as 0, 2 0 more preferably 0.03 x FI/MFR + 0.8 > MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 x FI/MFR - 2.5 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 x FI/MFR - 2.5 is less than 0, it is taken as 0.
With increase of the value of Mw/Mn, the value of MT
2 S becomes large, so that an index of MT/(Mw/Mn) is used in order to reduce an influence of the Mw/Mn value on the MT
value. Likewise, with increase of the' value of MFR, the value of FI becomes large, so that an index of FI/MFR is used in order to reduce an influence of the MFR value on the FI value.
(vii) The temperature (Tm (°C) ) <~t which the endothermic curve of the copolymer measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) shows the maximum peak and the density (d) satisfy the relation:
Tm < 400 x d - 250, preferably Tm < 450 x d - 297, more preferably Tm < 500 x d - 344, particularly preferably Tm < 550 x d - 391.
The temperature (Tm (°C)) at which the endothermic curve of an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DS~C) shows the maximum peak is sought from an endothermic curve obtained by filling about 5 mg of a sample in an aluminum pan, heating to 200 °C at a rate of 10 °C/min, holding the sample at 200 °C for 5 minutes, lowering the temperature to room temperature at a rate of 20 °C/min and then heating at a 2 0 rate of 10 °C/min. This measurement is carried out using a DSC-7 type apparatus produced by Perlcin Elmer Co.
(viii) The quantity fraction (W (o by weight)) of a n-decane-soluble component at room temperature (23 °C) and the density (d) satisfy the relation:
2 5 in the case of MFR <_ 10 g/10 mi:n W < 80 x exp(-100(d-0.88)) + 0.1, preferably W < 60 x exp(-100(d-0.88)) + 0.1, more preferably W < 40 x exp(-100(d-0.88)) + 0.1, and in the case of MFR > 10 g/10 min:
W < 80 x (MFR-9) ~.2s x exp (-100 (d-0 . 88) ) + 0 . 1 .
The measurement of the n-decane-soluble component quantity of an ethylene/oc-olefin copc>lymer (polymer having a smaller soluble component quantity has a narrower composition distribution) is carried out by adding about 3 g of the copolymer to 450 ml of n-decane, dissolving the copolymer at 145 °C, cooling the resultant solution to 23 °C, removing a n-decane-insoluble portion by, filtration, and recovering a n-decane-soluble portion from the filtrate.
It may be concluded that the eth.ylene/OC-olefin copolymer which satisfies the above-mentioned relation between the temperature (Tm) at which the endothermic curve measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) shows the maximum peak and the density (d), and the relation between the quantity fraction (W) of the n-decane-soluble component and the density (d), has a narrow composition 2 0 distribution.
(ix) The number of unsaturated bonds existing in the molecule is not more than 0.5 per 1,000 carbon atoms and is less than 1 per 1 molecule of the polymer.
The determination of the unsaturated bonds is made by 2 5 means of 13C-NMR spectrum analysis. 7:n detail, an area intensity of signals given by a carbon atom forming a bond other than a double bond, namely, an area intensity of ~d~401 signals in the range of 10 to 50 ppm, and an area intensity of signals given by a carbon atom forming a double bond, namely, an area intensity of signals in the range of 105 to 150 ppm, are sought from the integral curve, and from the 5 ratio therebetween, the number of the unsaturated bonds is determined.
The above mentioned ethylene/oc-c>lefin copolymers [A1]
and [A2] can be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in t:he presence of a 10 catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising, for example, the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of the compounds (b) of Group IVB transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, in such a manner that the 15 resultant copolymer has a density of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
The above mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers can be produced in high polymerization activity by copolymerizing ethylene with an a.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising 2 0 the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of the compounds (b) of transition metal and a carrier, and if necessary, (c) an organoaluminum compound, all components being described later.
The above mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A3]
2 5 can be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with an Oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoaluminum oxy-2~
compound (a) and the compound (b) of Group IVB transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, in such a manner that the resultant copolymer has a density of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
The above mentioned ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer can be produced in high polymerization activity by copolymerizing ethylene with an Oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) <~nd the compound (b) of Group IVB transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl s~;eleton and a carrier, and if necessary, (c) an organoaluminum compound, preferably in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organo<~luminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of the compounds (b) of transition metal and a carrier, and if necessary, (c) an organoaluminum compound, all components being described later.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A4] desirably has the 2 0 density (d) of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, preferably 0.880 to 0.940 g/cm3, more preferably 0.890 to 0.935 g/cm3, most preferably 0.900 to 0.930 g/cm3, and the intrinsic viscosity [1~] as measured in decalin at 135 °C of 0.4 to 8 dl/g, preferably 1.25 to 8 dl/g, more' preferably 1.27 to 6 2 5 dl/g. Further, the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A4]
preferably has the density (d) and the intrinsic viscosity ] both within the above described z:anges, and has the 1~3t~p1 above mentioned properties (iii) to (;vi), more preferably has the density (d) and the intrinsic; viscosity [~] both within the above described ranges, and has the above mentioned properties (iii) to (viii).
The above mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A4]
can be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with an a-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of the compounds (b) of Group IVB transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, in such a manner that the resultant copolymer has a density of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3. The above mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer can be produced in high polymerization activity by copolymerizing ethylene with an a--olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoa.luminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of the compounds (b) of transition metal and a carrier, and i.f necessary, (c) an 2 0 organoaluminum compound, all components being described later.
The ethylene/o~-olefin copolymer [A5] desirably has the density (d) of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, preferably 0.910 to 0.960 g/cm3, more preferably 0.915 to 0.955 g/cm3, 2 5 particularly preferably 0.920 to 0.950 g/cm3, and the intrinsic viscosity ['r~] as measured 9.n decalin at 135 °C of 0.4 to 8 dl/g, preferably 0.4 to 1.25 dl/g, more preferably 0.5 to 1.23 dl/g. Further, the ethyl.ene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] preferably has the density (d) a.nd the intrinsic viscosity ['~] both within the above described ranges, and has the above mentioned properties (vii) and (viii).
The above mentioned ethylene/oc-c>lefin copolymer [A5]
can be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with an a-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and the compound (b') of transition metal and a carrier, and if necessary, (c) an organoaluminum compound, all components being described later, in such a manner that the resultant copolymer has a density of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
The ethylene/Ot-olefin copolymer [A6] desirably has the density (d) of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, preferably 0.880 to 0.940 g/cm3, more preferably 0.890 to 0.935 g/cm3, most preferably 0.900 to 0.930 g/cm3, and t:he intrinsic viscosity [1'~) as measured in decalin at 135 °C of 0.4 to 8 dl/g, preferably 0.4 to 1.25 dl/g, more preferably 0.5 to 2 0 1.23 dl/g. Further, the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A6]
preferably has the density (d) and the intrinsic viscosity both within the above described ranges, and has the above mentioned properties (iii) to (viii).
The above mentioned ethylene/a- olefin copolymer [A6]
2 5 can be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presenr_e of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the o rganoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least two kinds of the compounds (b) of transition metal and a carrier, and i.f necessary, (c) an organoaluminum compound, all components being described later, in such a manner that the resultant copolymer has a density of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A7] desirably has the density (d) of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, preferably 0.880 to 0.940 g/cm3, more preferably 0.890 to 0.935 g/cm3, most preferably 0.900 to 0.930 g/cm3, and the intrinsic viscosity ['~] as measured in decalin at 135 °C of 0.4 to 8 dl/g, preferably 1.25 to 8 dl/g, more: preferably 1.27 to 6 dl/g. Further, the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A7]
preferably has the density (d) and the intrinsic viscosity ] both within the above described ranges, and has the above mentioned properties (iii) to !;iv), more preferably has the density (d) and the intrinsic: viscosity [T]] both within the above described ranges, and has the above mentioned properties (iii) to (viii) .
The above mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A7]
2 0 can be prepared by copolymerizing ethylene with an a-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and the compound (b') of transition metal and a carrier, and if necessary, (c) an c>rganoaluminum 2 5 compound, all components being described later, preferably in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) and at least 1d3'~01 two kinds of the compounds (b) of transition metal and a carrier, and if necessary, (c) an organoaluminum compound, all components being described later, in such a manner that the resultant copolymer has a density of 0.850 to 0.980 S g/cm3.
Each catalyst component used in the catalyst for olefin polymerization employed in the preparation of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A7] is explained below.
10 First, the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) is explained.
The' organoaluminum oxy-compound (a) [hereinafter sometimes referred to as "component (a)"] may be a known benzene-soluble aluminoxane or the benzene-insoluble 15 organoaluminum oxy-compound having beE~n disclosed in Japanese Patent L-O-P No. 276807/1990.
The above-mentioned aluminoxane may be prepared, for example, by the following procedures:
(1) a procedure for recovering an aluminoxane as its 2 0 hydrocarbon solution which comprises adding an organoaluminum compound such as trialkylaluminum to a suspension in a hydrocarbon medium of a compound containing adsorbed water, or a salt containing water of crystallization such as magnesium chloride hydrate, copper 2 5 sulfate hydrate, aluminum sulfate hydrate, nickel sulfate hydrate and cerium chloride hydrate, amd reacting the organoaluminum compound;

~~~, 1~~4Q 1 31 (2) a procedure for recovering am aluminoxane as its hydrocarbon solution which comprises reacting water, ice or steam directly with an organoaluminurn compound such as trialkylaluminum in a solvent such as benzene, toluene, ethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran; and (3) a procedure for recovering a.n aluminoxane which comprises reacting an organotinoxide such as dimethyltinoxide and dibutyltinoxide with an organoaluminum compound such as trialkylaluminum in a solvent such as decane, benzene or toluene.
Moreover, the aluminoxane may contain a small amount of an organometal component. Furthermore, the solvent or unreacted organoaluminum compound may be removed from the above-mentioned recovered aluminoxane-containing solution, by distillation, and the aluminoxane may be redissolved in a solvent.
Concrete examples of the organoaluminum compound used for the preparation of the aluminoxane include trialkylaluminum such as trimethylaluminum, 2 0 triethylaluminum, tripropylaluminum, t riisopropylaluminum, tri-n-butylaluminum, triisobutylalumi:num, tri-sec-butylaluminum, tri-tert-butylaluminum, tripentylaluminum, trihexylaluminum, trioctylaluminum and tridecylaluminum;
tricycloalkylaluminums such as t:ricyclohexylaluminum 2 5 and tricyclooctylaluminum;

1p3401 dialkylaluminum halides such as dimethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum chloride, cliethylaluminum bromide and diisobutylaluminum chloride;
dialkylaluminum hydrides such a~~ diethylaluminum hydride and diisobutylaluminum hydride;
dialkylaluminum alkoxides such as dimethylaluminum methoxide and diethylaluminum ethoxicle; and dialkylaluminum aryloxides such as diethylaluminum phenoxide.
Of these compounds, trialkylaluminum and tricyclo-alkylaluminum are particularly preferable.
Furthermore, there may also be used as the organoaluminum compound isoprenylaluminum represented by the general formula 1 5 (i-C4H9) xAly (CSHlo) Z
wherein x, y and z are each a positive number, and z >_ 2x.
The organoaluminum compounds mentioned above may be used either singly or in combination.
Solvents used for the solutions of the aluminoxane 2 0 include aromatic hydrocarbons such a~: benzene, toluene, xylene, cumene and cymene; aliphatic hydrocarbons such as pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, dec:ane, dodecane, hexadecane and octadecane; alicyclic hydrocarbons such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane, cyclooctane and 2 5 methylcyclopentane; petroleum fractions such as gasoline, kerosene and gas oil; and halogenated~ compounds derived from the above-mentioned aromatic hydlrocarbons, aliphatic .~. 10 3 4 01 hydrocarbons and alicyclic hydrocarbons, especially chlorinated and brominated hydrocarbons.
In addition, there may also be used ethers such as ethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran. Of these solvents as exemplified above, aromatic hydrocarbons are particularly preferred.
The benzene-insoluble organoaluminum oxy-compounds used as component (a) contain an Al component soluble in benzene at 6f°C in an amount of not greater than 10a, preferably not greater than 5%, particularly preferably not greater than 2o in terms of Al atom, and they are insoluble or sparingly soluble in benzene.
Solubility in benzene of such organoaluminum oxy-compounds as mentioned above is obtained by suspending in 100 ml of benzene the organoaluminum oxy-compound in an amount corresponding to 100 mg atoms in terms of A1, mixing the resulting suspension at 60°C for.6 hours with stirring, filtering the resulting mixture with a G-5 glass filter equipped with a jacket kept at 60°C, washing 4 times the 2 0 solid portion separated on the filter with 50 ml of benzene at 60°C, and measuring the amount (x mmole) of Al atoms present in the whole filtrate.
The transtion metal compound catalyst component (b) [hereinafter sometimes referred to as "component (b)"~ is a 2 5 compound of a transition metal in Grc~up IVB of the periodic table which has a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton. Concretely, the component (b) is a transition z1~3~~ 1 metal compound represented by the fo:Llowing formula [b-I]
or [b-I I ] .
MLlx [r~-I ~
In the formula [b-I], M is a tr<~nsition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L1 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom, at least two of L1 are groups selected from a cyclopentadienyl group, a methylcyclopentadienyl group, an ethylcyclopentadienyl group and a substituted 1 0 cyclopentadienyl group having at least one substituent group selected from a hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, L1 other than the (substituted) cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom. X is a valence of the transition metal atom M.
MLzx [k>-I I
In the formula [b-II], M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L2 is a 2 0 ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom, at least two of LZ are substituted cyclopentad.ienyl groups having 2 - 5 substituent groups selected from a methyl group and an ethyl group, and LZ other than the substituted cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 2 5 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom. X
is a valence of the transition metal atom M.

~103~01 The transition metal compounds represented by the above formula [b-I] or [b-II] are explained below in detail.
In the above formula [b-I], M i:> a transition metal 5 atom selected from Group IVB of the x>eriodic table, and it is concretely zirconium, titanium or hafnium, preferably zirconium.
L1 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom M, and at least two of L1 are groups selected from a 10 cyclopentadienyl group, a methylcyclc>pentadienyl group, an ethylcyclopentadienyl group and a substituted cyclopentadienyl group having at least one substituent group selected from a hydrocarbon grc>up of 3 to 10 carbon atoms. Each of ligand may be the same or different. L1 15 other than the cyclopentadienyl group or the substituted cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocart>on group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom.
The substituted cyclopentadienyl. group may have two or 2 0 more of substituents. Each of substi.tuent may be the same or different. When the substituted cyclopentadienyl has two or more of substituents, at least one substituent is a hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, and the other substituents are selected from a methyl group, an ethyl 2 5 group and the hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms.
Examples of the hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms include alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, aryl group and ,~ ~ 1 aralkyl group. Concrete examples thereof include alkyl group such as n-propyl group, isopropyl group, n-butyl group, isobutyl group, sec-butyl group, t-butyl group, pentyl group, hexyl group, octyl group, 2-ethylhexyl group and decyl group; cycloalkyl group such as cyclopentyl group and cyclohexyl group; aryl group such as phenyl group and tolyl group; and aralkyl group such as benzyl group and neophyl group. Of these, preferred are alkyl groups, and particularly preferred are n-propyl..group and n-butyl 1 0 group .
In the present invention, the (substituted) cyclopentadienyl group coordinated to the transition metal is preferably the substituted cyclopentadienyl group, more preferably the cyclopentadienyl group substituted with alkyl group having 3 or more of carbon atoms, further preferably the substituted cyclopentadienyl group having two substituents, and particularly the 1,3-substituted cyclopentadienyl group.
In the above-mentioned formula [b-I], ligand L1 other 2 0 than the cyclopentadienyl group or th.e substituted cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom.
Examples of the hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon 2 5 atoms include alkyl group, cycloalkyl. group, aryl group and aralkyl group. Concrete examples thereof include alkyl group such as methyl group, ethyl grc>up, n-propyl group, 1034~~
Z

isopropyl group, n-butyl group, isobutyl group, sec-butyl group, t-butyl group, pentyl group, r~exyl group, octyl group, 2-ethylhexyl group and decyl croup; cycloalkyl group such as cyclopentyl group and cyclohe:xyl group; aryl group such as phenyl group and tolyl group; and aralkyl group such as benzyl group and neophyl group.
Examples of the alkoxy group include methoxy group, ethoxy group, n-propoxy group, isopropoxy group, n-butoxy group, isobutoxy group, sec-butoxy group, t-butoxy group, pentoxy group, hexoxy group and octox:y group.
Examples of the aryloxy group include phenoxy group and the like.
Examples of the trialkylsilyl group include trimethylsilyl group, triethylsilyl group and triphenylsilyl group.
Examples of the halogen atom include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
Listed below are examples of the transition metal compound represented by the formula [b-I].
2 0 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, 2 5 Bis(n-hexylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methyl-n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methyl-n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(dimethyl-n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, $ Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium dibromide, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium methoxychloride, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium butoxychloride, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium diethoxide, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium methylchloride Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium dimethyl, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium benzylchloride, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl}zir<:onium dibenzyl, Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium phenylchloride, and Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl}zirc:onium hydride chloride.
