The invention relates to novel
adhesive alpha-olefin inter-polymers which are largely amorphous and have a rheological behavior that makes them suitable for
adhesive use, both without and with minimized amounts of tackifying resins. Specifically, the invention poly-
alpha olefin inter-
polymer may be composed of A) from 60 to 94 mol % of units derived from one alpha mono-olefin having from 3 to 6 carbon atoms and B) from 6 to 40 mol % of units derived from one or more other mono-olefins having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one
carbon atom more than A); and C) optionally from 0 to 10 mol % of units derived from another copolymerizable
unsaturated hydrocarbon, different from A) and B); the
diad distribution of component A in the
polymer as determined by <13>C NMR as described herein showing a ratio of experimentally determined
diad distribution over the calculated Bernoullian
diad distribution of less than 1.07; and the storage modulus G' of said
polymer, determined upon cooling as described herein, intersecting a value of 3.10<5 >Pa at a temperature of less than 85° C. The invention also describes
polymerization processes suitable for the manufacture of these
adhesive alpha-olefin inter-polymers.