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Nylon 6
Nylon 6, is a polymer developed by Paul Schlack at IG Farben to reproduce the properties of nylon 6.6 without violating the patent on its production. It was given the trademark Perlon® in 1952.
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Nylon 6, is a polymer developed by Paul Schlack at IG Farben to reproduce the properties of nylon 6.6 without violating the patent on its production. It was given the trademark Perlon® in 1952.
Nylon 6 is the most common commercial grade of nylon. Nylon 6 is tough, possessing high tensile strength. Smaller diameters and thinner thickness sheets are produced by an extrusion process, while larger diameter and thicker sheets are produced by a casting process.
A lower melting point of 215oC gives Nylon 6 a slightly lower maximum working temperature of 170oC short term.
Nylon 6 is used in a broad range of products requiring materials of high strength. It is widely used for gears, fittings, and bearings, in automotive industry for under-the-hood parts, and as a material for power tools housings. It can also be used in gun frames, such as those used by Glock, which are made with a composite of Nylon 6 and other polymers.
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Market Structure
Global Nylon 6 Market by Size, by Type, by Application, by Region, History and Forecast 2021-2032
Market perspective
Nylon 6, is a polymer developed by Paul Schlack at IG Farben to reproduce the properties of nylon 6.6 without violating the patent on its production. It was given the trademark Perlon® in 1952.
Nylon 6 is the most common commercial grade of nylon. Nylon 6 is tough, possessing high tensile strength. Smaller diameters and thinner thickness sheets are produced by an extrusion process, while larger diameter and thicker sheets are produced by a casting process.
A lower melting point of 215oC gives Nylon 6 a slightly lower maximum working temperature of 170oC short term.
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Nylon 6 is used in a broad range of products requiring materials of high strength. It is widely used for gears, fittings, and bearings, in automotive industry for under-the-hood parts, and as a material for power tools housings. It can also be used in gun frames, such as those used by Glock, which are made with a composite of Nylon 6 and other polymers.
In the American market, Major producers include BASF SE, Honeywell, Royal DSMN.V, Lanxess, Clariant Corporation, Unitika, Domo Chemicals, Firestone Textiles Company, Grupa Astoty, Libolon, Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC), UBE, EMS-Grivory and Shakespeare, etc.
The report provides an overview of the global Nylon 6 market in terms of capacity, output, revenue, and price, analyzing global market trends using historical revenue and sales data for 2021-2025, estimates for 2026, and projected CAGRs through 2032.
The study covers key producers of Nylon 6 and consumption patterns in major regions and countries, assesses future market potential, and highlights priority regions and countries for segmenting the market into sub-sectors, with country-specific market value data for the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, India, Germany, the U.K., Italy, the Middle East, Africa, and other countries.
The report also presents Nylon 6 sales, revenue, market share, and industry ranking for the main manufacturers for 2021-2026, identifies the major stakeholders in the global market, and analyzes their competitive landscape and market positioning based on recent developments and segmental revenues.
In addition, the report analyzes segment data by type and application—covering sales, revenue, and price—for 2021-2032, and evaluates and forecasts the Nylon 6 market size, projected growth trends, production technologies, key applications, and end-use industries.
Nylon 6 Segment by Company
BASF SE
Honeywell
Royal DSM N.V
Lanxess
Clariant Corporation
Unitika
DOMO Chemicals
Firestone Textiles Company
Grupa Azoty
LIBOLON
Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC)
UBE
Ems-Grivory
Shakespeare
Nylon 6 Segment by Type
Standard Nylon 6
Reinforced Nylon 6
Nylon 6 Segment by Application
Automotive Industry
Electronics & Electrical
Packaging Industry
Others
Nylon 6 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
Study Objectives
1. To analyze and research the global status and future forecast, involving, production, value, consumption, growth rate (CAGR), market share, historical and forecast.
2. To present the key manufacturers, capacity, production, revenue, market share, and Recent Developments.
3. To split the breakdown data by regions, type, manufacturers, and Application.
4. To analyze the global and key regions market potential and advantage, opportunity and challenge, restraints, and risks.
5. To identify significant trends, drivers, influence factors in global and regions.
6. To analyze competitive developments such as expansions, agreements, new product launches, and acquisitions in the market.
