Rapid Media: Royalex is Dead

Rapid Media reported this week that manufacturer PolyOne has ceased to make the Canoe material Royalex which is found in many Canoes.

If the Royalex product isn’t bought, what happens next is anyone’s guess. According to Miller, there are no reasonable material alternatives to Royalex at this time—the next best option could be a three-layer polyethylene canoe, which would be stronger but also heavier. “There’s nothing else like Royalex,” he adds. - Tim Miller of Nova Craft Canoes

Royalex is used my numerous Canadian Canoe manufacturers such as Nova Craft Canoe, Scott Canoe, Esquif Canoes, North Bay Canoe, and Evergreen Canoes.