Restrictions on caprolactam production continue in China / Environmental regulations threaten PA 6 feedstock /Raw material adiponitrile is key for PA 6.6 / Little change expected in the coming years

摘要

At the beginning of this year, when prices along the global PA 6 chain skyrocketed, many market watchers rubbed their eyes in disbelief. In view of the massive expansion of Chinese caprolactam capacities in recent years, downward pressure on prices had been expected to continue. That it did not happen this way was due to a quirk no one imagined.