Reasons to Buy This Report
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 Nylon 6 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 Nylon 6 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.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Nylon 6.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Provides an overview of the Nylon 6 market, including product definition, global market growth prospects, production value, capacity, and average price forecasts (2021-2032).
Chapter 2: Analysis key trends, drivers, challenges, and opportunities within the global Nylon 6 industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Nylon 6 market competition landscape. Including Nylon 6 manufacturers' output value, output and average price from 2021 to 2026, as well as competition analysis indicators such as origin, product type, application, merger and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 5: Provides the analysis of various market segments by application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product production/output, value, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7: Production/Production Value of Nylon 6 by region. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region in the next six years.
Chapter 8: Consumption of Nylon 6 in regional level and country level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and production of each country in the world.
Chapter 9: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 10: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Standard Nylon 6
- Reinforced Nylon 6
Applications
- Automotive Industry
- Electronics & Electrical
- Packaging Industry
- Others
Companies covered
- BASF SE
- Honeywell
- Royal DSM N.V
- Lanxess
- Clariant Corporation
- Unitika
- DOMO Chemicals
- Firestone Textiles Company
- Grupa Azoty
- LIBOLON
- Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC)
- UBE
- Ems-Grivory
- Shakespeare
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Production Value Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Production Capacity Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.4 Global Nylon 6 Market Average Price (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Assumptions and Limitations
- 1.4 Study Goals and Objectives
2 Global Nylon 6 Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Nylon 6 Industry Trends
- 2.2 Nylon 6 Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Nylon 6 Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Nylon 6 Industry Restraints
3 Nylon 6 Market by Manufacturers
- 3.1 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Nylon 6 Production by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Nylon 6 Average Price by Manufacturers (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Nylon 6 Industry Manufacturers Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Nylon 6 Key Manufacturers Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Nylon 6 Manufacturers, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Nylon 6 Manufacturers Established Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Nylon 6 Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Nylon 6 Players Market Share by Production Value in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Nylon 6 Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Nylon 6 Market by Type
- 4.1 Nylon 6 Type Introduction
- 4.1.1 Standard Nylon 6
- 4.1.2 Reinforced Nylon 6
- 4.2 Global Nylon 6 Production by Type
- 4.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Production by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Production by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.2.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Type
- 4.3.1 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Type (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Type (2021-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Value Market Share by Type (2021-2032)
5 Nylon 6 Market by Application
- 5.1 Nylon 6 Application Introduction
- 5.1.1 Automotive Industry
- 5.1.2 Electronics & Electrical
- 5.1.3 Packaging Industry
- 5.1.4 Others
- 5.2 Global Nylon 6 Production by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Production by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Production by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Application
- 5.3.1 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Application (2021 VS 2025 VS 2032)
- 5.3.2 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.3.3 Global Nylon 6 Production Value Market Share by Application (2021-2032)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 BASF SE
- 6.1.1 BASF SE Company Information
- 6.1.2 BASF SE Business Overview
- 6.1.3 BASF SE Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 BASF SE Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 BASF SE Recent Developments
- 6.2 Honeywell
- 6.2.1 Honeywell Company Information
- 6.2.2 Honeywell Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Honeywell Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Honeywell Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Honeywell Recent Developments
- 6.3 Royal DSM N.V
- 6.3.1 Royal DSM N.V Company Information
- 6.3.2 Royal DSM N.V Business Overview
- 6.3.3 Royal DSM N.V Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 Royal DSM N.V Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 Royal DSM N.V Recent Developments
- 6.4 Lanxess
- 6.4.1 Lanxess Company Information
- 6.4.2 Lanxess Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Lanxess Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Lanxess Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Lanxess Recent Developments
- 6.5 Clariant Corporation
- 6.5.1 Clariant Corporation Company Information
- 6.5.2 Clariant Corporation Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Clariant Corporation Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Clariant Corporation Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Clariant Corporation Recent Developments
- 6.6 Unitika
- 6.6.1 Unitika Company Information
