Transparent amorphous nylons at NPE 2024

Nylon Corporation of America, Inc. (NYCOA) has announced the launch of NY-Clear, an amorphous 6I/6T nylon that is targeted for packaging and precision molded applications. The company will showcase these high-performance nylons as part of their new specialty nylon offering at NPE 2024 May 6-10 at the Orange County Convention Centre in Orlando, Florida. (Booth #S34115).

NY-Clear transparent nylon offers high clarity and strong permeation resistance with up to 30% higher resistance on oxygen, CO2, and water vapor transmission over competitive solutions in the market. They exhibit higher temperature resistance, lower moisture absorption, and better retention of properties compared to nylon 6 and nylon 66. NY-Clear is also used in higher temperature applications such as oven bags. Amorphous nylons are known for their excellent dimensional stability, high Tg, heat deflection temperature (HDT), low creep at elevated temperatures, and good chemical resistance compared to many high-performance engineering plastics. NY-Clear is targeted for use in flexible food packaging and coated beverage paperboard stock requiring high strength, stiffness, and hydrolysis resistance.

“In the specialty nylon space, we’ve again responded to the market’s needs with an amorphous nylon option which meets the performance requirements and supply needs of North American customers,” said David Trahan, Director of Product Management for NYCOA. This new product development follows NYCOA’s recent expansion of production capacity. The company added additional reactors with the ability to process materials at higher temperatures and pressures, thus allowing for entirely new chemistries to broaden NYCOA’s portfolio.

NYCOA’s NY-Clear portfolio consists of grades which are optimized for injection molding components with high dimensional stability and gloss as well as grades optimized for blown film and extrusion applications.

Compared to imported resins, NYCOA notes significant cost benefits for amorphous nylon materials sourced from the company’s Manchester, N.H. production facility. Customers can be assured of reliable supply while avoiding costly trade tariffs on imported materials.