In the above exemplified compounds, di-substituted cyclopentadienyl include 1;2- and l,3-substituted, and tri-2 0 substituted include 1,2,3- and 1,2,4--substituted. Also employable in the invention are transition metal compounds obtained by substituting titanium metal or hafnium metal for the zirconium metal in the above--exemplified zirconium compounds.
2 5 Of the above-exemplified transition metal compounds represented by the formula [b-I], paz:ticularly preferred are Bis(n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zir<:onium dichloride, ~ 1 39 Bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(1-methyl-3-n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride and Bis(1-methyl-3-n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride.
S In the above-mentioned formula [b-II], M is a transition metal selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, and concrete preferable examp7.es of M include zirconium, titanium and hafnium. Of these, particularly preferred is zirconium.
L2 is a ligand coordinated to th:e transition metal, and at least two of them are substituted cyclopentadienyh groups having 2 - 5 of substituents ~>elected from a methyl group and an ethyl group. Each of li.gand may be the same or different. The substituted cyclopentadienyl groups are the substituted cyclopentadienyl groups having 2 or more of substituents, preferably the substituted cyclopentadienyl groups having 2 or 3 of substituents, more preferably the substituted cyclopentadienyl groups having two substituents, particularly the 1,3-substituted 2 0 cyclopentadienyl groups. Each of substituent may be .the same or different.
In the above-mentioned formula [b-II], ligand L2 other than the substituted cyclopentadienyl. group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, 2 5 an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom as similar to the ligand L1 in the above-mentioned formula [b-I].

The transition metal compound represented by the general formula [b-II] include, for example, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(diethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, 5 Bis(methylethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(dimethylethylcyclopentatienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibromide, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium 10 methoxychloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium butoxychloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium diethoxide, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium methylchloride, 15 Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dimethyl, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium benzylchloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibenzyl, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium phenylchloride, and Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium hydride 2 0 chloride.
In the above exemplified compounds, di-substituted cyclopentadienyl include 1,2- and 1,3-substituted, and tri-substituted include 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-substituted.
There may also be used transition metal compounds 2 5 obtained by substituting titanium or hafnium for zirconium in the above-exemplified zirconium compounds.

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In the above-mentioned transition metal compounds represented by the general formula [b-II], particularly preferred is Bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadieny7.)zirconium dichloride, Bis(1,3-diethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, or Bis(1-methyl-3-ethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride.
In the invention, it is preferred to use a combination of at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the above formula [b-7:] and at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the above formula [b-II] as the transition metal compound (b).
In concrete, preferably used are a combination of bis(1,3-n-butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride and bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium dichloride, a combination of bis(1,3-n-propylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium=dichloride and bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirc:onium dichloride, and 2 0 a combination of bis(n-butylcyclopent:adienyl)zirconium dichloride and bis(1,3-dimethylcyclox>entadienyl)zirconium dichloride.
The above-mentioned at least one: kind of a transition metal compound (b-I) represented by t:he formula [b-I] and 2 5 at least one kind of a transition metal compound (b-II) represented by the formula [b-II} are' desirably used in such amounts that the molar ratio [(b-I)/(b-II)] is in the range of 99/1 to 50/50, preferably 9'7/3 to 70/30, more preferably 95/5 to 75/25, most preferably 90/10 to 80/20.
A transition metal compound cat<~lyst component containing at least one kind of a transition metal compound (b-I) represented by the formula [b-.C] and at least one kind of a transition metal compound (b-II) represented by the formula [b-II] is sometimes referred to as "component (b)" hereinafter.
The compound (b') (hereinafter called "component (b')"
in some cases) of the IVB group transition metal of the periodic table which contains a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton used in the' preparation the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [B1] in i~he invention is no way limited as far as it is a compound oi' a transition metal in Group IV of the periodic table which contains a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton. However, the component (b') is preferably a transition compound represented by the following formula [b-III].
MLX ...[b-III]
2 0 wherein M is a transition. metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L is a lic~and coordinating to the transition metal, at least one of' L is a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and L other than the ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton i:> a hydrocarbon group 2 5 of 1-12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloXy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, S03R group (provided that R is a hydrocarbon group which may have such a 3 4~ ~

substituent as halogen), halogen atom or hydrogen atom, and x is a valence of the transition metal atom.
The transition metal compound represented by the above formula [b-III] include the transition metal compound (b-I) represented by the above formula [b-7:] and the transition metal compound (b-II) represented by the above formula [b-II] .
In the above-mentioned formula [b-III], M is a transition metal selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, and concrete preferable examples of M include zirconium, titanium and hafnium. Of these, particularly preferred is zirconium.
The ligands having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton are;
for example, cyclopentadienyl group, alkyl-substituted cyclopentadienyl groups such as methylcyclopentadienyl, dimethylcyclopentadienyl, trimethylcyclopentadienyl, tetramethylcyclopentadienyl, pentamet:hylcyclopentadienyl, ethylcyclopentadienyl, methylethylcyc:lopentadienyl, propylcyclopentadienyl, methylpropylc:yclopentadienyl, 2 0 butylcyclopentadienyl, methylbutylcyc:lopentadienyl and hexylpentadienyl, or indenyl group, ~l,5,6,. 7-tetrahydroindenyl group and fluoreny). group. These groups as exemplified above may be substituted with a halogen atom or trialkylsilyl group.
2 5 Of the ligands coordinating with the transition metal atom, particularly preferred is an a7.ky1-substituted cyclopentadienyl group.

103'~~

When the compound represented by the general formula [b-III] contains 2 or more ligands each having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, the two ligands out of those having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton may be linked together $ through an alkylene group such as ethylene or propylene, a substituted alkylene group such as i:>opropylidene or diphenylmethylene, a silylene group or a substituted silylene group such as dimethylsilyle~ne, diphenylsilylene or methylphenylsilylene.
The ligands L other than those having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton may include' those mentioned below.
The hydrocarbon group of 1-12 carbon atoms includes such group as alkyl, cycloalkyl, ary7_ or aralkyl, and more particularly, the alkyl group includes methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl or butyl; the cycloalkyl group includes cyclopentlyl or cyclohexyl; the aryl group includes phenyl or tolyl; and the aralkyl group includes benzyl or neophyl.
Further, the alkoxy group includes methoxy, ethoxy or 2 0 butoxy; aryloxy group includes pheno}>y; the halogen includes fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine; and the ligand represented by S03R includes ~>-toluenesulfonate, methanesulfonate or trifluoromethanesulfonate.
When the valence of the transition metal atom is, for 2 5 example, 4, the transition metal compound (b') containing ligands having a cyclopentadienyl skealeton is represented by the following formula [b-III'] in more detail:

,..., ~~3~~1 R2kR31R4mR5nfi ... [b-III']
wherein M represents the same transition metal atom as in the formula [b-III], R2 represents a group (ligand) having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, R3, R4 and R5 each represent a 5 group having a cyclopentadienyl skelea on, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, aryl group, aralkyl. group, alkoxyl group, aryloxy group, trialkylsilyl group, S~03R group, halogen atom or hydrogen atom, k is an integer of 1 or more, and k+1+m+n=4.
10 In the present invention, there is used preferably a metallocene compound having the above:-mentioned formula [b-III'] in which at least two of R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the groups (ligands) having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton; for example, R2 and R3 are the groups (ligands) having a 15 cyclopentadienyl.
The groups having a cyclopentadi.enyl skeleton mentioned above may be linked together through an alkylene group such as ethylen a or propylene, a substituted alkylene group such as isopropylene or diphenylmethylene, a silylene 2 0 group or a substituted silylene group such as dimethylsilylene, diphenylsilylene or methylphenylsilylene.
Further, R4 and R5 in the above-:mentioned formula [b-III'] are each a group having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, alkyl group, cycloalkyl group, aryl group, arlakyl group, 2 5 alkoxyl group, aryloxy group, trialkylsilyi group, S03R
group, halogen atom or hydrogen atom.

Exemplified below are the transition metal compounds (b') of the formula [b-III'] wherein M is zirconium.
Bis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride:, Bis(indenyl)zirconium dibromide, Bis(indenyul)zirconium bis(p-tol.uenesulfonate), Bis(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindenyl)zi.rconium dichloride;
Bis(fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride, Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride, ..
Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium di.bromide, Ethylenebis(indenyl)dimethylzirc:onium, Ethylenebis (indenyl) diphenylzirc:onium, Ethylenebis(indenyl)methylzircon.ium monochloride, Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium bi.s(methanesulfonate), Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium bi.s(p-toluenesulfonate), Ethylenebis(indenyl)zirconium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate), Ethylenebis (4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroin.denyl) zirconium dichloride, Isopropylidene(cyclopentadienyl-~fluorenyl)zirconium 2 0 dichloride, Isopropylidene(cyclopentadienyl-methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Dimethylsilylenebis(cyclopentadi.enyl)zirconium dichloride, 2 5 Dimethylsilylenebis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Dimethylsilylenebis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Dimethylsilylenebis(trimethylcyclopentadienyl) zirconium dichloride, Dimethylsilylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride, Dimethylsilylenebis(indenyl)zirconium bis(trifluoromethane-sulfonate), Dimethylsilylenebis (4, 5, 6, 7-tetrahydroindenyl)zirconium dichloride, Dimethylsilylene(cyclopentadienyl-fluorenyl)zirconium dichloride, Diphenylsilylenebis(~ndenyl)zirconium dichloride, Methylphenylsilylenebis(indenyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium d.ibromide, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)methylzirconium monochloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)ethylzirconium monochloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)cyclohexylzirconium monochloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)phenyl.zirconium monochloride, 2 0 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)benzylzirconium monochloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium monochloride monohydride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)methylzirconium monohydride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dimethylzirconium, 2 5 Bis(cyclopentadienyl)diphenylzirconium, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)dibenzylzirconium, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium methoxychloride, . 1~3401 z Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride, Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium bis(methanesulfonate), Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium bis(p-toluenesulfonate), Bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate), Bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride, Bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonate), Bis(ethylcylopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methylethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methylpropylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(butylcylcopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methylbutylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(methylbutylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium bis(methanesulfonate), 2 0 Bis(trimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(tetramethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, Bis(hexylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, and Bis(trimethylsilylcyclopetnadienyl)zirconium 2 5 dichloride.
In the compounds exemplified above, the di-substituted cyclopentadienyl ring includes 1,2- and 1,3-substituted ~3~p1 compounds, and the tri-substituted cyclopentadienyl ring includes 1,2,3- and 1,2,4-substituted compounds. Further, the alkyl group such as propyl or butyl includes isomer such as n-, i-, sec-, tert-compounds, In the present invention, the above-exemplified zirconium compounds in which the zirconium has been replaced by titanium or hafnium can also be used as the transition metal compounds.
The carrier used in present invention is a solid .
inorganic or organic compound in granules or fine particles having a particle size of 10 to 300 N.m, preferably 20 to 200 ~t.m. Of these carriers, porous oxides are preferable as inorganic carriers. Concrete examples of the oxide carriers include Si02, A1203, MgO, Zr02, Ti02, B203, CaO, ZnO, BaO, Th02, or a mixture of these: compounds such as Si02-MgO, Si02-A1203, Si02-Ti02, Si02-V205, Si02-Cr203 and Si02-Ti02-MgO. Of these carriers, preferred are those comprising at least one compound selected from the group consisting of Si02 and A1203 as a major component.
2 0 Furthermore, the above-mentionef. inorganic oxide or oxides may also contain a small amount of a carbonate, a sulfate, a nitrate and an oxide such as Na2C03, K2C03, CaC03, MgC03, Na2S04, A12 (S04) 3, BaS04, KN03, Mg (N03) 2, Al(N03)3, Na20, K20 and Li02.
2 5 Though the carriers have different properties among them depending on the types and preparation methods thereof, the carriers preferably used: in the invention have 3 t~ 0 .1 a specific surface area of 50 to 1000 m2/g, preferably 100 to 700 m2/g, a pore volume of desirably 0.3 to 2.5 cm2/g.
The carriers are prepared if necessary by firing at a temperature of 100 to 1000°C, preferably 150 to 700°C:
It is also desirable that this carrier has an amount of adsorbed water of less than 1.0% by weight, preferably less than 0.5o by weight, and a surface hydroxyl group in an amount of 1.0o by weight or more, preferably 1.5-4.Oo by weight and especially 2.0-3.5% by we9_ght.
The amount of adsorbed water (o by weight) and that of the surface hydroxyl group (% by weight) are obtained by the following procedures.
(Amount of adsorbed water) The specimen is dried at a temperature of 200°C, an ordinary pressure and in a nitrogen stream for 4 hours to measure a weight loss which is then i~aken as the amount of adsorbed water.
(Surface hydroxyl group) The weight measured by drying the carrier at a 2 0 temperature of 200°C, an ordinary pressure in a nitrogen stream for 4 hours is taken as X (g), and the carrier as dried is then calcined at a temperature of 1,000°C for 20 hours to obtain a calcined product from which the surface hydroxyl groups have disappeared, and the weight of the 2 5 calcination product as measured is taken as Y (g). The amount of the surface hydroxyl groups is calculated on the basis of the following equation.

p 3 t~ 0~1 Surface hydroxyl group (wt o) - [(X-Y)/X] x 100 Moreover, there can be mentioned organic compounds in solid granules or fine solid particlE=s each having a particle size of 10 to 300 ~Lm as carriers which can be used as the carrier in the present invention. Examples of these organic compounds include (co)polyme:rs containing as the main component constituent units derived from an oc-olefin of 2 to 14 carbon atoms, such as ethylene, propylene, 1-butene and 4-methyl-1-pentene, or polymers or copolymers containing as the main component constituent units derived from vinylcyclohexane or styrene.
Though the catalyst used in the present invention is formed from the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a), at least two kinds of the transition metal compounds (b) and the carrier, or is formed from the organoaluminum oxy-compound (a), the transition metal compound (:b') and the carrier, each catalyst may, if necessary, contain an organoaluminum compound (c).
Examples of the organoaluminum compound (c) 2 0 [hereinafter sometimes referred to as "component (c)"]
include an organoaluminum compound represented by the following formula [IV].
RlnAlXg_n [IV]
wherein R1 is a hydrocarbon group of l to 12 carbon atoms, 2 5 X is a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and n is 1 to 3.
In the above formula [IV], R1 is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, for example, an alkyl group, a v ~ ~~~~

cycloalkyl group or an aryl group. Concrete examples of R1 include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, pentyl, hexyl, octyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, phenyl and tolyl.
Concrete examples of such organoaluminum compounds (c) include trialkylaluminum such as trimethylaluminum, triethylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum, triisobutylaluminum, trioctylaluminurn and tri-2-ethylhexylaluminum;
alkenylaluminum such as isoprenylaluminum;
dialkylaluminum halides such as dimethylaluminum chloride, diethylaluminum chloride, <iiisopropylaluminum chloride, diisobutylaluminum chloride' and dimethylaluminum bromide;
alkylaluminum sesquihalides such as methylaluminum sesquichloride, ethylaluminum sesquichloride, isopropylaluminum sesquichloride, but:ylaluminum sesquichloride and ethylaluminum sesquibromide;
2 0 alkylaluminum dihalides such as methylaluminum dichloride, ethylaluminum dichloride, isopropylaluminum dichloride and ethylaluminum dibromide; and alkylaluminum hydrides such as diethylaluminum hydride and diisobutylaluminum hydride.
2 5 Furthermore, there may also be used other organoaluminum compounds represented by the following 103~p1 formula [V] as the organoaluminum compound catalyst component (c);
RlnAlY3_n [V]
wherein R1 is as defined previously, Y is _-OR2, -OSiR33, S -OAlR42, -NR52, -SiR63 or -N (R~} A1R82, n is 1 to 2, R2, R3, R9 and R$ are each methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, isobutyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl, RS is hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, isopropyl, phenyl or trimethylsilyl, R6 and R~ are each methyl or ethyl.
The organoaluminum compounds as mentioned above include, in concrete, such compounds as enumerated below.
(1) Compounds of the formula R1"A1 (ORZ) s-n such as dimethylaluminum methoxide, diethyla7_uminum ethoxide and diisobutylaluminum methoxide.
1 5 (2) Compounds of the formula RlnA1 (OSiR33) 3-n such as Et2A1 (OSiMe3) , (iso-Bu) 2A1 (OSiMe3) ancL (iso-Bu) 2A1 (OSiEt3) .
(3) Compounds of the formula RlnAl (OAlR42) 3_n such as Et2AlOAlEt2 and (iso-Bu)2AlOA1(iso-Bu)2.

(4) Compounds of the formula RlnA1 (N1~52) 3-n such as Me2AlNEtz, Et2AINHMe, Me2AlNHEt, Et2AlN (SiMe3) 2, (iso-Bu)2A1N(SiMe3)2~

(5) Compounds of the formula RlnA1 (S:iR63) 3_n such as (iso-Bu)2AlSiMe3.
