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Related Keywords: 6, adiponitrile, butadiene, fibres, hexamethylenediamine, hosiery, intimate apparel sectors, INVISTA, nylon 6, nylon market, polymer plant

INVISTA has invested more than $600 million in China to support the nylon market, including a 215,000-ton hexamethylenediamine (HMD) plant and a 150,000-ton polymer plant, at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP), over the past five years.

Invista has been meeting with customers and industry participants to grow a combined strategy concentrated on meeting China’s local needs for ADN, which is used to make nylon polymer, fibres and other specialty materials such as hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) for coatings.

Related Keywords: air bags, apparel, carpet, coating, hosiery, includes hexamethylene diamine plant, industrial textiles, INVISTA, opens new nylon facility, polymer plant, Shanghai Chemical Industry Park

Invista opens a new state-of-the-art, nylon 6,6 facility in China. The new facility includes a 215,000-ton hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant and a 150,000-ton polymer plant, at the Shanghai Chemical Industry Park (SCIP). The opening of new nylon plant looks to meet the growing demand for products using the fibre such as hosiery and other apparel.

Related Keywords: biomaterials business, carpets, Dupont, DuPont Sorona, fiber applications, home furnishings, Kinston facility, nylon 6, polymer plant, Sorona

DuPont plans to invest $30 million over the next three years and create 18 new jobs at its facility in Kinston, N.C. The company’s Kinston site produces DuPont Sorona renewably sourced polymer.

Sorona is made in part from annually renewable plant-based ingredients and is used primarily in fiber applications, including textiles used in apparel, home furnishings, and for carpets, including residential, commercial and automotive carpets and mats.