Injection moulded polypropylene articles

1. Injection moulded article made from a composition comprising:

81-88 wt % of a propylene homopolymer (A) having a melt flow rate of between 1 and 2 g/10 min;

12-19 wt % of a propylene-ethylene copolymer (B) containing 45-65 wt % of ethylene; and

50-10000 ppm by weight of a nucleating agent,

wherein propylene homopolymer (A) and propylene-ethylene copolymer (B) together make up at least 98 wt % of the polymer content of the composition, the total ethylene content of the composition is 6-10 wt %, and the melt flow rate (MFR) of the composition is 0.7-2 g/10 min.

2. Article according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has a spiral flow, measured at a rate of 20 mm/s, of greater than 300 mm.

3. Article according to claim 1 , wherein the amount of propylene-ethylene copolymer (B) in the composition is 14-17 wt %.

4. Article according to claim 1 , wherein copolymer (B) of the composition contains 50-60 wt % of ethylene.

5. Article according to claim 1 , wherein the total ethylene content of the composition is 6.5-9.5 wt %.

6. Article according to claim 1 , wherein the total ethylene content of the composition is 7-9.5 wt %.

7. Article according to claim 1 , wherein the nucleating agent in the composition is sodium benzoate, disodium hexahydrophthalate, 1,3-O-2,4-bis (3,4-dimethylbenzylidene) sorbitol, sodium 2,2′-methylene-bis-(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate, aluminum bis [2,2′-methylene-bis-(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate], and talc, or a calcium, strontium, monobasic aluminum or lithium salt of 1,2 cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid.

8. Article according claim 1 , wherein the nucleating agent is the calcium salt of 1,2 cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid.

9. Article according to claim 1 , wherein the composition has a flexural modulus of at least 1200 MPa.