An article of manufacture comprises a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl
aromatic monomer having a molecular weight of less than 15,000.
Preferably, the copolymer is characterized by a backbone having a first
and second terminal end group, the first terminal end group is a methyl
group, the second terminal end group is a vinyl group, wherein the ratio
of the terminal methyl group to the terminal vinyl group is 0.8:1 to
1:0.8. The article of manufacture includes, but is not limited to, waxes,
lubricants, additives, etc. The waxes may be used to formulate paints and
coatings, printing inks, carbon paper, photo toners, building and
construction materials, mold release agents, hot melt adhesives, candles.
The waxes may also be used in wood processing, metal working, powder
metallurgy and sintering, wax modeling, sizing, crop protection, and so
on.