2 5 (6) Compounds of the formula RlnAl (I~lAlR82) 3-n such as I
Et2AlNAlEt2 and (iso-Bu)2AlNAl(iso-Bu)2.
I
Me Et Of the organoaluminum compounds as exemplified above, preferred are those having the formulas R13A1, RlnA1 ( ORZ ) 3-n arid RlnAl ( OA1R42 ) 3_n r and particularly preferred are those having the above-mentioned formulas in which R is isoalkyl and n is 2.
In the preparation of 'the ethyle:ne/oc-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A4] and [A6], a catalyst prepared by contacting the component (a), the component (b) and the carrier, and if necessary the component (c), is preferably used. The contact between the components (a) to (c) and the carrier may be conducted in an arbitrarily selected order, but preferably the carrier is first contacted with the component (a), then with the component (b) and if necessary with the component (c). Further, it is preferred that at least two kinds of the transition metal compounds are beforehand mixed to form the component (b) and then the component (b) is contacted with other components.
The contact between the components (a) to (c) and the carrier can be carried out in an inei:t hydrocarbon solvent.
2 0 Concrete examples of the inert hydro<:arbon solvent used for preparing the catalyst include aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, decane, dodecane and kerosine; alicyc:lic hydrocarbons, such as cyclopentane, cyclohexane and methylcyclopentane;
2 5 aromatic hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene and xylene;
halogenated hydrocarbons, such as ethylene chloride, chlorobenzene and dichloromethane; and mixtures thereof.

,~, 1~3~~,~ 55 When the component (a)', the comb>onent (b) and the carrier, and if necessary, the component (c) are mixed and contacted, the component (b) is used in an amount of usually 5 x 10'6 to 5 x 10'4 mol, preferably 10'S to 2 x 10'9 mol, per 1 g of the carrier, and the concentration of the component (b) is in the range of about 10'9 to 2 x 10'z mol/1 (solvent), preferably 2 x 10'9 'to 10'2 mol/1 (solvent). An atomic ratio (A1/transition metal) of the aluminum atom (A1) in the component (a) to the transition metal in the component (b) is in the range of usually 10 to 500, preferably 20 to 200. An atomic: ratio (A1-c/A1-a) of the aluminum atom (A1-c) in the component (c) which is optionally used to the aluminum atom (A1-a) in the component (a) is in the range of usually 0.02 to 3, preferably 0.05 to 1.5. The temperat=ure for contacting the component (a), the component (b) and the carrier, and if necessary the component (c), is in the range of usually -50 to 150 °C, preferably -20 to 120 °C, and the period of time therefor is in the range of 1 minute to 50 hours, 2 0 preferably 10 minutes to 25 hours.
In the preparation of the ethyle~ne/OC-olefin copolymers [A5] and [A7], a catalyst prepared by contacting the component (a), the component (b') and the carrier, and if necessary the component (c), is prefe=rably used. The 2 5 catalyst can be prepared in a manner similar to that for the catalyst used for preparing the above-mentioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A4] and [A6].

1p3401 In the catalyst for olefin polymerization used for the preparation of the ethylene/a-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A7], the transition metal atom derived from the component (b) (or the component (b')) is desirably supported in an amount of 5 x 10'6 to 5 x 10'4 g ~ atom, preferably 10-5 to 2 x 10-4 g~atom, per 1 g of the carrier, and the aluminum atom derived from the component (a) and the component (c) is desirably supported in an amount of 10'3 to 5 x 10-2 g~atom, preferably 2 x 10-3 to 2 x 10"2 g~atom, per 1 g of the carrier.
The catalyst for olefin polymerization used for the preparation of the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A4] and [A6] may be a prepolymerized catalyst obtained by prepolymerizing an olefin in the presence of the component (a), the component (b), the carrier and if necessary the component (c). The prepolymerization can be carried out by introducing an olefin into an inert hydrocarbon solvent in the presence of the component (a), the component (b), the carrier and if necessary the component (c).
2 0 Examples of the olefins employak>le for the prepolymerization include ethylene, and oc-olefins having 3 to 20 carbon atoms such as propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-hexene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene and 1-tetradecene. Of these, particularly 2 5 preferred is ethylene or a combination of ethylene and the same oc-olefin as used for the polymerization.

~~301 s ~ ._ In the prepolymerization, the component (b) is used in an amount of usually 10'6 to 2 x 10'2 mol/1 (solvent), preferably 5 x 10-5 to 10'2 mo1/1 (solvent) . Further, the component (b) is used in an amount of usually 5 x 10'6 to 5 x 10'4 mol, preferably 10'5 to 2 x 10'4 mol, per 1 g of the carrier. An atomic ratio (A1/transi.tion metal) of the aluminum atom (A1) in the component (a) to the transition metal in the component (b) is in the: range of usually 10 to 500, preferably 20 to 200. An atomic ratio (A1-c/Al-a) of the aluminum atom (A1-c) in the component (c) which is optionally used to the aluminum atom (A1-a) in the component (a) is in the range of usually 0.02 to 3, preferably 0.05 to 1.5. The temperature for the prepolymerization is in the range oi= -20 to 80 °C, preferably 0 to 60 °C, and the period of time therefor is in the range of 0.5 to 100 hours, preferably 1 to 50 hours.
The prepolymerized catalyst can be prepared, for example, in the following manner. first, the carrier is suspended in an inert hydrocarbon to give a suspension. To 2 0 the suspension is added the organoal.uminum oxy-compound (component (a)) to perform reaction for a predetermined time. Then, a supernatant liquid i~; removed, and the resultant solid component is again e~uspended in an inert hydrocarbon. Subsequently, to the soystem are added the 2 5 transition metal compound (component (b)) to perform reaction for a predetermined time. A supernatant liquid is removed again to obtain a olid catalyst component. The .z ss solid catalyst component thus obtained is added to an inert hydrocarbon containing the organoaluminum compound (component (c)), followed by introducing an olefin, to obtain the prepolymerized catalyst.
s The catalyst for olefin polymerization used for preparing the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A5] and [A7]
may be a prepolymerized catalyst obtained by prepolymerizing an olefin in the presence of the component (a), the component (b'), the carrier and if necessary the component (c). The prepolymerized catalyst can be prepared by the process similar to those described in the preparation of the prepolymerized cai~alyst used in the production of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A4]
and [A6] .
It is desired that an olefin po:Lymer is prepared by the prepolymerization in an amount o:E 0.1 to 500 g, preferably 0.2 to 300 g, more preferably 0.5 to 200 g, per 1 g of the carrier. In the prepolymerized catalyst, it is desired that the component (b) (or the component (b')) is 2 0 supported in an amount of about 5 x 10-6 to 5 x 10-4 g~atom, preferably 10-5 to 2 x 10-4 g~atom, in terms of the transition metal atom, per 1 g of the carrier; and the aluminum atom (A1) derived from the component (a) and the component (c) is supported in such a:n amount that the molar 2 s ratio (A1/M) of the aluminum atom (AZ) derived from the component (a) and the component (c) to the transition metal 0'~ 4° 1 59 2~
atom (M) derived from the component (b) (or the component (b'y) is in the range of 5 to 200, preferably 10 to 150.
The prepolymerization may be carried out either batchwise or continuously, and-may be carried out under reduced pressure, atmospheric pressure or application of pressure. In the prepolymerization, hydrogen is desirably allowed to exist to obtain a prepolymer having an intrinsic viscosity ['r1] , as measured in decalin at 135 °C, of 0 . 2 to 7 dl/g, preferably 0.5 to 5 dl/g.
The ethylene/a-olefin copolymers [A1] to [A7]. forming the ethylene copolymer composition of the invention can be obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an Oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms such as propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene, 1-dodecene, 1-tetradecene, 1-hexadecene, 1-octadecene and 1-eicosene, in the presence of, for example, the aforesaid catalyst for olefin polymerization.
In the invention, the copolym~rization of ethylene with the a-olefin is carried out either in a gas phase or 2 0 in a liquid phase such as slurry. In the slurry polymerization, an inert hydrocarbon may be used as a solvent, or the olefin itself may be used as a solvent.
Examples of the inert hydrocarbon solvent used for the slurry polymerization include aliphatic hydrocarbons, such 2 5 as propane, butane, isobutane, pentane, hexane, octane, decane, dodecane, hexadecane and octadecane; alicyclic hydrocarbons, such as cyclopentane, methylcyelopentane, x~ ~ 3 ~ 01 cyclohexane and cyclooctane; aromatic: hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene and xylene; and petroleum fractions, such as gasoline, kerosine and gas oil. 0f these, preferred are aliphatic hydrocarbons, alicyclic hydrocarbons and 5 petroleum fractions:
In the slurry polymerization or the gas phase polymerization, the above-described catalyst is used in such an amount that the concentration of the transition metal atom in the polymerization reaction system is in the 1 0 range of usually 10-8 to 10'3 g ~ atom/7_ ( solvent ) , preferably 10-~ to 10-4 g ~ atom/1 ( solvent ) .
In the polymerization, an organoaluminum oxy-compound which is the same as the component (<~) and/or the organoaluminum compound (c) may be added. In this case, 15 the atomic ratio (Al/M) of the aluminum atom (Al) derived from the organoaluminum oxy-compound and the organoaluminum compound to the transition metal atom (M) derived from the transition metal compound (b) (or the transition metal compound (b')) is in the range of 5 i~o 300; preferably 10 2 0 to 200, more preferably 15 to 150.
In the invention, the temperature for the slurry polymerization is in the range of usually -50 to 100 °C, preferably 0 to 90 °C, while the temperature for the gas phase polymerization is in the range of usually 0 to 120 2 5 °C, preferably 20 to 100 °C .
The polymerization pressure is in the range of usually atmospheric pressure to 100 kg/cm2, preferably 2 to 50 .~. ~~~t~01 kg/cm2. The polymerization may be carried out batchwise, semi-continuously or continuously.
Further, the polymerization may be conducted in two or more stages having different reaction conditions.
S
[High-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1]]
The high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] forming the ethylene copolymer compositions according to the present: invention is a branched polyethylene having a number: of long chain branches prepared by so-called high-pressure radical polymerization, and has a melt flow rate (MFR), as determined in accordance with ASTM D_L238-65T under the 1S conditions of a temperature of 190 °C; and a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, preferably 0.05 to 10 g/10 min, more preferably 0.1 to 8 g/10 m~!_n.
The high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] has a density (d) of 0.910 to 0.930 2 0 g/cm3 .
The density of a low-density polyethylene is determined by means of a density gradient tube using.a strand which has been obtained in the: above-mentioned melt flow rate (MFR) measurement and which is treated by heating 2 S at 120 °C for 1 hour and slowly cooling to room temperature over 1 hour.

a 103401 Further, in the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1], a swell ratio indicating a degree of the long chain branch, namely,. a ratio (Ds/D) of a diameter (Ds) of a strand to an inner diameter (D) of a S nozzle, is desirably not less than 1.3. The strand used herein is a strand extruded from a nozzle having an inner diameter (D) of 2.0 mm and a length of 15 mm at an extrusion rate of 10 mm/min and a temperature of 190 °C
using a capillary type flow property tester.
The high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B2] may be a copolymer obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with a polymerizable monomer such as other a-olefin, vinyl acetate or .acrylic ester, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
[Crystalline polyolef:in [B2]]
The crystalline polyolefin [B-2] forming the ethylene copolymer composition accrding to they present invention is at least one crystalline polyolefin ;selected from the 2 0 following crystalline polyolefins (B--I) to (B-III).
Crystalline polyolefin (B-I) The crystalline polyolefin (B-I) is an ethylene homopolymer having a crystallinity measured by X-ray diffractometry of not less than 65 0,, or a copolymer of 2 5 ethylene with an tx-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having the crystallinity of nat less than 6:> 0. The crystalline polyolefin (B-I) desirably has a melt: flow rate (MFR) under 1x3401 2 _ 63 _ the conditions of a temperature of 190 °C and a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, preferably 0:05 to 50 g/10 min, and desirably has a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3, preferably 0.930 to 0.970 g/cm3.
Examples of the oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon'atoms include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene and mi;~tures thereof. Of these, an o~-olefin of 3 to 10 carbon atoms is preferably employed. A molar ratio of ethylene to Oc-olefin (ethylene/OC-olefin) in the copolymer varies depending on the kind of the OG-olefin used, but generally is in the range of 100/0 to 99/1, preferably 1()0/0 to 99.5/0.5.
The crystalline polyolefin (B-I;I may contain constituent units other than the constituent units derived from oc-olefin, such as those derived from dim a compounds, provided that the properties of the crystalline polyolefin (B-1) are not marred.
Examples of the constituent units other than the constituent units derived from oc-olefin include 2 0 constituent units derived from chain non-conjugated dimes such as 1,4-hexadiene, 1,6-ocl~adiene, 2-methyl-1,5-hexadiene, 6-methyl-1,5-heptadiene and 7-methyl-1,6-octadiene;
constituent units derived from cyclic non-conjugated 2 5 dimes such as cyclohexadiene, dicyc.lopentadiene, methyltetrahydroindene, 5-vinylnorbo:rnene, 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, 5-methylene-2-norbornene, 5-isopropylidene-2-,~ ~ ~ 01 norbornene and 6-chloromethyl-5-isopropenyl-2-norbornene;
and constituent units derived from dime compounds such as 2,3-diisopropylidene-5-norbornene, 2--ethylidene-3-isopropylidene-5-norbornene and 2-propenyl-2,2-norbornadiene.
The dime components may be used alone or in combination. The content of the diene component is usually in the range of 0 to 1 o by mol, preferably 0 to 0.5 o by 1 0 mo 1.
The crystalline polyolefin (B-I) can be prepared by a known process.
In the second ethylene copolymer_ composition, a crystalline polyolefin other than then ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] is used as the crystalline polyolefin (B-I).
In the fifth ethylene copolymer composition, a crystalline polyolefin other than the ethylene/a~-olefin copolymer [A2]
is used as the crystalline polyolefin (B-I).
Crystalline polyolefin (B-II) 2 0 The crystalline polyolefin (B-II) is a propylene homopolymer having a crystallinity measured by X-ray diffractometry of not less than 50 0,, or a copolymer of propylene with at least one olefin se=lected from ethylene and an oc-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms having the 2 5 crystallinity of not less than 30 0. The crystalline polyolefin (B-II) desirably has a melt flow rate (MFR), as determined under the conditions of a temperature of 230 °C

:~p3~p1 and a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min, preferably 0.5 to 50 g/10 min, and desirably has a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3, preferably 0.900 to 0.920 g/cm3.
Examples of the oc-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms 5 include 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene:, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene and mixtures thereof. Of these, an olefin of 4 to 10 carbon atoms is preferably employed.
In the copolymer of propylene with at least one of ethylene and Oc-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, a molar 10 ratio of propylene to ethylene and oc--olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms (propylene/a-olefin, oc-olefin includes ethylene) varies depending on the kind of the oc-olefin used, but generally is in the range of 100/0 to 90/10, preferably 100/0 to 95/5.
15 The crystalline polyolefin (B-II:) may contain constituent units derived from the di.ene compounds employable for the aforesaid crystalline polyolefin (B-I), provided that the properties of the crystalline polyolefin (B-II) are not marred . The content of the dime component 2 0 is usually in the range of 0 to 1 % by mol, preferably 0 to 0.5 o by mol.
The crystalline polyolefin (B-II:) can be prepared by a known process.
Crystalline polyolefin (B-III) 2 5 The crystalline polyolefin (B-II:I) is a homopolymer of an oc-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms having a crystallinity measured by X-ray diffractometry of not less than 30 %, or x,10340 1 a copolymer of oc-olefins of 4 to 20 c<~rbon atoms having the crystallinity of not less than 30 %. The crystalline polyolefin (B-III) desirably has a me7_t flow rate (MFR) , as determined under the conditions of a temperature of 230 °C
and a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.1 to 100 c~/10 min, preferably 0.5 to 50 g/10 min, and desirably has a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3, preferably 0.900 to 0.920 g/cm3.
Examples of the oc-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms include 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene,, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene and 1-decene. 4f these, an ix-olefin of 4 to 10 carbon atoms is preferably employed.
In the copolymer comprising at least two kinds of oc-olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, a molar ratio ((a)/(b)} of one Oc-olefin (a) selected from Oc-olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms to the other Oc-olefin (b) selected from Oc-olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms varies depending on the kind of the oc-olefins used, but generally is in the range of 100/0 to 90/10; preferably 100/0 to 95/5.
The crystalline polyolefin (B-III) used in the 2 0 invention may contain constituent units derived from the dime compounds employable for the aforesaid crystalline polyolefin (B-I}, provided that the properties of the crystalline polyolefin (B-III) are not marred. The content of the diene component is usually in the range of 0 to 1 2 5 by mol, preferably 0 to 0.5 o by mol.
The crystalline polyolefin (B-III) can be prepared by a known process.

