Invista enters 'new era of nylon 6,6'

Invista, a US-based producer of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers, said it has entered a "new era of nylon" by completing an expansion of its polymer site in Shanghai on Aug 8. Invista, a US-based producer of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers, said it has entered a "new era of nylon" by completing an expansion of its polymer site in Shanghai on Aug 8, which will double its annual capacity of nylon 6,6 polymer to 400,000 metric tons. Pang Guanglian, vice-secretary-general of the China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation, said, "To double Invista's nylon 6,6 production capacity in Shanghai is not only a strong response to current market demand but also an effort to precisely grasp future development trends." Here, we have a world-scale hexamethylene diamine plant, an adiponitrile plant, a nylon 6,6 polymer site and an Asia innovation center, making us a company owning one of the largest integrated facilities for intermediates and polymers worldwide," said Gary Knight, chairman of Invista Nylon Chemicals.