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Caprolactam
Caprolactam (CAS 105-60-2), a white solid or a colourless liquid, is a lactam or a cyclic amide of caproic acid. Caprolactam is the precursor to Nylon 6, a widely used synthetic polymer.
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Caprolactam (CAS 105-60-2), a white solid or a colourless liquid, is a lactam or a cyclic amide of caproic acid. Caprolactam is the precursor to Nylon 6, a widely used synthetic polymer.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Caprolactam Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Caprolactam (CAS 105-60-2), a white solid or a colourless liquid, is a lactam or a cyclic amide of caproic acid. Caprolactam is the precursor to Nylon 6, a widely used synthetic polymer.
The major players in global Caprolactam (CAS 105-60-2) market include Fibrant, BASF, Sinopec, etc. The top 3 players hold over 30% of global market shares. China and Europe are main markets, they occupy over 80% of the global market. Solid Type is the main type, with a share over 85%. Nylon 6 Fiber is the key application, which hold about 75% shares.
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Caprolactam market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Caprolactam market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (kt) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Caprolactam market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Caprolactam.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Caprolactam market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Caprolactam Market by Company
Fibrant
BASF
Sinopec
UBE
CPDC
AdvanSix
Capro
Lanxess
Hengyi
DOMO Chemicals
Shandong Haili Chemical
Hongye Group
Sumitomo Chemical
KuibyshevAzot
Fujian Tianchen
Luxi Chemical
Grodno Khimvolokno
Grupa Azoty
GSFC
Alpek
Caprolactam Segment by Type
Solid Type
Liquid Type
Caprolactam Segment by Application
Nylon 6 Fiber
Nylon 6 Resin
Others
Caprolactam Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
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1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Caprolactam market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Caprolactam and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
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6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Caprolactam.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Caprolactam manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Caprolactam in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Solid Type
- Liquid Type
Applications
- Nylon 6 Fiber
- Nylon 6 Resin
- Others
Companies covered
- Fibrant
- BASF
- Sinopec
- UBE
- CPDC
- AdvanSix
- Capro
- Lanxess
- Hengyi
- DOMO Chemicals
- Shandong Haili Chemical
- Hongye Group
- Sumitomo Chemical
- KuibyshevAzot
- Fujian Tianchen
- Luxi Chemical
- Grodno Khimvolokno
- Grupa Azoty
- GSFC
- Alpek
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Caprolactam Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Caprolactam Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Caprolactam Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Solid Type
- 1.3.2 Liquid Type
- 1.4 Global Caprolactam Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Caprolactam Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Caprolactam Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Caprolactam Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Caprolactam Industry Trends
- 2.2 Caprolactam Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Caprolactam Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Caprolactam Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Caprolactam Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Caprolactam Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Caprolactam Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Caprolactam Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Caprolactam Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Caprolactam Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Caprolactam Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Caprolactam Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Caprolactam Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Caprolactam Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Caprolactam Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Caprolactam Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Caprolactam Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Caprolactam Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Caprolactam Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Caprolactam Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Caprolactam Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Caprolactam Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Caprolactam Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Caprolactam Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Caprolactam by Application
- 5.1 Caprolactam Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Nylon 6 Fiber
- 5.1.2 Nylon 6 Resin
- 5.1.3 Others
- 5.2 Global Caprolactam Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Caprolactam Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Caprolactam Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Caprolactam Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Fibrant
- 6.1.1 Fibrant Company Information
- 6.1.2 Fibrant Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Fibrant Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Fibrant Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Fibrant Recent Developments
- 6.2 BASF
- 6.2.1 BASF Company Information
- 6.2.2 BASF Business Overview
- 6.2.3 BASF Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 BASF Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 BASF Recent Developments
- 6.3 Sinopec
- 6.3.1 Sinopec Company Information
- 6.3.2 Sinopec Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Sinopec Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Sinopec Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Sinopec Recent Developments
- 6.4 UBE
- 6.4.1 UBE Company Information
- 6.4.2 UBE Business Overview
- 6.4.3 UBE Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 UBE Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 UBE Recent Developments
- 6.5 CPDC
- 6.5.1 CPDC Company Information
- 6.5.2 CPDC Business Overview
- 6.5.3 CPDC Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 CPDC Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 CPDC Recent Developments