1~301 [Olefin type elastome;r [B3] ]
The olefin type elastomer [B3] :Forming the ethylene copolymer compositions according to the invention is a polymer of ethylene or an 06-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, or a copolymer of two or more kinds of olefins selected from ethylene and Oc-olefins of 3 to 20 carbon atoms. The olefin type elastomer [B3] desirably has a density of not more than 0.900 g/cm3, preferably O.F360 to 0.900 g/cm3, and desirably has a melt flow rate (MFR),. as determined under the conditions of a temperature of 190 °C and a load of 2.16 kg, of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min, preferably 0.05 to 50 g/10 min. The olefin type elastomer [B3] desirably has a crystallinity measured by X-ray diff:ractometry of less than 30 0, or desirably is amorphous.
Examples of the a-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 1-hexene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, 1-decene and mixtures thereof. Of these, an oc-olefin having 3 to 10 carbon atoms is 2 0 preferably employed.
The olefin type elastomer [B3] may contain constituent units other than the constituent units derived from Oc-olefin, such as those derived from d.iene compounds as mentioned above, provided that the properties of the olefin 2 5 type elastomer are not marred.
The diene components may be used alone or in combination. The content of the diene component is-usually not more than 10 °s by mol, preferably in the range of 0 to o by mol.
A concrete example of the olefin type elastomer [B3]
is a copolymer comprising 5 constituent units derived from ethylene in an amount of 0 to 95 o by mol, preferably 30 to 92 o by mol, more preferably 50 to 90 o by mol, constituent units derived from an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in an amount of 1 to 100 o by mol, preferably 4 to 70 % by mol, more preferably 8 to 50 o by mol, and constituent units derived from a dime component in an amount of 0 to 10 o by mol, preferably 0 to 5 o by mol, more preferably 0 to 3 o by mol.
The olefin type elastomer [B3] can be prepared by a known process using a catalyst of Ti type; V type, Zr type, etc.
[Graft modified ethylene/OC-olefin (co)polymer [B4]]
The graft modified ethylene/oc-olefin (co)polymer [B4]
2 0 forming. the ethylene copolymer composition can be obtained by graft modifying an ethylene polymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 c<~rbon atoms with a polar monomer.
In the above mentioned ethylene copolymer, a molar ratio of ethylene to Oc-olefin (ethylene/oc-olefin) in the copolymer varies depending on the kind of the a-olefin used, but generally is in the range of 1/99 to 99/1, t~ 01 preferably 50/50 to 99/5. When the Cw-olefin is propylene, the molar ratio is preferably 50/50 t:o 90/10. When the oc-olefin has 4 or more carbon atoms, the molar ratio is preferably 80/20 to 95/5.
The ethylene polymer or the ethylene copolymer desirably has an intrinsic viscosity ['I~] as measured in decalin at 135 °C of 0.4 to 7 dl/d, preferably 0.5 to 5 dl/g.
Examples of the oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms forming the ethylene copolymer include propylene, 1-butene, 1-pentene, 2-methyl-1-butene, 3-methyl-1-butene, 1-hexene, 3-methyl-1-pentene, 4-methyl-1-pentene, 3,3-dimethyl-1-butene, 1-heptene, methyl-1-hexene, dimethyl-1-pentene, trimethyl-1-butene, ethyl-1-pentene, 1-octene, methyl-,1-pentene, dimethyl-1-hexene, trimethyl-1-pentene, ethyl-1-hexene, methylethyl-1-pentene, dieth~~l-1-butene, propyl-1-pentene, 1-decene, methyl-1-nonene, dimethyloctene, trimethyl-1-heptene, ethyl-1-octene, methyhethyl-1-heptene, diethyl-1-hexene, 1-dodecene, hexadodecene and mixture s 2 0 thereof. Of these, an oc-olefin of 3 to 10 carbon atoms is preferably employed.
In the invention, in addition to the recurring units derived from ethylene or an oc-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms, the ethylene (co)polymer may contain recurring units 2 5 derived from other compound which is polymerizable with ethylene or the Oc-olefin.

~o Examples of the other compounds include chain polyene compounds, cyclic polyene compounds and cyclic monoene compounds.
These polyene compounds are those having at least two conjugated or non-conjugated olefinic double bonds.
Examples of the chain polyene compounds include 1,4-hexadiene, 1,5-hexadiene, 1,7-octadiene, 1,9-decadiene, 2,4,6-octatriene; 1,3,7-octatriene, 1,5,9-decatriene and divinylbenzene.
Examples of the cyclic polyene compounds include 1,3-cyclopentadiene, 1,3-cyclohexadiene, 5-ethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene, 1,3-cycloheptadiene, dicyclopentadiene, dicyclohexadiene, 5-ethylidene-2-norbornene, 5-vinyl-2-norbornene, 5-isopropylidene-2-norbornene, methylhydroindene, 2,3-diisopropylidE:ne-5-norbornene, 2-ethylidene-3-isopropylidene-5-norbornene, 2-ethylidene-3-isopropylidene-5-norbornene and 2-propenyl-2;5-norbornadiene.
Examples of the cyclic monoene compounds include:
2 0 monocycloalkenes, such as cyclo~>ropene, cyclobutene, cyclopentene, cyclohexene, 3-methylcyclohexene, cycloheptene, cyclooctene, cyclodecene, cyclododecene, tetracyclodecene, octacyclodecene and cycloeicosene;
bicycloalkenes, such as norborne:ne, 5-methyl-2-2 5. norbornene, 5-ethyl-2-norbornene, 5-i.sobutyl-2-norbornene, 5,6-dimethyl-2-norbornene, 5,5,6-trimethyl-2-norbornene and 2-bornene;

~34p1 1 ~1 tricycloalkenes, such as 2,3,3a,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene and 3a,5,6,7a-tetrahydro-4,7-methano-1H-indene;
tetracycloalkenes, such as 1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-methyl-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-ethyl-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-propyl-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-hexyl-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalen.e, 2-stearyl-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2,3-dimethyl-1, 4, 5, 8-dimethano-1, 2, 3, 4, 4a., 5, 8, 8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalen.e, 2-chloro-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-bromo-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene, 2-fluoro-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a.,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthalene and 2,3-dichloro-1,4,5,8-dimethano-1,2,3,4,4a,5,8,8a-octahydronaphthaler.~e;~and 2 0 polycycloalkenes, such as hexacyclo [6, 6, 1, 13.6, llo.is~ p2.~~ p9.i9~heptadecene-4, pentacyclo [8, 8, 12-9, 14-~, lll.le, ~, ~3.s~ pm.m ~ heneicosene-5 and octacyclo [8, 8, 1z-9, 14-7, 111.1a~ p~ ps.a~ plz.p docosene-5.
The ethylene (co)polymer may further contain 2 5 constituent units derived from styrene or substituted styrene.

The polyene components may be u,>ed alone or in combination. The content of the polyene component is usually in the range of 1 to 20 o by mol, preferably 2 to 15 o by mol.
The graft modified ethylene (co)polymer [B4] forming the ethylene copolymer composition a<:cording to the present invention can be obtained by causing the ethylene (co)polymer as mentioned above to react with a polar monomer described below in the presence of a radical initiator.
Examples of the polar monomer include hydroxyl group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compounds, amino group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compounds, epoxy group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compounds, aromatic vinyl compounds, unsaturated carboxylic ac_Lds, derivatives of these acids, vinyl ester compounds and vinyl chloride.
Concrete examples of the hydroxyl group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compounds include (meth)acrylates, such as hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl 2 0 (meth)acrylate, 3-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, 2-hydroxy-3-phenoxypropyl (meth)acrylate, 3-ch:Loro-2-hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, glycerol mono(meth)acrylate, pentaerythritol mono(meth)acrylate, i:rimethylolpropane mono(meth)acrylate, tetramethylolethane mono(meth)acrylate, 2 5 butanediol mono(meth)acrylate, polyei~hylene glycol mono(meth)acrylate and 2-(6-hydroxyhs~xanoyloxy)ethyl acrylate; and other compounds, such <~s 10-undecene-1-ol, 1-2'~0~3401 73 _ octene-3-ol, 2-methanol norbornene, hydroxystyrene, hydroxethyl vinyl ether, hydroxybutyl vinyl ether, N-methylolacrylamide, 2-(meth)acryloyloxyethyl acid phosphate, glycerol monoallyl ether, allyl alcohol, allyloxyethanol, 2-butene-1,4-diol and glycerol monoalcohol.
The amino group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compound is a compound having an ethylenic double bond and an amino group. An example of such compound is a vinyl monomer having at least one substituted or unsubstituted amino group represented by the following formula:

- N
~ R2 wherein R1 is hydrogen, a methyl group or an ethyl group;
and R2 is hydrogen, an alkyl group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably l to 8 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 6 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably 6 to 8 carbon atoms. These alkyl and cycloalkyl groups may further have a substituent group.
2 0 Concrete examples of such amino group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compound include alkyl acrylate type and alkyl methacrylate type derivatives, such as aminoethyl (meth)acrylate, propylaminoethyl (met~h)acrylate, dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate, aminopropyl 2 5 (meth)acrylate, phenylaminoethyl methacrylate and cyclohexylaminoethyl methacrylate; vinyl amine type derivatives, such as N-vinyldiethylam:ine and N-acetylvinylamine; allylamine type derivatives, such as allylamine, methacrylamine, N-methylac rylamine, N,N-dimethylacrylamide and N,N-dimethylam:inopropylacrylamide;
S acrylamide type derivatives, such as acrylamide and N-methylacrylamide; aminostyrenes, such as p-aminostyrene;
and other compounds, such as 6-aminohexyl succinimide and 2-aminoethyl succinimide.
The epoxy group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compound is a monomer having a polyme:rizable unsaturated bond and at least one epoxy group in one molecule.
Concrete examples of such epoxy group-containing ethylenic unsaturated compound include:
glycidyl acx:ylate and glycidyl m~athacrylate;
mono and alkylglycidyl esters of dicarboxylic acids (number of carbon atoms of the alkyl group in the case of monoglycidyl ester: 1 - 12), such as monoglycidyl maleate, diglycidyl maleate, monoglycidyl fuma:rate, diglycidyl fumarate, monoglycidyl crotonate, diglycidyl crotonate, 2 0 monoglycidyl tetrahydrophthalate, diglycidyl tetrahydrophthalate, monoglycidyl itaconate, diglycidyl itaconate, monoglycidyl butenetricarboxylate, diglycidyl butenetricarboxylate, monoglycidyl cit raconate, diglycidyl citraconate, monoglycidyl ester of en~do-cis-2 5 bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarbox;ylic acid (nadic acidTM), diglycidyl ester thereof, monoglycidyl ester of endo-cis-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2-methyl-2,3-dicarboxylic acid (methylnadic acidTM), diglycidyl ester thereof, monoglycidyl allylsuccinate and diglycidyl allylsuccinate;
and other compounds, such as alkylg7_ycidyl p-styrenecarboxylate, allyl glycidyl ether, 2-methylallyl glycidyl ether, styrene-p-glycidyl ether, 3,4-epoxy-1-butene, 3,4-epoxy-3-methyl-1-butene, 3,4-epoxy-1-pentene, 3,4-epoxy-3-methyl-1-pentene, 5,6-epoxy-1-hexene and vinylcyclohexene monoxide.
The aromatic vinyl compound is, for example, a compound represented by the following formula:
R1 C = C R2 Rs n wherein R1 and R2 are each independently hydrogen or an alkyl group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms (<:oncretely, methyl, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl), R3 is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 3 carbon atoms (concretely, methy7L, ethyl, propyl or isopropyl) or a~halogen atom (concret:ely, chlorine, bromine or iodine), and n is an integer of 0 to 5, preferably an 2 0 integer of 1 to 5.
Concrete examples of such aromatic vinyl compound include styrene, oc-methylstyrene, o-methylstyrene; p-methylstyrene, m-methylstyrene, p-chlorostyrene, m-chlorostyrene, p-chloromethylstyrene,. 4-vinylpyridine, 2-2 5 vinylpyridine, 5-ethyl-2-vinylpyridine, 2-methyl-5-.~ 1a340'~

vinylpyridine, 2-isopropenylpyridine, 2-vinylquinoline, 3-vinylisoquinoline, N-vinylcarbazole and N-vinylpyrrolidone.
Examples of the unsaturated carboxylic acids include unsaturated carboxylic acids, such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, malefic acid, fumaric acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, crotonic acid, isocrotonic acid, norbornenedicarboxylic acid and bicyclo[2,2,1]hept-2-ene-5,6-dicarboxylic acid;
anhydrides of these acids; and derivatives of these acids (e. g., acid halides, amides, imides and esters) . Concrete examples of such compounds include malenyl chloride, malenyl imide, malefic anhydride, itaconic anhydride, citraconic anhydride, tetrahydrophthalic anhydride, bicyclo[2,2,1]kept-2-ene-5,6-dicarbox.ylic anhydride, dimethyl maleate, monomethyl maleate, diethyl maleate, diethyl fumarate, dimethyl itaconate, diethyl citraconate, dimethyl tetrahydrophthalate, dimethyl bicyclo[2,2,1]hept-2-ene-5,6-dicarboxylate, hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, hydroxypropyl (meth)acrylate, glycidyl (meth)acrylate, 2 0 aminoethyl methacrylate and aminopropyl methacrylate. Of these, preferred are (meth)acrylic acid, malefic anhydride hydroxyethyl (meth)acrylate, glycidyl. methacrylate, and aminopropyl methacrylate.
Examples of the vinyl ester compounds include vinyl 2 5 acetate, vinyl propionate, vinyl n-butyrate, vinyl isobutyrate, vinyl pivalate, vinyl ca~proate, vinyl versatate, vinyl laurate, vinyl stearate, vinyl benzoate, x..r 1 d 3 4 4 1 vinyl p-t-butyl benzoate, vinyl salic:ylate and vinyl cyclohexanecarboxylate.
The polar monomer is used in an amount of usually 1 to 100 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 80 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of the ethylene (co)polymer.
As the radical initiator, organic peroxides and azo compounds can be employed.
Examples of the organic peroxides include dicumyl peroxide, di-t-butyl peroxide, 2,5-di.methyl-2,5-bis(t 1 0 butylperoxy) hexane, 2, 5-dimethyl-2; 5-~bis (t butylperoxy)hexyne-3, 1,3-bis(t-butylperoxyisopropyl) benzene, 1, 1-big; (t-butylperoxy)valerate, benzoyl peroxicie, t-butyl peroxybenzoate, acetyl peroxide, isox>utyryl peroxide, octanoyl peroxide, decanoyl peroxide, lauroyl peroxide, 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoyl peroxide, 2,41-dichlorobenzoyl peroxide and m-toluyl peroxide. Examples of the azo compounds include azoisobutyronitrile and dimethylazoisobutyroriitrile.
2 0 The radical initiator is desirably used in an amount of 0.001 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the ethylene (co)polymer.
The radical initiator may be used by mixing it per se with the ethylene (co)polymer and the polar monomer, or may 2 $ be used in the form of a solution containing it in a small amount of an organic solvent. There is no specific limitation on the organic solvent used herein, and any X03401 _ ~g organic solvents may be used as far as they can dissolve the radical initiator. Examples of ouch organic solvents include aromatic hydrocarbon type so:Lvents, such as benzene, toluene and xylene; aliphatic hydrocarbon type solvents, such as pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane and decane; alicyclic hydrocarbon type solvents, such as cyclohexane, methylcyclohexane and decahydronaphthalene;
chlorinated hydrocarbon type solvents, such as chlorobenzene, dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, methylene chloride, chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and tetrachloroethylene; alcohol type solvents, such as methanol, ethanol, n-propanol, iso-p:ropanol, n-butanol, sec-butanol and tert-butanol; ketone type solvents, such as acetone, methyl ethyl ketone and methyl isobutyl ketone;
ester type solvents, such as ethyl acetate and dimethyl phthalate; and ether type solvents, such as dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, di-n-amyl ether, tetr~ahydrofuran and dioxyanisole.
In the graft modification of.th~e ethylene (co)polymer, 2 0 a reducing material may be employed. The reducing material serves to increase the graft amount in the resultant graft modified ethylene (co)polymer.
Examples of the reducing material include iron(II) ion, chromium ion, cobalt ion, nickel ion, palladium ion, 2 S sulfite, hydroxylamine, hydrazine and a compound containing -SH, S03H, -NHNH2 or -COCH (OH) - .

Concrete examples of such reducing material include ferrous chloride, potassium bichromate, cobalt chloride, cobalt naphthenate, palladium chloride, ethanolamine, diethanolamine, N,N-dimethylaniline, hydrazine, ethylmercaptan, benzenesulfonic acid and p-toluenesulfonic acid.
The reducing material is used in an amount of usually 0.001 to 5 parts by weight, preferably 0.1 to 3 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of th.e ethylene polymer or the ethylene copolymer.
The graft modification of the ethylene (co)polymer can be carried out by a conventionally known process. For example, the ethylene (co)polymer is dissolved in an organic solvent, and to the resultant solution are added the polar monomer, the radical initiator, etc. to perform reaction at a temperature of 70 to 200 °C, preferably 80 to 190 °C, for a period of 0.5 to 15 hours, preferably 1 to 10 hours.
As the organic solvent used in the graft modification 2 0 of the ethylene (co)polymer, any organic solvents may be used without any specific limitation as far as they can dissolve the ethylene (co)polymer.
