The present invention is a polar group-containing olefin copolymer having
excellent adhesion properties to metals or polar resins and excellent
compatibility therewith. A process for preparing the copolymer, a
thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer, and uses
thereof are also described. The polar group-containing olefin copolymer
comprises a constituent unit derived from an .alpha.-olefin of 2 to 20
carbon atoms, and a constituent unit derived from a straight-chain,
branched or cyclic polar group-containing monomer having at the end a
polar group such as a hydroxyl group or an epoxy group and/or a
constituent unit derived from a macromonomer having at the end a polymer
segment obtained by anionic polymerization, ring-opening polymerization
or polycondensation. The polar group-containing olefin copolymer and the
thermoplastic resin composition containing the copolymer are used for
films, sheets, modifiers, building/civil engineering materials,
automobile exterior trim, electric/electronic parts, coating bases,
compatibilizing agents, etc.