Hydrous pellets of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hydrolyzate, production thereof and moldings from such hydrous pellets

A process for producing a molded product comprising:

• melt molding a hydrous pellets of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hydrolyzate (A) having an ethylene content of 5 to 60 mole percent and a degree of saponification of not less than 90 mole percent at a melt temperature of 60 to 140° C. to form a film, wherein said hydrous pellets are produced in the wet throughout the production process, by
• extruding a solution of said ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer hydrolyzate (A) in a mixed solvent composed of water and an alcohol in the form of a strand through a nozzle into a coagulating bath comprising water or a mixed solvent composed of water and an alcohol,
• cutting the strand after coagulation to porous pellets containing water and the alcohol in large amounts,
• washing the porous pellets by contacting them with water, and
• drying them to give hydrous pellets which have a water content of 5 to 60% by weight, contain 0.00001 to 0.1% by weight of an alcohol (B) containing 1 to 5 carbon atoms and have a storage elastic modulus at 20° C. of 2×106 to 5×107 Pa.