Concrete examples of such organic solvents include aromatic hydrocarbon type solvents, such as benzene, 2 5 toluene and xylene; and aliphatic hydrocarbon type solvents, such as pentane, hexane and heptane.

21034~so The graft modified ethylene (co)polymer may also be prepared by causing the ethylene (co)polymer to react with the polar monomer in an extruder or t:he like without using any solvent. In this case, the reaction temperature is generally not lower than the melting point of the ethylene (co)polymer, concretely, in the range of 120 to 250 °C, and the reaction time is generally in the' range of 0.5 to 10 minutes.
In the graft modified ethylene (co)polymer prepared above, the graft amount of the graft group derived from the polar group is usually in the range of 0.1 to 50 o by weight, preferably 0.2 to 30 o by we_'Lght.
[Ethylene copolymer composition]
The first ethylene copolymer cornposition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/OC
olefin copolymer [A1] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B,1], and a weight ratio ([A1]:[B1]) between the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer 2 0 [A1] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.
The weight ratio ([Al]:[B1]) between the ethylene/GC-olefin copolymer [A1] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is prei°erably in the range of 2 5 98:2 to 70:30, more preferably 98:2 t:o 80:20.
When the amount of the high-pre:>sure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is less than the lower limit of the above range, tine resulting composition is sometimes improved insufficiently in the transparency and the melt tension, and when the amount thereof is larger than the upper limit of the above range, the resulting composition is sometimes markedly deteriorated in the tensile strength and the stress crack resistance.
The first ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives if desired, for example, weathering stabilizer, heat stabilizer, antistatic agent, anti-slip agent, anti-blocking agent, antifogging agent, lubricant, pigment, dye, nucleating agent, plasticizer, anti-aging agent, hydrochloric acid absorbent and antioxidant, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
The first ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described below.
(1) A process of mechanically blending the 2 0 ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A1], the' high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [8l], and if necessary, other optional components by the use of an extruder, a kneader or the like.
(2) A process comprising dissolving the ethylene/oc-2 5 olefin copolymer [A1], the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylE:ne [B1], and if necessary, other optional components in an appropriate good 210340' solvent (e. g., hydrocarbon solvent such as hexane, heptane, decane, cyclohexane, benzene, toluene and xylene), and then removing the solvent from the resulting solution.
(3) A process comprising independently dissolving the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A1], the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1], and if necessary, other optional components in an appropriate good solvent t.o prepare solutions, then mixing the solutions, and removing the solvent from the resulting mixture.
(4) A process of combining the above processes (1) to (3) .
The first ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to ordinary air-cooling inflation molding, two-stage air-cooling inflation molding, 1$ high-speed inflation molding, T-die film molding, water-cooling inflation molding or the like, to obtain a film.
The film thus obtained is excellent in transparency and mechanical strength, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing 2 0 properties, hot-tack properties, heat resistance and blocking resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethyl.ene/a-olefin copolymer [A1] has a prominently narrow composition distribution.
Moreover, because of the high melt tension, the ethylene 2 5 copolymer composition is excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.

The films obtained from the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags; sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. The film may also be used as multi-layer films by laminating them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester substrate.
The second ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/cc-olefin copolymer [A1] and the crystalline polyolefin [B2], and a weight ratio ( [A1] : [B2] ) between the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A1] and the crystalline polyolefin [B2]
is desirably in the range of 99:1 to 60:40, preferably 95:5 to 70:30, more preferably 95:5 to 80:20.
The second ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
2 0 The second ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
The second ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned 2 5 molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in balance of transparency and rigidity, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such ,.
2103401 g4 as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties and heat resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer has a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of the high melt tension, this ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
The films obtained from the eth;ylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. 'rhe film may also be used as multi-layer films by laminating them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester substrate.
The third ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/OC-olefin.copolymer [A1] and the olefin type elastomer [B3], and a weight ratio ([A1]:[B3]) between the ethylene/oc-2 0 olefin copolymer [Al] and the olefin type elastomer [B3] is desirably in the range of 99:1 to 60:40, preferably 95:5 to 70:30, more preferably 95:5 to 80:20. The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A1] and the olefin type elastomer [B3]
are combined so as to that the density ratio ([B3]/[A1]) of 2 5 the density of the olefin type elastomer [B3] to the density of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A1] is less than 1, preferably 0.905 to 0.980.

2103401 8s The third ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
The third ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
The third ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected tc> the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in balance of transparency and impact strength, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties and heat resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the e~thylene/oc-olefin copolymer has a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of t:he high melt tension, the ethylene copolymer composition i:> excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
2 0 The films obtained from the eth5rlene/a-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. The film may also be 2 S used as multi-layer films by laminating them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester substrate.

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The fourth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1], and a weight ratio ( [A2] : [B1] ) between the ethylen~e/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.
The weight ratio ([A2]:[B1]) between the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A2] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is preferably in the range of 98:2 to 70:30, more preferably 98:2 t~o 80:20.
When the amount of the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is less than the lower limit of the above range, t:he resulting composition is sometimes improved insufficiently in the transparency and the melt tension, and when the amount thereof is larger than the upper limit of the above range, the resulting composition is sometimes markedly deteriorated in the tensile strength and the stress crack 2 0 resistance.
The fourth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
2 5 The fourth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.

The fourth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in transparency and mechanical strength, and has properties inherently belonging t.o general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties, heat resistance and blocking resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer has a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of t:he high melt tension, the ethylene copolymer composition i:> excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
The films obtained from the ethylene/oG-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as stand<~rd bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. The film may also be used as multi-layer films by laminat_Lng them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester 2 0 substrate.
The fifth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforemenl~ioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] and the crysta:Lline polyolefin [B2], and a weight ratio ([A2]:[B2]) between the ethylene/oc-2 5 olefin copolymer [A2] and the crysta:Lline polyolefin [B2]
is desirably in the range of 99:1 to 60:40, preferably 95:5 to 70:30, more preferably 95:5 to 80:20.

2103401 8g The fifth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of t:he invention is not marred.
The fifth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
The fifth ethylene, copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in balance of transparency and rigidity, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties and heat resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethylene/OG-olefin copolymer has a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of the high melt tension, the ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
2 0 The films obtained from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. The film may also be 2 5 used as multi-layer films by laminating them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester substrate.

21034(3 ~ g9 The sixth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] and the olefin type elastomer [B3], and a weight ratio ([A2]:[B3]) between the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer [A2] and the olefin type elastomer [B3] is desirably in the range of 99:1 to 60:40, preferably 95:5 to 70:30, more preferably 95:5 to 80:20. The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A2] and the olefin type elastomer [B3]
are combined so as to that the density ratio ([B3]/[A2]) of the density of the olefin type elastomer [B3] to the density of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A2] is less than 1, preferably 0.905 to 0.980.
The sixth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
The sixth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
2 0 The sixth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in balance of transparency and impact strength, and has properties inherently belonging to 2 5 general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties and heat resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer has a prominently narrow cc>mposition distribution. Moreover, because of the high melt tension, the ethylene copolymer composition i:~ excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
The films obtained from the eth5rlene/oc-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and pa<:kaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. The film may also be used as multi-layer films by laminat_Lng them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester substrate.
The seventh ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A3] and the graft modified ethylene (co)polymer [B4], and a weight ratio ([A3]:[B4]) between the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A3] and the graft modified ethylene (co)polymer [B4] is desirab:Ly in the range of 99.5:0.5 to 60:40, preferably 99:1 to 70:30.
2 0 The seventh ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
The seventh ethylene copolymer composition according 2 5 to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.

21034a 1 The seventh ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in transparency and mechanical strength, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties, heat resistance and blocking resistance.
Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer has a. prominently narrow composition distribution.
The films obtained from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. Further, because of their high adhesion strength to nylon,, polyester, a metal foil, etc., the film may be used as multi-layer films by laminating them on these substrate s.
The eighth ethylene copolymer cc>mposition according to 2 0 the present invention is formed from an ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C1] comprising the ethylene/Ot-olefin copolymer [A4] and an ethylene/Ot-olefin copolymer [A5]
(with the proviso that the ethylene/C~-olefin copolymer [A4]
differs from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5)), and the 2 5 high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1].

2103~1 In the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C1], the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A4] is desirably employed in an amount of 20 to 90 o by weight, preferably 40 to 75 by weight, and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] is desirably employed in an amount of 10 to 80 o by weight, preferably 25 to 60 o by weight.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymersc [A4] and [A5] are used in the combination so as to that. the density ratio ([A4]/[A5]) of the density of the ethylene/a-olefin copolymers [A4] to the density of the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer [A5] is less than 1, preferably 0.930 to 0.999.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C1]
preferably has the following properties (c-i) to (c-vi).
(i) The density (d) is desirably in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, preferably 0.890 to 0.955 g/cm3, more preferably 0.900 to 0.950 g/cm3.
(c-ii) The melt flow rate (MFR) determined under the conditions of a temperature of 190°C and a load of 2.16 kg is desirably in the range of 0.1 to 1.00 g/10 min, 2 0 preferably G.2 to 50 g/10 min.
(c-iii) The melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation:
MT >_ 2.2 X MFR'~~84.
(c-iv) The flow index (FI (1/sec:)) defined by a shear 2 5 rate which is given when a shear stress at 190 °C reaches 2.4 X 106 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow :rate (MFR) satisfy the relation:

FI > 100 X MFR, preferably FI > 130 x MFR, more preferably FI > 150 x MFR.
(c-v) The temperature (Tm (°C)) at which the endothermic curve measured by a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) shows the maximum peak and the density (d) satisfy the relation:
Tm < 400 x d - 250, preferably Tm < 450 x d - 297, more preferably Tm < 500 x d - :344, particularly preferably Tm < 55'0 x d - 391.
(c-vi) The quantity fraction (W (o by weight)) of a n-decane-soluble component at 23 °C and the density (d) satisfy the relation:
in the case of MFR <_ 10 g/10 min:
W < 80 x exp(-100(d-0.88)) + 0.1, preferably W < 60 x exp(-100(d-0.88)) + 0.1, more preferably W < 40 x exp (-100 (d-0 . 88).) + 0 . 1, and in the case of MFR > 10 g/10 min:
W < 80 x (MFR-9) °.2s x exp (-100 (d-0.88) ) + 0. 1 .
The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C1] can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
Further, the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C1] may be prepared by forming the ~ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A4] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] in two or more copolymerization stages having reaction ~~,..
2'~a3401 94 conditions different from each other, or may be prepared by separately froming the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A4] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [AS] by the use of plural polymerizers.
The eighth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/oc olefin copolymer composition [C1] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1], and a weight ratio ([C1]:[B1]) between the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C1] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is desirably in the range of 99:1 to 60:40, more preferably 98:2 to 70:30, particularly preferably 98:2 t:o 80:20.
When the amount of the high-pre:>sure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is less than the lower limit of the above range, t:he resulting composition is sometimes improved in:>ufficiently in the transparency and the melt tension, and when the amount thereof is larger than the upper limit of the above range, 2 0 the resulting composition is sometimes markedly deteriorated in the tensile strength and the stress crack resistance.
The eighth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described 2 5 above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.

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The eighth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
The eighth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained is excellent in transparency, mechanical strength and anti-blocking property, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties and heat resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the esthylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A4] and [A5] have a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of the high melt tension, the ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
The films obtained from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist 2 0 goods, and agricultural materials. 'Che film may also be used as multi-layer films by laminating them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester substrate.
The ninth ethylene copolymer cornposition according to 2 5 the present invention is formed from an ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C2] comprising the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A6] and the ethylene/oc-of<~fin copolymer [A5]

ate, (with the proviso that the ethylene/tx-olefin copolymer [A6]
differs from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5]), and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene (B1].
In the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C2], the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A6] is desirably employed in an amount of 20 to 90 % by weight,, preferably 40 to 75 by weight, and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] is desirably employed in an amount of 1(J to 80 o by weight, preferably 25 to 60 % by weight.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copol.ymer;s [A6] and [A5] are used in the combination so as to than the density ratio ([A6]/(A5]) of the density of the etlzylene/a-olefin copolymers [A6] to the density of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] is less than 1, preferably 0.930 to 0.999.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C2]
preferably has the aforementioned properties (c-i) to (c-vi ) .
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C2] can 2 0 be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
Further, the ethylene/oc-olefin ~~opolymer composition [C2] may be prepared by forming the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A6] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] in 2 5 two or more copolymerization stages having reaction conditions different from each other,, or may be prepared by separately froming the ethylene/cx-olefin copolymer [A6] and .f~ 10 3 4 01 the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer [A5] by the use of plural polymerizers.
The ninth ethylene copolymer.cornposition according to the invention comprises the aforemeni=Toned ethylene/a-olefin copolymer composition [C2] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1], and a weight ratio ([C2]:[B1]) between the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C2] and the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is desirably in the range of 99:1 to 60:40, more preferably 98:2 to 70:30, particularly preferably 98:2 i.o 80:20.
When the amount of the high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylE~ne [B1] is less than the lower limit of the above range, i:.he resulting composition is sometimes improved insufficiently in the transparency and the melt tension, and when the amount thereof is larger than the upper limit of the above range, the resulting composition is sometimes markedly deteriorated in the tensile strength and the stress crack 2 0 resistance.
The ninth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
2 5 The ninth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention can be prepared by knocan processes, for example, processes described above.

1~34~ 1 The ninth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. Th.e film thus obtained is excellent in transparency, mechanical strength and anti-S blocking property, and has properties inherently belonging to general LZDPE, such as heat-sealirug properties, hot-tack properties and heat resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the eahylene/OC-olefin copolymers [A6] and [A5] have a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of the high melt tension, the ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in bubble stability during the inflation molding.
The films obtained from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as standard bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials: 'The film may also be used as mufti-layer films by laminating them on various substrates such as a nylon substrate and a polyester 2 0 substrate.
The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is formed from an ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C3] comprising the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A7] and the ethylene/a-olefin copolymer [A5]
2 5 (with the proviso that the ethylene/tx-olefin copolymer [A7]
differs from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5]), and the graft modified ethylene (co)polymer [B4].

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In the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition [C3], the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A7] is desirably employed in an amount of 20 to 90 o by weight, preferably 40 to 75 by weight, and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] is desirably employed in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight, preferably 25 to 60 o by weight.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymers [A7] and [A5] are used in the combination so as to that the density ratio ([A7]/[A5]) of the density of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymers [A6] to the density of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] is less than 1, preferably 0.930 to 0.999.
The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C3]
preferably has the aforementioned properties (c-i) to (c-vi ) .
The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C3] can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
Further, the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C3] may be prepared by forming the ethylene/a-olefin 2 0 copolymer [A7] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] in two or more copolymerization stages :having reaction conditions different from each other, or may be prepared by separately froming the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer [A7] and the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer [A5] by the use of plural 2 5 polymerizers.
The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention comprises the aforementioned ethylene/oc-,~ X01 100 ~0 olefin copolymer composition [C3] and the graft modified ethylene (co) polymer [B4 ] , and a weight ratio ( [C3 ] : [B4 ] ) between the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition [C3]
and the graft modified ethylene (co)~>olymer [B4] is desirably in the range of 99.5:0.5 tc> 60:40, more preferably 99:1 to 70:30.
When the amount of the graft modified ethylene (co)polymer [B4] is less than the lower limit of the above range, the resulting composition is sometimes improved insufficiently in the transparency and the melt tension, and when the amount thereof is larger than the upper limit of the above range, the resulting cornposition is sometimes markedly deteriorated in the tensile strength and the stress crack resistance.
The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to the invention may contain various additives as described above, provided that the object of the invention is not marred.
The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to 2 0 the invention can be prepared by known processes, for example, processes described above.
The tenth ethylene copolymer composition according to the present invention is subjected to the above mentioned molding methods to obtain a film. The film thus obtained 2 5 is excellent in transparency and mechanical strength, and has properties inherently belonging to general LLDPE, such as heat-sealing properties, hot-tack properties, heat ~~0 lol resistance and blocking resistance. Further, the film is free from surface stickiness because the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymers [A7] and [A5] have a prominently narrow composition distribution. Moreover, because of low stress within the high-shear region, the ethylene copolymer composition can be extruded at high a high speed, and consumptian of electric power is small, resulting in economical advantage.
The films obtained from the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition of the invention are suitable for various packaging bags such as stand<~rd bags, sugar bags, packaging bags for oily goods and packaging bags for moist goods, and agricultural materials. ~?urther, because of their high adhesion strength to nylon, polyester, a metal 1$ foil, etc., the film may be used as multi-layer films by laminating them on these substrates.
EFFECT OF THE INVENTI N
The first to sixth ethylene copolymer compositions are 2 0 excellent in moldability. From such ethylene copolymer compositions, films of high transparency and high mechanical strength can be produced.
The seventh ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From such ethylene copolymer 2 $ composition, a film of high transparency, high mechanical strength and excellent in adhesion property to highly polar materials can be produced.

