White non-pigmented hot melt polyolefin adhesives

An adhesive composition capable of being used as a hot melt adhesive comprising a blend of 90 to 50 percent by weight of a mixture of (1) 5 to 90 percent by weight styrenated amorphous polyolefin having a styrene content of about 1 to 90 percent by weight prepared by polymerizing styrene in the presence of an amorphous polyolefin having a melt viscosity at 190.degree. C. of from about 100 to about 500,000 centipoise with a peroxide catalyst at a temperature of about 160.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., (2) 5 to 85 percent by weight essentially noncrystalline hexane soluble polyolefin having a melt viscosity at 190.degree. C. of about 100 to about 500,000 centipoise and 10 to 50 percent by weight of at least one tackifying resin selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon resins, polyterpene resins and rosin esters.

An adhesive composition capable of being used as a hot melt adhesive comprising a blend of (1) 10 to 20 percent by weight styrenated amorphous polyolefin containing 30 to 70 weight percent styrene prepared by polymerizing styrene in the presence of an amorphous polyolefin having a melt viscosity at 190.degree. C. of from about 100 to about 500,000 centipoise with a peroxide catalyst at a temperature of about 160.degree. C. to about 300.degree. C., (2) 50 to 70 weight percent amorphous polyolefin, and (3) 20 to 30 weight percent hydrocarbon tackifying resin.