- 6.6 AdvanSix
- 6.6.1 AdvanSix Company Information
- 6.6.2 AdvanSix Business Overview
- 6.6.3 AdvanSix Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 AdvanSix Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 AdvanSix Recent Developments
- 6.7 Capro
- 6.7.1 Capro Company Information
- 6.7.2 Capro Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Capro Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Capro Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Capro Recent Developments
- 6.8 Lanxess
- 6.8.1 Lanxess Company Information
- 6.8.2 Lanxess Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Lanxess Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Lanxess Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Lanxess Recent Developments
- 6.9 Hengyi
- 6.9.1 Hengyi Company Information
- 6.9.2 Hengyi Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Hengyi Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Hengyi Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Hengyi Recent Developments
- 6.10 DOMO Chemicals
- 6.10.1 DOMO Chemicals Company Information
- 6.10.2 DOMO Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.10.3 DOMO Chemicals Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 DOMO Chemicals Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 DOMO Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.11 Shandong Haili Chemical
- 6.11.1 Shandong Haili Chemical Company Information
- 6.11.2 Shandong Haili Chemical Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Shandong Haili Chemical Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Shandong Haili Chemical Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Shandong Haili Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.12 Hongye Group
- 6.12.1 Hongye Group Company Information
- 6.12.2 Hongye Group Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Hongye Group Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Hongye Group Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Hongye Group Recent Developments
- 6.13 Sumitomo Chemical
- 6.13.1 Sumitomo Chemical Company Information
- 6.13.2 Sumitomo Chemical Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Sumitomo Chemical Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Sumitomo Chemical Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Sumitomo Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.14 KuibyshevAzot
- 6.14.1 KuibyshevAzot Company Information
- 6.14.2 KuibyshevAzot Business Overview
- 6.14.3 KuibyshevAzot Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 KuibyshevAzot Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 KuibyshevAzot Recent Developments
- 6.15 Fujian Tianchen
- 6.15.1 Fujian Tianchen Company Information
- 6.15.2 Fujian Tianchen Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Fujian Tianchen Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Fujian Tianchen Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Fujian Tianchen Recent Developments
- 6.16 Luxi Chemical
- 6.16.1 Luxi Chemical Company Information
- 6.16.2 Luxi Chemical Business Overview
- 6.16.3 Luxi Chemical Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.16.4 Luxi Chemical Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.16.5 Luxi Chemical Recent Developments
- 6.17 Grodno Khimvolokno
- 6.17.1 Grodno Khimvolokno Company Information
- 6.17.2 Grodno Khimvolokno Business Overview
- 6.17.3 Grodno Khimvolokno Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.17.4 Grodno Khimvolokno Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.17.5 Grodno Khimvolokno Recent Developments
- 6.18 Grupa Azoty
- 6.18.1 Grupa Azoty Company Information
- 6.18.2 Grupa Azoty Business Overview
- 6.18.3 Grupa Azoty Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.18.4 Grupa Azoty Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.18.5 Grupa Azoty Recent Developments
- 6.19 GSFC
- 6.19.1 GSFC Company Information
- 6.19.2 GSFC Business Overview
- 6.19.3 GSFC Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.19.4 GSFC Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.19.5 GSFC Recent Developments
- 6.20 Alpek
- 6.20.1 Alpek Company Information
- 6.20.2 Alpek Business Overview
- 6.20.3 Alpek Caprolactam Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.20.4 Alpek Caprolactam Product Portfolio
- 6.20.5 Alpek Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Caprolactam Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Caprolactam Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Caprolactam Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Caprolactam Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Caprolactam Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Caprolactam Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Caprolactam Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Caprolactam Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Caprolactam Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Caprolactam Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Caprolactam Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Caprolactam Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Caprolactam Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Caprolactam Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Caprolactam Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Caprolactam Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Caprolactam Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Caprolactam Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Caprolactam Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Caprolactam Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Caprolactam Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Caprolactam Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Caprolactam Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Caprolactam Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Caprolactam Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Caprolactam Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Caprolactam Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Caprolactam Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Caprolactam Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Caprolactam Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Caprolactam Distributors
- 12.2.3 Caprolactam Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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