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The article focuses on the launch of NY-Clear 6I/6T series, a transparent amorphous high-temperature nylon copolymer by Nylon Corp. of America (NYCOA) at NPE2024, catering to packaging and precision molded applications, particularly for flexible food packaging and coated beverage paperboard stock.

The article highlights Carbios' composting additive for polylactide bioplastics being added to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Inventory of Food Contact Substances, enabling the creation of fully compostable packaging materials in the U.S.

The article highlights the opening of Myplas USA's plastic film recycling facility in Minnesota, part of a collaborative effort to establish a regional circular economy for flexible films and packaging materials in the Upper Midwest. Led by Minnesota's MBOLD coalition, the initiative is supported by major investors, including General Mills, Schwan's Company, Charter Next Generation, Target, and Ecolab, with the facility expected to recycle nearly 90 million pounds of plastic waste annually.