Thermoplastic polyester resin composition

The invention is concerned with thermoplastic polyesters, such as, for example, polyalkylene terephthalates. These polyesters have a low crystallization rate at low temperatures and consequently are not utilised in moulding. To allow moulding with a low temperature it is desirable to lower the crystallization rate of these polyesters. This is achieved by the production of a thermoplastic composition which comprises (A) 100 parts by weight of a thermoplastic polyester resin; and(B) 0.001 - 25 parts by weight of a salt of an α-olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer (ß). Preferably, some of the carboxylic acid groups of the α-olefin-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer (ß) are esterified giving rise to a partially esterified copolymer (α). The thermoplastic polyester (A) used in the present invention is not critical and includes, for example, homopolyesters and copolyesters which are obtained by polycondensation of dicarboxylic acid compounds and dihydroxy compounds, by polycondensation of oxycarboxylic acid compounds,or by polycondensation of mixtures of any of these three ingredients. These may be used singly or in combination. The effect of the additive (B ingredient) of the invention is particularly advantageous with regard to polyethylene terephthalate, which is low in the crystallization temperature and slow in the crystallization rate. The copolymerized polyesters preferably contain not less than 80 mole %, preferably not less than 90 mole %, of recurring unit of ethylene terephthalate.