3 ~1 The eighth and ninth ethylene copolymer compositions are excellent in moldability and heats stability. From such ethylene copolymer compositions, films of high transparency and excellent in anti-blocking property can be produced.
The tenthth ethylene copolymer composition is excellent in moldability. From such ethylene copolymer composition, a film of high transpare=ncy, high mechanical strength and excellent in adhesion property to highly polar materials can be produced.
[Example]
The present invention is further described below with reference to examples, but it should be construed that the present invention is in no way limited to those examples.
In the invention, physical propf~rties of films were evaluated in the following manner.
Haze The haze was measured in accordance with ASTM-D-1003-61.
2 0 In the case of a graft modified ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition, a pressed sheet having a thickness of 0.5 mm was prepared from the composition and the pressed sheet was measured on the haze in accordance with ASTM-D-1003-61. In order to avoid an influESnce of the sheet 2 S surface on the measured value, the h<~ze, namely, internal haze, was measured in the state where the pressed sheet was 1~3yp 1 immersed in an optical cell made of quartz filled with benzyl alcohol.
Gloss The gloss was measured in accordance with JIS 28741.
Film impact The film impact was measured by means of a pendulum type film impact tester produced by Toyo Seiki Seisakusho K:K.
Tensile test 1 0 A specimen was punched using a dumbbell (JIS No.1) from the film in the machine direction (MD) or the transverse direction (TD) toward the film molding direction, and a modulus in tension (YM) and an elongation at break (EL) of the specimen were measured under the conditions of a distance between chucks of 86 mm and a cross head speed of 200 mm/min.
Adhesion strenqth A pressed sheet of a composition containing modified polyethylene having a thickness of 100 ~.m was used as a 2 0 sample. The sample was heat sealed with two kinds of adherends respectively and was measured on the peel strength to evaluate the adhesion strength. One adherend is an aluminum foil having a thickness of 0.5 mm, and the other adherend is a 6-nylon sheet having a thickness of 1.0 2 5 mm. The heat sealing between the pressed sheet and the adherend was conducted using a heat ~>ealer under the conditions of a temperature of 200 °C., a load of l kg/cm2 1034a ~

and a period of 60 sec. After the heat sealing, the pressed sheet with the adherend was c:ut to give a specimen having a width of 25 mm and a length of 150 mm. The adhesion strength between the two layers (the modified polyethylene composition layer and the adherend layer) of the specimen was measured by peeling the adherend layer in the direction of 180° against the modified polymer layer at a peel rate of 200 mm/min.
Preparation Example 1 [Preparation of a catalyst component]
5.0 kg of silica having been dried at 250 °C for 10 hours was suspended in 80 liters of toluene, and the resultant suspension was cooled to 0 °C. Thereafter, to the suspension was dropwise added 28:7 liters of a toluene solution of methylaluminoxane (A1: 1.33 mol/1) over a period of 1 hour. During the addition, the temperature of the system was kept at 0 °C. The reaction was successively carried out at 0 °C for 30 minutes. Then, the temperature of the system was elevated to 95 °C ewer a period of 1.5 2 0 hours, and at the same temperature the reaction was conducted for 20 hours. After that, the temperature of the system was lowered to 60 °C, and the supernatant liquid was removed by decantation.
The solid portion obtained above: was washed twice with 2 5 toluene and then again suspended in E~0 liters of toluene.
To the reaction system were dropwise added 7.4 liters of a toluene solution of bis(1,3-n-.~..
1 los butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 34.0 mmol/1) and 1.0 liters of a toluene solution of bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 28.1 mmol/1) at 80 °C over a period of 30 :minutes, and the s reaction was further carried out at 80 °C for 2 hours.
Then, the supernatant liquid was removed, and the residue was washed twice with hexane to obtain a solid catalyst containing zirconium~in an amount of 3.6 mg per 1 g of the solid catalyst.
1 0 [Preparation of a prepolymerized catalyst]
To 85 liters of hexane containing 1.7 mol of triisobutylaluminum were added 0.85 kg of the solid catalyst obtained above and 255 g of 1-hexene. The resultant mixture was subjected to prepolymerization with is ethylene at 35 °C for 12 hours to obtain a prepolymerized catalyst in which polyethylene was prepolymerized in an amount of 10 g per 1 g of the solid catalyst. This ethylene polymer had an intrinsic viscosity [1~] of 1.74 dl/g.
2 0 [Polymerization]
A 2-liter stainless autoclave thoroughly purged with nitrogen was charged with 150 g of sodium chloride (special grade, available from Wako Junyaku K.K.), followed by drying at 90 °C for 1 hour under a reduced pressure. Then, 2 s into the autoclave was introduced a mixed gas consisting of ethylene, 1-butene and hydrogen (1-butene content: 3.0 o by mol, hydrogen content: 0.012 % by mol) to recover the pressure in the system to atmospheric pressure, and the temperature of the system was set to 70 °C.
Subsequently, to the autoclave were added 0.007 mg~atom (in terms of zirconium atom) of the solid catalyst prepared above and 0.7 mmol of triisobutylaluminum.
Thereafter, a mixed gas having the same composition as described above was introduced into the autoclave to initiate polymerization at the total pressure of 8 kg/cm2-G. The temperature in the system immediately rose to 80 1 0 °c .
Then, only the mixed gas was supplied to keep the total pressure at 8 kg/cm2-G, and polymerization was further conducted at 80 °C for 1.5 hours.
After the polymerization was completed, the reaction product was washed with water to remove sodium chloride.
Then, the remaining polymer was washed with methanol and dried at 80 °C overnight under a reduced pressure. As a result, an ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-1) having MFR, as measured at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg, of 2.0 g/10 2 0 min, a density of 0.922 g/cm3 and a d~~cane-soluble portion at 23 °C of 0.20 o by weight was obtained in an amount of 290 g.
Physical properties of the thus obtained copolymer are set forth in Table 1.
2 S Preparation Example 2 [Preparation of a catalyst component]

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The procedure for preparing the catalyst component in Preparation Example 1 was repeated e:~cept for varying the amounts of the transition metal compound catalyst components to those given below, to prepare a solid catalyst component.
A toluene solution of bis (1, 3-n--butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 34.0 mmol/1): 6.6 liters A toluene solution of bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 28.1 mmol/1): 2.0 liters [Preparation of a prepolymerized cat<~lyst]
The procedure for preparing the prepolymerized catalyst in Preparation Example 1 was repeated except for using the solid catalyst component prepared above, to obtain a prepolymerized catalyst.
[Polymerization]
The procedure for the polymeriz<~tion in Preparation Example 1 was repeated except for using the prepolymerized 2 0 catalyst prepared above and varying the comonomer content to that set forth in Table 1, to obt<~in an ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-2) different in NlFR and density from the copolymer of Preparation Example 1.
Physical properties of the thus obtained copolymer are 2 5 set forth in Table 1.
Preparation Example 3 10s .
[Preparation of a catalyst component]
The procedure for preparing the catalyst component in Preparation Example 1 was repeated e~:cept for varying the amounts of the transition metal compound catalyst components to those given below, to prepare a solid catalyst component.
A toluene solution of bis(1,3-n--butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 34.0 mmol/1): 5.6 liters A toluene solution of bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 28.1 mmol/1): 2.9 liters [Preparation of a prepolymerized rata lyst]
The procedure for preparing the prepolymerized catalyst in Preparation Example 1 was repeated except for using the solid catalyst component prepared above, to obtain a prepolymerized catalyst.
[Polymerization]
The procedure for the polymerization in Preparation 2 0 Example 1 was repeated except for us_Lng the prepolymerized catalyst prepared above and varying the comonomer content to that set forth in Table 1, to obtain an ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-3) different in E~FR and density from the copolymer of Preparation Example 1.
2 5 Physical properties of the thus obtained copolymer are set forth in Table 1.

1~3401 Example 1 [Preparation of a composition]
The ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-1) prepared in Preparation Example 1 and a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene (B-1) set forth in Table 2 were dry blended in a mixing ratio of 90/10 [(A-1)/(B-1)]. To the resultant blend were added 0.05 % by weight of tri(2,4-di-t-butylphenyl)phosphate as a secondary antioxidant, 0.1 % by weight of n-octadecyl-3-(4'-hydroxy-3',5'-di-t-butylphenyl)propionate as a heat stabilizer and 0.05 % by weight of calcium stearate as a hydrochloric acid absorbent, per 100 parts by weight of the resin. Then, the resultant mixture was kneaded at a preset temperature of 180 °C by means of a conical tapered twin-screw extruder produced by Haake Buchler Instrument Inc., to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.
Melt properties of the thus obtained ethylene type copolymer composition are set forth i.n Table 3.
[Preparation of film]
2 0 The ethylene type copolymer composition obtained above was subjected to inflation by the use: of a single-screw extruder (20 mm~~L/D = 26) equipped with a die of 25 mm~
(lip width: 0.7 mm) and a single-slit. air ring under the conditions of an air flow rate of 90 1/min, an extrusion 2 5 rate of 9 g/min, a blow ratio of 1.8, a take-up rate of 2.4 m/min and a processing temperature off' 200 °C, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~tm.

~,103~~1 110 Physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 3..
Examples 2 and 3 $ [Preparation of a composition]
The procedure of Example 1 was z:epeated except for using the ethylene/1-butene copolymez:s (A-2) and (A-3) prepared in Preparation Examples 2 and 3, to obtain ethylene type copolymer compositions..
[Preparation of film]
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except for using the ethylene type copolymer composition prepared above, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~t.m.
Physical properties of the film formed from the 1$ composition are set forth in Table 3.
Reference Examples 1 to 3 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except for using the ethylene/1-butene copolymers (A-1), (A-2) and (A
2 0 3) prepared in Preparation Examples 1. to 3, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~.Lm.
Melt properties of the ethylenefl-butene copolymer and physical properties of the film formed from the copolymer are set forth in Table 3.
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comparative Example 1 2103~ 1 The procedure of Preparation Exarnple 1 was repeated except for using bis(1,3-n-butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride singly as the transition metal compound catalysis component and varying the fed gas composition, to prepare an ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-4).
Physical properties of the thus obtained copolymer are set forth in Table 1.
[Preparation of a composition]
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except for using the ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-4) prepared above, to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.
(Preparation of film]
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except for using the ethylene type copolymer composition prepared above, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~Lm.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 3.
Comparative Example 2 (Preparation of film]
The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except for using the ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-4) prepared in 2 5 Comparative Example 1, to form a film having a thickness of ~.m.

1~3~p1 Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer and physical properties of the film formed from the copolymer are set forth in Table 3:
Comparative Example 3 The procedure of Preparation Example 1 was repeated except for using bis(1,3-dimethylcyc:Lopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride singly as the transition metal compound catalyst component and varying the fed gas composition, to prepare an ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-5).
Physical properties of the thus obtained copolymer are set forth in Table 1.
[Preparation of a composition]
The procedure of Example 1 was :repeated except for using the ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-5) prepared above, to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.
[Preparation of film]
The procedure of Example 1 was :repeated except for using the ethylene type copolymer composition prepared above, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~Lm.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 3.
2 5 Comparative Example 4 The procedure of Example 1 was :repeated except for using the ethylene/1-butene copolymer (A-5) prepared in 210:401 Comparative Example 3, to form a film having a thickness of 3 0 ~.m .
Melt properties of the copolymer and physical properties of the film formed from the copolymer are set forth in Table 3.
As is evident from comparison between Examples, Reference Examples and Comparative Examples, by the blend of the high pressure polymerization low-density polyethylene to the ethylene/1-butene copolymer, the compositions were improved in moldabi.lity (MT) and the film obtained therefrom was excellent in transparency.
Further, from the comparison between the composition obtained in Example 3 and the compositions obtained in Comparative Examples 1 and 3, those having almost the same MFR, the composition obtained in Exam.Ple 3 was superior in the moldability (MT) to those of the compositions obtained in Comparative Examples 1 and 3.
The relationship between MFR and MT of the ethylene type copolymer composition of the present invention and the 2 0 relationship between MFR and MT of the conventional ethylene type copolymer composition are shown in Fig. 1.
The transition metal compound catalyst components used in Examples contained both the transition metal compound catalyst component used in Comparative Example 1 and the 2 5 transition metal compound catalyst component used in Comparative Example 3. As is evident from the fact, the ethylene copolymer composition containing the ethylene type 1~3~p1 copolymer prepared by using both the transition metal compound catalyst components was more: improved in the moldability (MT) than the copolymer composition obtained by blending the high pressure polymerization low-density polyethylene with the ethylene type copolymer prepared by using each transition metal compound catalyst component singly.
Table d Ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer (Component A) Code Comonomer Cata- MFR ~~~ Mw/Mn Density No. 1 st*l Kind Amount I/II g/10- dl/g g/cm3 mol.a b mol min A-1 1- 3.0 9/1 2.0 1.79 2.1 0.922 butene A-2 1- 2.5 8/2 1.6 1.88 2.4 0.925 butene A-3 1- 2.8 7/3 1.2 1.95 2.8 0.922 butene A-4 1- 2.4 10/0 1.1 2.07 2.0 0.925 butene A-5 1- 2.4 0/10 1.1 1.58 2.7 0.926 butene *1 Transition metal compound catalyst: component I: bis (1,3-n-butylmethylcyclope:ntadienyl)zirconium dichloride II: bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentad9:enyl)zirconium 1S dichloride Table l Continued _ Ethyl ene/OC-olefin ~ copolymer (Component A) Code n- Tm MT *2 FI *3 MT *4 No . Decane Soluble g (Mw/Mn) PortionC -1 wt~

A-1 0.20 111.0 2.1 1.2 123 300 1.00 D

A-2 - 111.4 3.5 1.5 84 240 1.46 0 A-3 - 111.1 4.5 1.9 94 180 1.61 0 A-4 - 111.4 1.4 2.0 62 165 0.70 0 A-5 0.57 111.5 3.5 2.0 190 165 1.30 2.18 *2: value of 2.2xMFR-~~84 *3: value of 150xMFR
*4: value of 0.03xFI/MFR-3.0 (In the case of less than 0, the value is taken as 0.) Table 2 High pressure radical polymerizai~ion low-density polyethylene (Component B) Code No. MFR Density Physical Properties of Film Haze Gloss Impact g/10 min g/Cm3 Strength k ~cm/cm B-1 0.57 0.920 7.4 51 1,750 3 4 a ' Table 3 Compo-compo-Mixing Melt Physical Properties of nent nent Ratio PrO Fllm A B ertleS

Code Code A/B MFR MT FI Haze GlossImpact Mola-NO. NO. (by g/10 g $-1 $ $ Strengthability weight)min kg~cm/cm Ex.l A-1 B-1 90/10 1.7 3.7 137 3.2 104 1,890 AA

Ref. A-1 - 100/0 2.0 2.1 123 4.2 105 1,850 BB

Ex.l Ex.2 A-2 B-1 90/10 1.4 5.1 112 4.5 75 1,760 AA

Ref. A-2 - 100/0 1.6 3.5 84 4.6 82 1,720 AA

Ex.2 Ex.3 A-3 B-1 90/10 1.0 8.6 100 8.0 44 1,790 AA

Ref. P.-3 - 100/0 1.2 4.5 94 6.5 55 1,940 AA

Ex.3 Comp A-4 B-1 90/10 1.0 4.0 65 3.4 101 1,790 AA

Ex.l Comp A-4 - 100/0 1.1 1.4 62 12.4 37 1,840 CC

Ex.2 Comp A-5 B-1 90/10 1.0 4.4 190 6.0 70 1,700 AA

Ex.3 Comp A-5 - 100/0 1.1 3.5 190 7.2 63 1,720 AA

Ex.4 * Moldability AA : MT >_ 3 g BB : 2 g S MT < 3 g C C : MT < 2 g Preparation Example 4 [Preparation of a catalyst component]
5.0 kg of silica having been dried at 250 °C for 10 hours was suspended in 80 liters of toluene, and the resultant suspension was cooled to 0 °C. Thereafter, to the suspension was dropwise added 28.7 liters of a toluene solution of methylaluminoxane (A1: 1.33 mol/1) over a period of 1 hour. During the addition, the temperature of the system was kept at 0 °C. The reaction was successively carried out at 0 °C for 30 minutes. Then, the temperature ~,103~+01 of the system was elevated to 95 °C over a period of 1.5 hours, and at the same temperature the reaction was conducted for 20 hours. After that, the temperature of the system was lowered to 60 °C, and the supernatant liquid was removed by decantation.
The solid portion obtained above was washed twice with toluene and then again suspended in 80 liters of toluene.
To the reaction system were dropwise added 6.6 liters of a toluene solution of bis(1,3-n-butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium. dichloride (Zr: 34.0 mmol/1) and 2.0 liters of a toluene solution of bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride (Zr: 28.1 mmol/1) at 80 °C over a period of 30 minutes, and the reaction was further carried out at 80 °C for 2 hours.
Then, the supernatant liquid was removed, and the residue was washed twice with hexane to obtain a solid catalyst containing zirconium in an amount of 3.6 mg per 1 g of the solid catalyst.
