MVR granted FDA approval, announces plans for new Kentucky plantMVR granted FDA approval, announces plans for new Kentucky plant

(Boca Raton, FL) has been granted non-alcoholic food-contact clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the use of its recycled polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) resins in thermoformed or injection molded items. With that certification in hand, the company also announced plans to ramp up production with a commercial-scale facility in Kentucky. Ronald Whaley, president and CEO of MVR, told PlasticsToday that MVR's materials are FDA approved to be up to 100% recycled content in a package and that they have comparable performance qualities to virgin PP and PS, giving them possible entrée into a wide array of consumer applications.

"We're seeing a tremendous amount of interest in the resin across a variety of market segments," Whaley said, "everything from traditional consumer products to personal-care products to food-service products. Consumer product companies are really moving to the point where they want to differentiate their product on the shelf by telling the consumer that it's green."