- 6.6.2 Unitika Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Unitika Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Unitika Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Unitika Recent Developments
- 6.7 DOMO Chemicals
- 6.7.1 DOMO Chemicals Company Information
- 6.7.2 DOMO Chemicals Business Overview
- 6.7.3 DOMO Chemicals Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 DOMO Chemicals Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 DOMO Chemicals Recent Developments
- 6.8 Firestone Textiles Company
- 6.8.1 Firestone Textiles Company Company Information
- 6.8.2 Firestone Textiles Company Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Firestone Textiles Company Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Firestone Textiles Company Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Firestone Textiles Company Recent Developments
- 6.9 Grupa Azoty
- 6.9.1 Grupa Azoty Company Information
- 6.9.2 Grupa Azoty Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Grupa Azoty Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Grupa Azoty Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Grupa Azoty Recent Developments
- 6.10 LIBOLON
- 6.10.1 LIBOLON Company Information
- 6.10.2 LIBOLON Business Overview
- 6.10.3 LIBOLON Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 LIBOLON Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 LIBOLON Recent Developments
- 6.11 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC)
- 6.11.1 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Company Information
- 6.11.2 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Business Overview
- 6.11.3 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Recent Developments
- 6.12 UBE
- 6.12.1 UBE Company Information
- 6.12.2 UBE Business Overview
- 6.12.3 UBE Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 UBE Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 UBE Recent Developments
- 6.13 Ems-Grivory
- 6.13.1 Ems-Grivory Company Information
- 6.13.2 Ems-Grivory Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Ems-Grivory Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Ems-Grivory Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Ems-Grivory Recent Developments
- 6.14 Shakespeare
- 6.14.1 Shakespeare Company Information
- 6.14.2 Shakespeare Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Shakespeare Nylon 6 Production, Value and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Shakespeare Nylon 6 Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Shakespeare Recent Developments
7 Global Nylon 6 Production by Region
- 7.1 Global Nylon 6 Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2 Global Nylon 6 Production by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Production by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Production Forecast by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.3 Global Nylon 6 Production by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.4 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.4.1 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 7.4.2 Global Nylon 6 Production Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 7.5 Global Nylon 6 Market Price Analysis by Region (2021-2032)
- 7.6 Regional Production Value Trends (2021-2032)
- 7.6.1 North America Nylon 6 Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.2 Europe Nylon 6 Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.3 Asia-Pacific Nylon 6 Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.4 South America Nylon 6 Production Value (2021-2032)
- 7.6.5 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Production Value (2021-2032)
8 Global Nylon 6 Consumption by Region
- 8.1 Global Nylon 6 Consumption by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2 Global Nylon 6 Consumption by Region (2021-2032)
- 8.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Consumption by Region (2021-2026)
- 8.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Consumption by Region (2027-2032)
- 8.3 North America
- 8.3.1 North America Nylon 6 Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.3.2 North America Nylon 6 Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.3.3 U.S.
- 8.3.4 Canada
- 8.3.5 Mexico
- 8.4 Europe
- 8.4.1 Europe Nylon 6 Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.4.2 Europe Nylon 6 Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.4.3 Germany
- 8.4.4 France
- 8.4.5 U.K.
- 8.4.6 Italy
- 8.4.7 Netherlands
- 8.5 Asia Pacific
- 8.5.1 Asia Pacific Nylon 6 Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.5.2 Asia Pacific Nylon 6 Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.5.3 China
- 8.5.4 Japan
- 8.5.5 South Korea
- 8.5.6 Southeast Asia
- 8.5.7 India
- 8.5.8 Australia
- 8.6 South America
- 8.6.1 South America Nylon 6 Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.6.2 South America Nylon 6 Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.6.3 Brazil
- 8.6.4 Argentina
- 8.6.5 Chile
- 8.6.6 Colombia
- 8.7 Middle East & Africa
- 8.7.1 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Consumption Growth Rate by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.7.2 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Consumption by Country (2021-2032)
- 8.7.3 Egypt
- 8.7.4 South Africa
- 8.7.5 Israel
- 8.7.6 Türkiye
- 8.7.7 GCC Countries
9 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.1 Nylon 6 Value Chain Analysis
- 9.1.1 Nylon 6 Key Raw Materials
- 9.1.2 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 9.1.3 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 9.1.4 Nylon 6 Production Mode & Process
- 9.2 Nylon 6 Sales Channels Analysis
- 9.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 9.2.2 Nylon 6 Distributors
- 9.2.3 Nylon 6 Customers
10 Concluding Insights
11 Appendix
- 11.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 11.2 Research Methodology
- 11.3 Research Process
- 11.4 Authors List of This Report
- 11.5 Data Source
- 11.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 11.5.2 Primary Sources
- 11.6 Disclaimer
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