[Preparation of a prepolymerized catalyst]
2 0 To 85 liters of hexane containing 1.7 mol of triisobutylaluminum were added 0.85 k.g of the solid catalyst obtained above and 255 g of 1-hexene. The resultant mixture was subjected to prepolymerization with ethylene at 35 °C for 12 hours to obtain a prepolymerized 2 5 catalyst in which polyethylene was prepolymerized in an amount of 10 g per 1 g of the solid catalyst. This 210340 1 ms ethylene polymer had an intrinsic vi:>cosity ['t'~] of 1.74 dl/g.
[Polymerization]
In a fluidized bed gas phase po].ymerizer of continuous type, ethylene was copolymerized with 1-hexene at the total pressure of 20 kg/cm2-G and a polymerization temperature of 80 °C. To the polymerizer were continuously fed the prepolymerized catalyst prepared above at a feed rate of 0.18 mmol/hr in terms of zirconium atom and triisobutylaluminum at a feed rate of: 10 mmol/hr while continuously feeding ethylene, 1-hexE:ne, hydrogen and nitrogen to maintain a constant gas composition (gas composition: 1-hexene/ethylene = 0.030, hydrogen/ethylene =
4.1x10-4, ethylene concentration = 23 0) during the 1$ polymerization.
Thus, an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) was obtained in an amount of 5.6 kg/hr. The copolymer had MFR
of 1.4 g/10 min, a density of 0.924 c~/cm3 and a decane-soluble portion quantity at.room temperature of 0.08 o by 2 0 weight .
Physical properties of the etrhyl_ene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) are set forth in Table 4.
Reference Example 4 2 5 The procedure of Example 1 was repeated except for using the ethylene/1-hexene copolymer- (A-6) prepared in 2'103401 Preparation Example 4, to form a film having a thickness of 30 Vin.
Melt properties of the copolymer and physical properties of the film formed from the copolymer are set forth in Table 6.
Example 4 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and a high-denaity polyethylene (B-2) set forth in Table 5 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-6)/(B-2)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~t.m.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties ~of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 6.
As is evident from Table 6, as compared to the 2 0 copolymer of Reference Example 4, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in the flow index (FI) within high-shear region, and an inflation film of high rigidity was obtained from this composition.
Exam~h 5 2 5 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and a high-density polyethylene (B-3) set forth in Table 5 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-~)/(B-3)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer cornposition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of ':30 ~t.m.
Melt properties of the ethylene i~ype copolymer composition and physical properties o:f the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 6.
As is evident from Table 6 as compared to the copolymer of Reference Example 4, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in flow index (FI) within high-shear region, and an inflation film of high rigidity was obtained from this composition.
Example 6 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and a propylene/butene random copolymer (B-4) set forth in Table 5 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-6)/(B-4)] in the same manner as 2 0 in Example l, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 dim.
2 5 Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical praperties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 6.

As is evident from Table 6, as <:ompared to the copolymer of Reference Example 4, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in flow index (FI) within high-shear region, and an inflation film of high $ rigidity was obtained from this composition.
Example 7 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and polypropylE:ne (B-5) set forth in Table 5 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-6)/(B-5)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 Vim.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 6.
As is evident from Table 6, as compared to the 2 0 copolymer of Reference Example 4, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in flow index (FI) within high-shear region, and an inflation film of high rigidity was obtained from this composition.
2 5 Example 8 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and polybutene-~l (B-6) set forth in ~" _ Table 5 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-6)/(B-6)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~,m.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Tab_Le 6.
As is evident from Table 6, as compared to the copolymer of Reference Example 4, the, ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in flow index (FI) within high-shear region, and an inflation film of high rigidity was obtained from this composition.
Table 4 Ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer Code Co- Co- MFR Mw/Mn Density Decane No. monomer monomer Soluble Amount g/10 min g/~m3 Portion mol . wt o %

A-6 1- 2.6 1.4 2.5 0.924 0.08 hexene Table 4 Continued Ethylene/_oc-olefin copolymer Code Tm MT *1 FI *2 MT *3 No . ~, ~C g s-1 (Mw/Mn) A-6 115.0 3.1 1.7 138 210 1.24 0 210340 ~ 123 *1: value of 2.2xMFR-0~84 *2: value of 150xMFR
*3: value of 0.03XFI/MFR-3.0 (In. the case of less than 0, the value is taken as 0.) Table 5 Crystalline .n Polyol_efi Composition Code (molo) MFR Density No.

Ethylene Propylene Butene g/10 g/cm3 min B-2 100 - - 5 . p- 0 . 968 B-3 99.8 - 0.2 0.65 0.963 B-4 2.4 95.0 1.6 6.8 0.910 B-5 - 100 - 6.5 0.910 B-6 1.5 - 98.5 2.0 0.908 MFR of B-2 and B-3 were measured at x_90°C.
MFR of B-4, B-5 and B-6 were measured at 230°C.
Table 6 Compo-Compo-MixingMelt Physical nent vent Ratio Properties Properties A B of Of Composition Fllm _ Code Code A/B MFR MT FI Haze Tension Tension No. No. (by g/10 g g-1 $ Test Test weight)min (MD) (TD) YM EL YM EL
k /cmz k /cm2 Ref. A-6 - 100/0 1.4 3.1 138 5.6 3,200 550 3,400 640 Ex.4 Ex.4 A-6 B-2 90/10 1.5 3.1 165 5.4 4,000 590 5,200 620 Ex.S A-6 B-3 90/10 1.3 3.4 172 6.2 3,900 580 5,000 670 Ex.6 A-6 B-4 90/10 1.5 3.1 290 6.0 5,200 560 6,600 600 Ex.7 A-6 B-5 90/10 1.5 3.1 190 6.1 5,400 570 7,200 580 IEx.BA-6 B-6 90/10 1.4 3.2 243 7.3 3,500 550 3,700 630 ~ ~

Example 9 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and the ethylene/1-butene/ethylidenenorbornene type elas;tomer (B-7) set forth in Table 7 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-6)/(B-7)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 E.l.m.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 8.
As is evident from Table 8, as compared to the copolymer in Reference Example 4, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in moldability (MT), and an inflation film having high transparency and high film impact was obtained from this composition.
Example 10 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-6) prepared in Preparation Example 4 and the ethylene/propylene/ethylidenenorbornene type elastomer (B-2 5 8) set forth in Table 7 were blended in a weight ratio of 90/10 [(A-6)/(B-8)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to prepare an ethylene type copolymer composition.

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The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1, to forma film having a thickness of 3O jt.m.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer s composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 8.
As is evident from Table 8, as ~~ompared to the copolymer of Reference Example 4, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in moldability (MT), and an inflation film having high transparency and high film impact was obtained from this composition.
Table 7 Olefin Type Elasto mer _ Code Composition MFR Density No. (molo) 190C

Ethylene Propylene Butene ENB g/10 3 g/cm min B-7 88 - 10 2 1.5 0.89 B-8 74 24 - 2 0.2. 0.87 ENB: ethylidenenorbornene Table 8 Compo-Compo-Mixing Melt Physical properties nent nent Ratio of properties A B Composition of Film Code Code A/B MFR MT FI Haze Film No. No. cbY g/10 g S'1 $ Impact weight)min k cm/cm Ref. A-6 - 100/0 1.4 3.1 138 5.6 3,320 Ex.4 Ex.9 A-6 B-7 90/10 1.4 4.7 149 4.7 4,020 Ex.lO A-6 B-8 90/10 1.2 4.6 140 4.9 4,100 z~o34o 1 126 P_r~paration Example [Polymerization]
In a fluidized bed gas phase po7.ymerizer of continuous type, ethylene was copolymerized with 1-hexene at the total pressure of 20 kg/cm2-G and a polymerization temperature of 80°C. To the polymerizer were contirmously fed the prepolymerized catalyst prepared in P reparation Example 4 at a feed rate of 0.18 mmol/hr in terms of zirconium atom and triisobutylaluminum at a feed rate of 10 mmol/hr while continuously feeding ethylene, 1-hexe:ne, hydrogen and nitrogen to maintain a constant gas composition (gas composition: 1-hexene/ethylene = 0.03.0, hydrogen/ethylene =
5.5x10-9, ethylene concentration = 25 0) during the polymerization.
Thus, an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-7) was obtained in an amount of 6.0 kg/hr. The copolymer had MFR
of 2.1 g/10 min, and a density of 0.923 g/cm3.
Physical properties of the ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-7) are set forth in Table 1.
Preparation Example 6 [Preparation of a modified polyethylene]
750 g of the polyethylene (prepared by polymerizing ethylene by using commercially available titanium catalyst, 2 5 density: 0.965 g/cm3, MFR: 15.0 g/10 :min) was dissolved at 160°C in 5.7 liters of toluene as a reaction solvent.

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Then, to the resultant solution were slowly added a toluene solution of malefic anhydride (44.1 g/250 ml) and a toluene solution of dicumyl peroxide (DCP) (3.6 g/50 ml) over a period of 4 hours through different conduits.
After the addition was completed, the reaction was further continued for 30 minutes at 160 °C. Then, the temperature of the system was cooled to room temperature to precipitate a polymer. The precipitated polymer was filtered, then repeatedly washed with acetone and dried at 80 °C for one day and night under a reduced pressure, to obtain an aimed modified polyethylene: (B-9).
The modified polyethylene (B-9) was subjected to elemental analysis to determine the grraft amount of the maleicanhydride. As a result, in th.e modified polyethylene, malefic anhydride was graft polymerized in an amount of 2.3 g per 100 g of the modified polyethylene.
Further, the modified polyethylene ha.d a density of 0.965 g/cm3 and MFR of 4.1 g/10 min.
2 0 Example 11 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-7) (Density:
0.923g/cm3, MFR: 2.1g/10 min) prepared in Preparation Example 5 and the modified polyethylene (B-9) prepared in Preparation Example 6 were dry blended in a mixing ratio of 2 5 95/5 [ (A-7) / (B-9) ] in the same manner as in Example 1, to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.

The ethylene type copolymer composition obtained had a density of 0.925 g/cm3 and a MFR of 2.2 g/10 min.
Melt properties and other propex:ties of the ethylene type copolymer composition were measured and the results are set forth in Table 10.
[Molding of a pressed sheet]
The ethylene type copolymer composition was heated at 200 °C for 10 minutes by a press molding machine. Then, the copolymer was held under a pressure of 100 kg/cm2 for 3 minutes and was further held under a pressure of 100 kg/cm2 for 5 minutes using a cooled pressing machine of 20 °C to mold the copolymer composition into a pressed sheet.
The pressed sheet was measured on various propertie s such as transparency and adhesion strength to an aluminum foil or to a 6-nylon sheet. The results are set forth in Table 10.
As is evident from the results :.et forth in Table 10, the composition has a good transparency and shows a high moldability owing to high melt tension. Further, the 2 0 composition is excellent in the adhesion strength to highly polar materials such as aluminum and nylon.

Z103~41 129 Table 9 _. Ethylene/oc-olefin Cox>olymer Code Co- Co- MFR [~] Mw/Mn Density No. monomer monomer Cont ent g/10 d,l/g g/cm3 molo min A-7 1- 2.9 2.1 1.64 2.6 0.923 hexene Table 9 Cont inured Ethylene/oc-olefin Co_po:lymer Code Decane Tm MT *1 FI *2 MT *3 No . Soluble ----Portion C g S-1 (Mw/Mny wt $

A-7 0.26 114.5 2,1 1.2 212 315 0.81 0.03 *1: value of 2.2xMFR-084 *2: value of 150xMFR
*3: value of 0.03xFI/MFR-3.0 (In case of less than 0, the value is taken as 0.) Table 10 Compo- Compo-Mix- Dens- Ethylene Adhesion nent nent ing ity Copolymer to A B Ratio Composition Adherend Code Code A/B d MFR MT FI Hazeto to No. No. g/~m3 g/10 g Alumi- 6-min g-1 $ num Nylon wt) k /25mmk /25mm Ex.llA-'7 g-g 95/5 0.925 2.2 :?.0214 55 15.1 21.0 Preparation Example 7 [Polymerization]

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In a fluidized bed gas phase polymerizer of continuous type, ethylene was copolymerized with 1-hexene at the total pressure of 20 kg/cm2-G and a polymerization temperature of 70 °C. To the polymerizer were continuously fed the S prepolymerized catalyst prepared in Preparation Example 4 at a feed rate of 0.18 mmol/hr in terms of zirconium atom and triisobutylaluminum at a feed rate of 10 mmol/hr while continuously feeding ethylene, 1-hexene, hydrogen and nitrogen to maintain a constant gas composition (gas composition: 1-hexene/ethylene = 0.032, hydrogen/ethylene =
4.5x10-4, ethylene concentration = 25 %) during the polymerization.
Thus, an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-8) was obtained in an amount of 6.3 kg/hr. 'The copolymer had MFR
of 0.40 g/10 min, a density of 0.908 ~g/cm3 and a decane-soluble portion quantity at room temperature of 0.54 o by weight.
Example 12 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-8) prepared in 2 0 Preparation Example 7 and an ethylene,/1-hexene copolymer (A-9) prepared in the same manner as .in Preparation Example 7 except for varying the composition :ratio of the mixed gas were melt kneaded in a weight ratio o:f 60/40 [(A-8)/(A-9)], to obtain an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-1).
2 5 The physical properties of the et hylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-9) are set forth in Table 11 and the physical ~ 1 131 properties of the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-1) are set forth in Table 12.
The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-1) and the high pressure radical polymerization low-density S polyethylene (B-10) set forth in Table 13 were dry blended in a mixing ratio of 90/10 [{L-1)/(B-10)~ in the same manner as in Example 1, to obtain an -ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as in Example 1, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~tm.
Melt properties of the ethylene -type copolymer composition and physical properties o:f the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
As is evident from Table 14, the ethylene type copolymer composition was excellent in moldability (MT) and the flow index (FI) within high-shear region and the inflation film excellent in optical characteristics and film impact was obtained from the composition.
Reference Example The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-1) prepared in Example 12 was subjected t:o inflation in the same manner as in Example 1, to form <~. film having a thickness of 30 ~.m.

~' Q 3 ~t ~ ~ 132 Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
As is evident from comparison between Example 12 and S Reference Example 5, by incorporating the high pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene to the composition of Example 12, the composition was improved in moldability (MT) and the film obtained therefrom was improved in optical characteristics.
Comparative Example 5 An ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-10) and an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-11), both having been prepared in the same manner as described in Preparation Example 7 except for using bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride singly as the zirconium compound in the catalyst component and varying the composition ratio of the mixed gas, were melt kneaded in a weight ratio of 60/40 [(A-10)/(A-11)], to obtain an 2 0 ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-2).
The physical properties of the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-2) are set forth in Table 12.
The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-2) and the high pressure radical polymerization low-density 2 S polyethylene (B-10) set forth in Table 13 were blended in a mixing ratio of 90/10 [(L-2)/(B-10)] in the same manner as ,, lp3t~01 in Example 1, to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as de=scribed in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 Vim.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
Comparative Example 6 The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-2) obtained in Comparative Example 5 was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~.m.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
As is evident from comparison between Example 12, Reference Example 5 and Comparative Examples 5 and 6, by 2 0 incorporating the high pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene to the composition of Example 12, the composition was improved in moldability (MT) and the film obtained therefrom was improved in optical characteristics.
2 $ Comparative Exa~le 7 An ethylene/1-hexene copolymer I;A-12) and an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-13), both having been 'Q~4o' 134 prepared in the same manner as described in Preparation Example 7 except for using bis(1,3-n-butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride singly as the zirconium compound in the catalyst component and varying the composition ratio of the mixed gas, were melt kneaded in a weight ratio of 60/40 [(A-12)/(A-13)], to obtain an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-3).
The physical properties of the ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-3) are set forth in Table 12.
The ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-3) and the high pressure radical polymerization low-densit y polyethylene (B-10) set forth in Table l3 were blended in a mixing ratio of 90/10 [(L-3)/(B-10)] in the same manner as in Example 1, to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~Lm.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer 2 ~ composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
Comparative Example 8 The ethylene/oG-olefin copolymer composition (L-3) 2 5 obtained in Comparative Example 7 was subjected to inflation in the same manner as described in Example 1 to form a film having a thickness of 30 hum.

4t 210340' Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
As is evident from comparison between Example 12, Reference Example 5 and Comparative Examples 7 and 8, by incorporating the high pressure radi<:al polymerization low-density polyethylene to the composit_LOn of Example 12, the composition was improved in moldability (MT).
Example 13 The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-8) obtained in Preparation Example 7 and the ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-13) as described above were melt b:neaded in a weight ratio of 70/30 [ (A-8) / (A-13) ] , to obtain an ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-4).
Physical properties of the ethy7Lene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-4) are set forth in Table 12.
The procedure as in Example 12 was repeated except for using the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-4) 2 0 instead of the ethylene/OC-olefin copolymer composition (L-1), to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer composition was subjected to inflation in the same manner as in Example 1, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~.m.
2 5 Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.

21034 ~ 136 As is evident from Table 14, the ethylene type copolymer composition was improved in the flow index (FI) within high shear region and the inflation film improved in optical characteristics and film impact was obtained from the composition.
