Nylon is one of the world’s most widely used synthetic materials, but producing it ...

Adipic acid, a fundamental component in the manufacture of chemical fibers, nylon 66, engineering plastics, and various pharmaceutical, food, and chemical products, is commonly synthesized through a ...

Most people have seen nylon listed as a material on their clothing tags, but nylon is used in an array of other products, too ...

BASF SE BASFY announced the cessation of production for adipic acid, cyclododecanone (CDon) and cyclopentanone (CPon) at its Ludwigshafen site. The production facilities for CDon and CPon are ...

Austin, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE)-- The Adipic Acid Market size is estimated at USD 5.98 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach USD 8.93 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 4.09% over the ...

Several biobased chemical makers plan to scale up production of nylon precursors made via fermentation. They are responding to demand from consumer product companies that want to reduce greenhouse gas ...

A new initiative by the Climate Action Reserve, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles, could play a significant role in curbing emissions of a potent climate pollutant from chemical plants in ...

Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has developed the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic acid, a raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66), from sugars derived from inedible biomass. This ...

According to data monitored by SunSirs, the adipic acid market weakened in early June. The average market price was 8,866 RMB ...

A chemical plant owned by Houston-based Ascend Performance Materials emitted 33,046 metric tons of nitrous oxide in 2018. That’s equal to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of 2.1 million automobiles ...

(Top) Adipic acid reacts with hexamethylenediamine to form an amide bond (red line), just like the reaction in Figure 1, but there's a big difference. The reaction product that I've called "Thing" ...