The present invention relates to a heterophasic
polyolefin composition and articles produced therefrom with improved mechanical and optical properties, particularly
low stress whitening. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of such a heterophasic
polyolefin composition, articles made therefrom, particularly films, and uses of the heterophasic
polyolefin composition. The heterophasic propylene
copolymer composition comprises a heterophasic propylene
copolymer (HECO) comprising a matrix (M) being a propylene homopolymer (H-PP) and an elastomeric propylene
copolymer (EPC) dispersed in said matrix (M), wherein the heterophasic propylene copolymer (HECO) has (a) a melt flow rate MFf¾ (2.16 kg, 230° C.) measured according to ISO 1133 in the range of 5.0 to 25.0 g / 10 min, (b) a soluble fraction content (SF) determined by TREF
fractionation on CRYSTEX QC,
Polymer Char (Valencia, Spain) in the range of 10.0 to 25.0 wt. %, (c) an
ethylene content of the soluble fraction content (SF) in the range of from 18 wt. % to less than 39 wt. %, (d) an
intrinsic viscosity (IV) determined according to DIN ISO 1628 / 1 (in
decalin at 135° C.) of the soluble fraction (SF) in the range of from 1.5 to 2.5 dl / g, (e) a crystalline fraction content (CF) determined by TREF
fractionation on CRYSTEX QC,
Polymer Char (Valencia, Spain) in the range of 75 to 90 wt. %, (f) an
ethylene content of the crystalline fraction content (CF) of from 0.1 wt. % to 5.0 wt. %, and the heterophasic propylene
copolymer composition has a total
ethylene content in the range of from 7 to 30 wt. %, determined by quantitative NMR
spectroscopy.