Styrenic resin composition comprising a rubber modified styrene maleic
anhydride copolymer and polybutene. The resin is prepared by several
methods including adding polybutene into the reactor, or adding
polybutene to the syrup exiting the reactor and prior to entering the
devolatilizer, or compounding polybutene into the polymer in an extruder
after the polymer exits the devolatilizer. The polybutene ranges from 0.1
to 8% by weight and has a number average molecular weight from 900 to
2500. The rubber ranges from 4% to 20% by weight and has a particle size
from 0.1 micron to 11 microns. The resin can be extruded into sheet and
thermoformed into an article or can be coextruded to produce a laminated
article, which may be a container for packaged foods that can be heated
in microwave ovens and which container has improved toughness,
elongation, and heat distortion resistance properties.