Reference Example 6 The ethylene/oc-olefin copolymer composition (L-4) was subjected to inflation in the same manner as in Example 1, to form a film having a thickness of 30 ~.m.
Melt properties of the ethylene type copolymer composition and physical properties of the film formed from the composition are set forth in Table 14.
As is evident from comparison between Example 13 and Reference Example 6, by incorporating the high pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene to the composition of Example 13, the compostion was improved in moldability (MT) and the film obtained therefrom was excellent in optical characteristics.

Table 11 Code Comonomer Cata- DensityMFR ~~~ Mw/Mn Tm No. 1 st*l Kind ContentI/II g/Cm3 g/10- dl/g C

mol.o b mol min A-8 1- - 8/2 0.908 0.40 2.00 2.5 93.0 hexene _ A-9 1- - 8/2 0.943 180 0.68 - 118.6 hexene A-10 1- 4.8 0/10 0.907 0.35 1.88 3.5 92.8 hexene A-11 1- 1.0 0/10 0.943 165 0.70 - 118.6 hexene A-12 1- - 10/0 0.909 0.46 2.30 3.1 93.1 hexene A-13 1- - 10/0 0.943 170 0.68 - 118.5 hexene *1 Transition metal compound catalyst component I: bis (1,3-n-butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride II: bis(1,3-dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride Table 11 Continued Code MT *2 FI *3 De<:ane MT *4 No. Soluble g S-1 POrtiori(Mw/Mn) wt a A-8 5.7 4.7 48 60 0.,54 2.28 0.60 A-9 <0 - 13, - 0 .. - -. 000 69 A-10 5.9 5.3 92 53 0.55 1.69 4.89 A-11 <0.1 - 12,400 - 0.45 - -A-12 3.6 4.2 30 69 0.52 1.16 0 A-13 <0.1 - 13,500 - 0.44 - -*2: value of 2.2xMFR-~-84 *3: value of 150xMFR

*4: value of 0.03xFI/MFR-3.0 (In the case of less than 0, the value is taken as 0.) Table 12 Component Mixing Densit~_~Melt A _Ratio properties Code Code A/B d MFR MT FI
NO. NO. (bY Weight)g/Cm3 g/10 -1 g S
min L-1 A-8 A-9 60/40 0.922 1:9 2.2 410 L-2 A-10 A-11 60/40 0.921 2.0 1.9 520 L-3 A-12 A-13 60/40 0.922 1.9 0.9 230 L-4 A-8 A-13 70/30 0.917 1.2 3.8 360 Table 13 Physical HPLD MFR Density Properties of Film Haze Film Impact g/10 min. g/cm3 k ~cm/cm B-10 0.50 0.924 7.4 1,750 e, 21~340 Table 14 L H MixingMelt Physical Properties Properties of Ratio of F
Ethylene i lm Copolymer Com osition Code Code A/B MFR MT FI Haze Gloss Impact Mold-No. No. (by g/10mg g-1 $ $ Strengthability weight)in kgcm/cm* 2 Ex.l2 L-1 B-10 90/10 1.7 3.4 430 4.3 86 4,100 AA

Ref. L-1 - 100/0 1. 2.2 410 8.1 67 6, 930 BB

Ex.5 Comp. L-2 B-10 90/10 1.8 3.2 520 8.9 60 3,450 AA

Ex.5 Comp. L-2 - 100/0 2.0 1.9 520 10.5 54 5,770 CC

Ex.s Comp. L-3 B-10 90/10 1.7 2.5 280 4. 83 6, 120 BB

Ex.7 Comp. L-3 - 100/0 1.9 0.9 260 25.1 18 NB*1 CC

Ex.a Ex.l3 L-4 B-10 90/10 1.1 5.0 240 4.0 88 NB AA

Ref, h-4 - 100/0 1.2 3.8 230 7.6 70 NB AA

Ex.6 *1 NB = not broken (film impact > 8,500 kg~cm/cm) *2 Moldability AA : MT >_ 3 g BB : 2 g <_ MT < 3 g CC : MT < 2 g The ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-8) (density: 0.908 g/cm3, MFR: 0.40 g/10 min) prepared i:n Preparation Example 7, an ethylene/1-hexene copolymer (A-9) prepared in the same manner as described in Preparation Example 7 except for adjusting the density and MFR of the copolymer to those set forth in Table 11 and the modified polyethylene (B-9) obtained in Preparation Example 6 were blended in a mixing ratio of 57/38/5 [(A-8)/(A-9)/(B-9)] in the same manner as j i 2;10341 140 in Example 1, to obtain an ethylene type copolymer composition.
The ethylene type copolymer comb>osition had a density of 0.924 g/cm3 and MFR of 2.0 g /10 min. The results are shown in Table 15.
[Molding of a pressed sheet]
Using a press molding machine, a pressed sheet was prepared in the same manner as in Example 11.
The pressed sheet was measured on various properties such as transparency and adhesion strength to an aluminum foil or to a 6-nylon sheet. The results are set forth in Table 15.
As is evident from the results set forth in Table 15, the composition has a good transparency and shows a high moldability owing to high melt tension and high flow index.
Further, the composition is excellent in the adhesion strength to highly polar materials such as aluminum and nylon.
2 0 Table 15 compo-compo-compo-MixingDens- Ethylene Adhesion nent nent nent Ratio itY Copolymer to A1 AZ B Composition Adherend Code Code Code A1/A2/Bd MFR MT FI Haze to to No No Nb ( by . . . wt g/Cm3 g/10 Alumi-6-) m:in g g-1 % num Nylon kg/25mmkg/25mm Ex.12 A-8 A-9 B-9 57/38/5~. 2 2 420 58 15 22 .
924 , .1 . 9

Claims (20)

1. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
[A1] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) at least two kinds of compounds of Group IV transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 × MFR-0.84, and (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 × MFR; and [B1] a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene having the melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;
wherein a weight ratio ([A1]:[B1]) between said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1] and said high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.

2. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
[A1] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 60 to 99 % by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) at least two kinds of compounds of Group IV transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 × MFR-0.84, and (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 × 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 × MFR; and [B2] at least one crystalline polyolefin in an amount of 1 to 40 % by weight, said crystalline polyolefin being selected from the group consisting of:

(B-I) an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min at 190 °C
under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3 (with the proviso that (B-I) differs from said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1]), (B-II) a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene with at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min at 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3, and (B-III) a homopolymer of an .alpha.-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms or a copolymer of .alpha.-olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min at 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3.

3. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
[A1] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 60 to 99 % by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) at least two kinds of compounds of Group IV transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:

(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
(ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 X MFR-0.84, and (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 × 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 X MFR; and [B3] an olefin type elastomer in an amount of 1 to 40 % by weight, said elastomer having such properties that (i) the density (d) is not more than 0.900 g/cm3, and (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;
a density ratio ([B3]/[A1]) of the density of said olefin type elastomer [B3] to the density of said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1] being less than 1.

4. The ethylene copolymer composition as claimed in any one of claims 1-3, wherein said at least two kinds of compounds (b) of Group IV transition metals of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton are:

at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the following formula [b-I]:
ML1X [b-I]
wherein M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L1 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom M, at least two of L1 are groups selected from a cyclopentadienyl group, a methylcyclopentadienyl group, an ethylcyclopentadienyl group and a substituted cyclopentadienyl group having at least one substituent group selected from a hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, L1 other than the (substituted) cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and X is a valence of the transition metal atom M, and at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the following formula [b-II]:
ML2X [b-II]
wherein M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L2 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom, at least two of L2 are substituted cyclopentadienyl groups having 2 - 5 substituent groups selected from a methyl group and an ethyl group, L2 other than the substituted cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and X is a valence of the transition metal atom M.

5. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
[A2] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3.
(ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 × MFR-0.84, (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 × MFR, (v) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4, and (vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 × FI/MFR - 3.0 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 × FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0; and [B1] a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene having the melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;

wherein a weight ratio ([A2]:[B1]) between said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A2] and said high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.

6. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
[A2] an ethylene copolymer in an amount of 60 to 99 %
by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/ cm3, (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 × MFR-0.84, (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 × MFR, (v) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4, and (vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 × FI/MFR - 3.0 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 × FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0; and [B2] at least one crystalline polyolefin in an amount of 1 to 40 % by weight, said crystalline polyolefin being selected from the group consisting of:
(B-I) an ethylene homopolymer or a copolymer of ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min at 190 °C
under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3 (with the proviso that (B-I) differs from said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A2]), (B-II) a propylene homopolymer or a copolymer of propylene with at least one olefin selected from ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min at 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3, and (B-III) a homopolymer of an .alpha.-olefin of 4 to 20 carbon atoms or a copolymer of .alpha.-olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms, having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.1 to 100 g/10 min at 230 °C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of more than 0.900 g/cm3.

7. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
[A2] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 60 to 99 % by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 x MFR -0.84, (iv) the flow index (FI (1/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 x MFR, (v) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4, and (vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0; and [B3] an olefin type elastomer in an amount of 1 to 40 % by weight, said elastomer having such properties that (i) the density (d) is not more than 0.900 g/cm3, and (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;
a density ratio ([B3]/[A2]) of the density of said olefin type elastomer [B3] to the density of said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A2] being less than 1.

8. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:

[A3] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the melt flow rate (MFR) at 1.90°C under a load of 2.16 kg is in the range of 0.01 to 200 g/10 min; and [B4] a graft modified ethylene polymer or copolymer which is obtained by graft modifying an ethylene polymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms with a polar monomer;
wherein a weight ratio ([A3]:[B4]) of the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A3] to the graft modified ethylene polymer or copolymer [B4] is in the range of 99.5:0.5 to 60:40.

9. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
(I) an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C1]
comprising:
[A4] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 20 to 90 % by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) at least two kinds of compounds of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and [A5] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight, which is different from the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A4] and is obtained. by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b') a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and (II) a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] having the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C
under a load of 2.16 kg of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;
wherein a weight ratio ([C1]:[B1]) between said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C1] and said high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.

10. The ethylene copolymer composition as claimed in claim 9, wherein said at least two kinds of compounds (b) of Group IV transition metals of the :periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton are:
at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the following formula [b-I]:
ML1X [b-I]
wherein M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L1 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom M, at least two of L1 are groups selected from a cyclopentadienyl group, a methylcyclopentadienyl group, an ethylcyclopentadienyl group and a substituted cyclopentadienyl group having at least one substituent group selected from a hydrocarbon group of 3 to 10 carbon atoms, L1 other than the (substituted) cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and X is a valence of the transition metal atom M, and at least one kind of a transition metal compound represented by the following formula [b-II]:
ML2X [b-II]
wherein M is a transition metal atom selected from Group IVB of the periodic table, L2 is a ligand coordinating to the transition metal atom, at least two of L2 are substituted cyclopentadienyl groups having 2 - 5 substituent groups selected from a methyl group and an ethyl group, L2 other than the substituted cyclopentadienyl group is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 12 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a trialkylsilyl group, a halogen atom or a hydrogen atom, and X is a valence of the transition metal atom M.

11. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:
(I) an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C2]
comprising:
[A6] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 20 to 90 % by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms having such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, (ii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g, (iii) the melt tension (MT (g)) at 190 °C and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation MT > 2.2 x MFR-0.84, (iv) the flow index (FI (l/sec)) defined by a shear rate which is given when a shear stress of molten copolymer at 190 °C reaches 2.4 x 10 6 dyne/cm2 and the melt flow rate (MFR) satisfy the relation FI < 150 x MFR, (v) the molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) measured by GPC is in the range of 1.5 to 4, and (vi) MT/(Mw/Mn) and FI/MFR satisfy the relation MT/(Mw/Mn) > 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 with the proviso that when the value of 0.03 x FI/MFR - 3.0 is less than 0, it is taken as 0; and [A5] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight, which is different from the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A6] and is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b') a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and (II) a high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] having the melt flow rate (MFR) at 190 °C
under a load of 2.16 kg of 0.01 to 100 g/10 min;
wherein a weight ratio ([C2]:[B1]) between said ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C2] and said high-pressure radical polymerization low-density polyethylene [B1] is in the range of 99:1 to 60:40.

12. An ethylene copolymer composition comprising:

(I) an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C3]
comprising:
[A7] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 20 to 90 % by weight, which is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b') a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and [A5] an ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer in an amount of 10 to 80 % by weight, which is different from the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A7] and is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) an organoaluminum oxy-compound and (b) a compound of Group IV transition metal of the periodic table containing a ligand having a cyclopentadienyl skeleton, and which has such properties that:
(i) the density is in the range of 0.850 to 0.980 g/cm3, and (ii) the intrinsic viscosity [.eta.] as measured in decalin at 135 °C is in the range of 0.4 to 8 dl/g; and (II) a graft modified ethylene polymer or copolymer [B4]
that is obtained by graft modifying an ethylene polymer or a copolymer of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin of 3 to 20 carbon atoms with a polar monomer;
wherein a weight ratio ([C3]:[B4]) of the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer composition [C3] to the graft modified ethylene polymer or copolymer [B4] is in the range of 99.5:0.5 to 60:40.

13. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 2, wherein the crystalline polyolefin [B2] is high-density polyethylene having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.05 to 50 g/10 min. at 190°C under a load of 2.16 kg, a density of 0.930 to 0.970 g/cm3 and a crystallinity of not less than 65%
as measured by X-ray diffractometry.

14. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 2, wherein the crystalline polyolefin [B2] is propylene/butene random copolymer, polypropylene or polybutene-1, each having a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.5 to 50 g/10 min. at 230°C under a load of 2.16 kg and a density of 0.900 to 0.920 g/cm3, where the propylene/butene random copolymer, the polypropylene and the polybutene-1 have a crystallinity of not less than 30%, not less than 50% and not less than 30%, respectively, each measured by X-ray diffractometry.

15. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 3, wherein the olefin type elastomer [B3] has a density of 0.860 to 0.900 g/cm3, a melt flow rate (MFR) of 0.05 to 50 as measured at 190°C under a load of 2.16 kg and a crystallinity of less than 30% as measured by X-ray diffractometry and is a member selected from the group consisting of ethylene/C3-20 .alpha.-olefin copolymer which has 30 to 92 mol % of units derived from ethylene, 4 to 70 mol % of units derived from the C3-20 .alpha.-olefin and 0 to 10 mol % of units derived from a diene.

16. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 1, 2, 3, 13, 14 or 15, wherein the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1]
is a random copolymer of 55 to 99% by weight of ethylene and 45 to 1% by weight of C3-20 .alpha.-olefin.

17. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 16, wherein the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1] is a random copolymer of ethylene and an .alpha.-olefin selected from the group consisting of 1-butene, 1-hexene.

18. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 16, wherein the ethylene/.alpha.-olefin copolymer [A1] is obtained by copolymerizing ethylene with the .alpha.-olefin in the presence of a catalyst for olefin polymerization comprising (a) a benzene-soluble or insoluble aluminoxane and (b) at least two kinds of zirconium compounds, one being represented by the formula:
ML1x [b-I]
and another being represented by the formula:
ML2x [b-II]
(wherein M is zirconium atom;
x is the valence of the zirconium atom, namely, 4;
L1 is a ligand coordinating to the zirconium atom, two of L1 being selected from, the group consisting of cyclopentadienyl, methylcyclopentadienyl, ethyl-cyclopentadienyl and cyclopentadienyl having at least one substituent of C3-10 hydrocarbon and the other two of L1 being selected from the group consisting of C1-12 hydrocarbon, alkoxy, aryloxy, trialkylsilyl, halogen and hydrogen; and L2 is a ligand coordinating to the zirconium atom, two of L2 being cyclopentadienyl having 2 to 5 substituents selected from the group consisting of methyl and ethyl and the other two of L2 being selected from the group consisting of C1-12 hydrocarbon, alkoxy, aryloxy, trialkylsilyl, halogen and hydrogen).

19. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 18, wherein the zirconium compound of the formula [b-I]
is bis-(1,3-n-butylmethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride and the zirconium compound of the formula [b-II] is bis(1,3-dimethyl-cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride.

20. The ethylene copolymer composition according to claim 18, wherein the zirconium compound of the formula [b-I]
is a member selected from the group consisting of bis(cyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(methylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(ethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(n-hexylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(methyl-n-propylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(methyl-n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(dimethyl-n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibromide, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium methoxychloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium butoxychloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium diethoxide, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium methylchloride bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dimethyl, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium benzylchloride, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibenzyl, bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium phenylchloride, and bis(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium hydride chloride;
and the zirconium compound of the formula [b-II] is a member selected from the group consisting of bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(diethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(methylethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(dimethylethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dichloride, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibromide, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium methoxychoride, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium ethoxychloride, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium butoxychoride, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium diethoxide, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium methylchloride, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dimethyl, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium benzylchloride, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium dibenzyl, bis(dimethylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium phenylchloride, and bis(diemthylcyclopentadienyl)zirconium hydride chloride.