Nylon 6,6 is widely used in performance apparel and fashion industries, with an annual production of approximately 4m tonnes. The material has been known to present recycling challenges ...

Nylon 6-6 is used to make many products that require strength, durability and weather resistance, from outdoor stadium seats to ski bindings to tire reinforcements. However, the material’s ...

Invista's Camden, S.C., facility. Materials firm Invista is adding space at its site in Lugoff, S.C., as it transitions nylon 6/6 resin made there from internal use to commercial sales.

In addition to nylon 6/6, Ascend is converting used cooking oil into acrylonitrile, hexamethylene diamine (HMD) and adipic acid. The new materials are part of the firm's Bioserve-brand portfolio.

Nylon 6,6 is one of the two most common types of nylon used for textiles and plastics, and one used in many lululemon performance-gear products. Today, recycled nylon is generally made from ...

Nylon 6,6 producers in the US also face competition from lower-priced alternatives such as nylon 6, polyester, and imports of finished goods that contain nylon.

WICHITA, Kan.—Materials maker Invista plans to double nylon 6/6 resin production capacity in China in a $230 million project. Capacity at the plant in Shanghai was increased by about 90 million pounds ...

Using recycled nylon 6,6, Lululemon has created samples of its Swiftly Tech Long-Sleeve Top — the first time this type of nylon has been recycled in this way, according to the retailer.

But given that the nylon 6,6 industry is already concentrated, with only a handful of players, the EC demanded that the companies sell off the bulk of Solvay’s European nylon 6,6 assets.