TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The composition further comprises a metal containing salt for electrostatic dissipation. Preferred Components: The metal containing salt comprises a lithium containing salt.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Composition: The composition has at least one of the following characteristics comprising: a surface resistivity of below 1x 1013 ohm/square and a volume resistivity of below 1x 1012 ohm-centimeter, as measured by ASTM D-257; a static decay rate of less than 0.1 seconds from 1000-100 V as measured at 50% relative humidity using a charged plate monitor, and in which the composition has a static decay rate of less than about 0.1 seconds from 5000-50 V or from -5000 to -50 V as measured at 12% relative humidity by FTMS 101C. The composition has at least one of the following characteristics such as: a hardness of at least 60 Shore A units, as measured by ASTMD-2240; a tensile strength of at least 10 MPa and an ultimate elongation of more than 300% as measured by ASTM D-412; Graves tear value of at least 5 kg/mm, as measured by ASTM D-624, using die C; a taber loss, per 1000 revolutions, of less than 100 mg, as measured by ASTM D-3389; a weight average molecular weight of at least 60 000; and a melt flow index of less than 50, as measured by ASTM D-1238 Procedure A at a barrel temperature of 190 degrees C and a 3.8 kg piston load. Preferred Components: The dicarboxylic acid contains 4-15C and the dialkylene glycol contains 2-8C. The dicarboxylic acid comprises succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, pimelic acid, suberic acid, azelaic acid, sebacic acid, dodecanedioic acid, isophthalic acid, terephthalic acid, and/or cyclohexane dicarboxylic acid, and the dialkylene glycol comprises oxydimethanol, diethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 3,3-oxydipropan-1-ol, and/or dibutylene glycol. (b) comprises 4,4'-methylene bis-(phenyl isocyanate) (preferred), hexamethylene diisocyanate, 3,3'-dimethylbiphenyl-4,4'-diisocyanate, m-xylylene diisocyanate, phenylene-1,4-diisocyanate, naphthalene-1,5-diisocyanate, diphenylmethane-3,3'-dimethoxy-4,4'-diisocyanate, toluene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate, 1,4-cyclohexyl diisocyanate, decane-1,10-diisocyanate, and/or dicyclohexylmethane-4,4'-diisocyanate, and (c) comprises ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,3-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,4-cyclohexane-dimethanol, hydroquinone di(hydroxyethyl) ether, neopentyglycol, and/or 1,4-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy) benzene, preferably butanediol and hydroquinone di(hydroxyethyl) ether.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The composition further comprises at least one base polymer. Preferred Components: (a) is substantially free of polyether polyols. The base polymer comprises: a polyolefin; a styrenic; a thermoplastic polyurethane, a polyamide; an acrylic polymer; a polyvinylchloride, a chlorinated polyvinylchloride; a polyoxymethylene; a polyester; a polycarbonate; a polyphenylene oxide; and/or polyphenylene sulfide. EXAMPLE - Polyester polyol (92.4 pbw) intermediate prepared from 1,4-butanediol and adipic acid, a polyester polyol (92.4 pbw) intermediate prepared from diethylene glycol and adipic acid, benzene glycol (14.2 pbw), 4,4'-methylenebis-(phenyl isocyanate) (43.4 pbw), lithium trifluoromethane sulfonimide (24.3 pbw), and tin octoate (1 drop) were mixed by in situ polymerization to give electrostatic dissipative thermoplastic polyurethanes.