Mylar has been discontinued by DuPont

[fantastic_four]

This is mostly trivia, but check out this article:

 

http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/newmylar.html

 

DuPont, the company who used to make the Mylar D that goes into the comic bags most of us here use, discontinued making that type of plastic. The name of the plastic that is most equivalent to Mylar D is called "Melinex." So I guess new bags aren't "mylars" anymore, they're "melinexes." Bill Cole notes the similarity in the Library of Congress's recommendations regarding Mylar and Melinex on his web site.

[blowout]

How does this Melinex differ from Mylar? Is it inferior and should we be stockpiling Mylar sleeves or are you talking about an equally stable/ inert product?

[PovertyRow]

Is it inferior and should we be stockpiling Mylar sleeves or are you talking about an equally stable/ inert product?

 

I believe the Melinex is also suitable. This actually happened almost a year ago. I remember the initial annoucement and feel that things should be just fine.