Vinylidene chloride polymer compositions and articles comprising the same

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to vinylidene chloride polymer compositions. In one embodiment, a vinylidene chloride polymer composition comprises (a) a vinylidene chloride polymer formed from a monomer mixture comprising from 60 to 99 weight percent vinylidene chloride monomer and from 40 to 1 weight percent of a monoethylenically unsaturated monomer copolymerizable therewith; (b) 0.3 to 5 weight percent of an acrylic polymer based on the total weight of the polymer composition; and (c) 0.2 to 7 weight percent of at least one additive comprising (i) at least one wax in an amount of from 0.01 to 2 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition, (ii) at least one polyethylene having a density greater than 0.940 g/cm3 in an amount of from 0.1 to 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition, or combinations thereof.

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