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Data Legend. The Nylon 66 price chart shows the prices in USA Dollar per metric ton (USD/mt) in 4 locations, as follows:
- US: transaction, fob
- China: transaction, cif
- SE Asia: transaction, fob, Singapore
- Europe: transaction, fob, Italy
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Price Dynamics. The Nylon 66 price in United States increased during September 2018 to 3,800 USD per metric ton, which represents a slight rise of 4% compared to the previous month’s value. On a year-over-year basis, Nylon 66 prices in United States increased significantly by 27%. Meanwhile, in China, the average price of Nylon 66 amounted to 3,490 USD per metric ton, from 3,240 USD per metric ton one year earlier. On a month-over-month basis, the Nylon 66 price in China is 0.3% lower than the price one month before.
The price of Nylon 66 in Singapore rose considerably throughout September 2018, reaching 4,280 USD per metric ton. The price in Singapore is 13% higher than the average price in the previous month and 42% higher than the average price one year before. In contrast, Nylon 66 prices in Italy decreased modestly during September 2018, reaching 4,300 per, which means a decline of 2% from the previous month’s price and a rise of 16% from the previous year’s price.
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About Nylon 66. Nylon 66 (a.k.a. Polyamide 66) is one of the principal commercial nylons along with Nylon 6. The term ‘Nylon’ refers basically to polyamides, which are high polymers containing the amide repeat linkage in the polymer backbone. Those polymers not only were the first engineering thermoplastics, but still are the most important ones among these types of material.
Polyamides can be manufactured from different monomers and in different ways, depending on the intended end-uses. In this context, the two most common methods to produce polyamides are the polycondensation reaction from ω-amino acids, which leads to polyamides with amide linkages with the same orientation along the polymer backbone (type AB), and the polycondensation reaction of diacids and diamines, forming polyamides where the amide linkages alternate in orientation along the backbone (type AABB).
Nylon 6,6, specifically, is obtained from hexamethylenediamine and adipic acid via polycondensation and was the first commercially available allsynthetic fiber. It has valuable properties - abrasion resistance, wear resistance, hardness, resistance to chemicals and fuels - which make it suitable to a variety of applications.
It must be store in a dry, cool and ventilated area. Also, it is necessary to protect from source of flame, heat and ignition.
Nylon 66 production consists in the copolymerization of HMDA and adipic acid, in such a way that different manufacturing routes are related to different sources of such raw materials. In this context, Nylon 66 production routes are based on HMDA manufacturing pathways (from butadiene, acrylonitrile or adipic acid) and adipic acid sources (from either renewable or petrochemical sources). Raw materials and the respective production processes employed in the manufacturing of Nylon 66 are listed below.
- Hexamethylenediammonium adipate (amide formation)
The uses and applications of Nylon 66 may vary according to its specification. The main forms of Nylon 66 are pellets; fiber; and resins.
Nylon 66 is widely employed in the manufacture of fibers for textiles and carpets, as well as in the production of 3D structures by injection molding. It is also used in electronic devices, furnitures, car parts manufacture, and packaging. Many consumer products also exploit the properties of nylon, including for instance ski boots; bicycle wheels; kitchen utensils; fishing lines; and abrasion-resistant pneumatic transport piping.
