US 7,524,894 B2
Resin composition for wire and cable covering material
Sho Sato, Utsunomiya (Japan); and Hiroshi Kubo, Moka (Japan)
Assigned to Sabic Innovative Plastics IP B.V., (Netherlands)
Filed on Nov. 13, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/714,428.
Claims priority of application No. P02678-010 (JP), filed on Nov. 14, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2004/0102551 A1, May 27, 2004
Int. Cl. C08L 71/12 (2006.01); C08L 25/06 (2006.01); C08K 5/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 524—127  [524/145; 524/370; 524/525; 524/528; 524/540] 22 Claims
 
1. A flexible resin composition consisting of poly(arylene ether) resin, syndiotactic polystyrene, ethylene-octene elastomer, hydrogenated styrene-butadiene block copolymer, a phosphate ester fire retardant, and one or more additives selected from the group consisting of pigments, dyes, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbents, light stabilizers, lubricants, mold lubricants, nucleating agents, plasticizers, fluidity improving agents, antistatic agents, compatibilizers, antibacterial agents, wherein the poly(arylene ether) is present in an amount of 10 to 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the combined weight of poly(arylene ether), syndiotactic polystyrene, ethylene-octene elastomer, hydrogenated styrene-butadiene and phosphate ester fire retardant.