In the present invention, there are obtained aliphatic polyesters having a
controlled thermal decomposing property, hydrolizability, and
biodegradability, in which OH terminals and COOR terminals are decreased
to 50% and 30%, respectively, through a ring-opening polymerization of a
lactone and lactide by a mono alcohol having a high boiling point or a
metal alkoxide, or by further decreasing both terminals through combining
produced polymer terminals with a diisocyanate and, from a composition
containing the polyesters, there is obtained a particle-state composition
for agriculture and gardening in which a duration period of a fertilizing
effect can be controlled, and which is not remained in soil by
decomposition. From a resin primarily containing fatty acid cellulose
ester derivatives, there are obtained a base film for a marking film
which does not include a problem such as volatilization and migration of
a plasticizer and a picture image formable heat-sensitve transfer
recording material which is excellent in strippability, coloring
concentration, and brightness, a conductive coating composition which is
excellent in storage stability, adhesion, and conductivity, and
single-liquid type coating an a moisture-curable graft copolymer, and a
coating composition which have a non toxicity and nonirritating property
and which are excellent in dryability. A copolymer in which average chain
length in lactone and lactide units are controlled is excellent in heat
resistance and impact resistance.