CEH: Nylon Resins

Dec 2020. Nylons constitute a family of resins, the most important of which are nylon 6 and nylon 66. Nylon 6 and nylon 66 are the most successful and highest-volume members of the nylon family and are the focus of this market analysis. End-use applications for nylons fall into two broad categories: fibers and engineering resins. Fiber production from spinning processes yield end-use applications in clothing, carpets, and tire cord. Nylon (or engineering) resins are found in diverse uses, including automotive and appliance components, electrical power distribution, and a wide variety of consumer goods and packaging film. Nylon 6 has somewhat lower heat resistance than nylon 66, but has advantages in aesthetics (especially in reinforced compounds), easier colorability, and historically lower cost. In practice, there is significant overlap in the performance of these two major nylon types. While the preference for 6 versus 66 varies by region, nylon 6 continues to hold the largest volume share of engineering plastic nylon resin globally by virtue of its broad use in the production of film used in packaging.

• Publish Date: 2020-December
• Chemical Focus: Polymers and Elastomers
• Number of Pages: 152
• Content Type: Report
• Delivery: Email with link to PDF file

• Global summary; regional coverage
• Producers with annual capacities and plant sites
• Consumption and five-year forecast by end-use application
• Price and production figures and trends
• Trade imports and exports

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