
The global Nylon 6 market size is predicted to grow from US$ 19520 million in 2025 to US$ 27600 million in 2031; it is expected to grow at a CAGR of 5.9% from 2025 to 2031.
Nylon 6, is a polymer developed by Paul Schlack at IG Farben to reproduce the properties of nylon 6.6 without violating the patent on its production. It was given the trademark Perlon® in 1952. Nylon 6 is the most common commercial grade of nylon. Nylon 6 is tough, possessing high tensile strength. Smaller diameters and thinner thickness sheets are produced by an extrusion process, while larger diameter and thicker sheets are produced by a casting process. A lower melting point of 215oC gives Nylon 6 a slightly lower maximum working temperature of 170oC short term. Nylon 6 is used in a broad range of products requiring materials of high strength. It is widely used for gears, fittings, and bearings, in automotive industry for under-the-hood parts, and as a material for power tools housings. It can also be used in gun frames, such as those used by Glock, which are made with a composite of Nylon 6 and other polymers.
Global 5 largest manufacturers of Nylon 6 are BASF SE, Royal DSM N.V, LIBOLON, Lanxess and AdvanSix, which make up about 30%. Among them, BASF SE is the leader with about 13% market share.
Asia-Pacific is the largest market, with a share about 75%, followed by Europe and North America, with the share about 15% and 10%. In terms of product type, Reinforced Nylon 6 occupies the largest share of the total market, more than 75%. In terms of product application, Automotive Industry occupy the largest share of the total market, about 30%.
The “Nylon 6 Industry Forecast” looks at past sales and reviews total world Nylon 6 sales in 2024, providing a comprehensive analysis by region and market sector of projected Nylon 6 sales for 2025 through 2031. With Nylon 6 sales broken down by region, market sector and sub-sector, this report provides a detailed analysis in US$ millions of the world Nylon 6 industry.
This Insight Report provides a comprehensive analysis of the global Nylon 6 landscape and highlights key trends related to product segmentation, company formation, revenue, and market share, latest development, and M&A activity. This report also analyzes the strategies of leading global companies with a focus on Nylon 6 portfolios and capabilities, market entry strategies, market positions, and geographic footprints, to better understand these firms’ unique position in an accelerating global Nylon 6 market.
This Insight Report evaluates the key market trends, drivers, and affecting factors shaping the global outlook for Nylon 6 and breaks down the forecast by Type, by Application, geography, and market size to highlight emerging pockets of opportunity. With a transparent methodology based on hundreds of bottom-up qualitative and quantitative market inputs, this study forecast offers a highly nuanced view of the current state and future trajectory in the global Nylon 6.
This report presents a comprehensive overview, market shares, and growth opportunities of Nylon 6 market by product type, application, key manufacturers and key regions and countries.
Segmentation by Type:
Standard Nylon 6
Reinforced Nylon 6
Segmentation by Application:
Automotive Industry
Electronics & Electrical
Packaging Industry
Others
This report also splits the market by region:
Americas
United States
Canada
Mexico
Brazil
APAC
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia
India
Australia
Europe
Germany
France
UK
Italy
Russia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Turkey
GCC Countries
The below companies that are profiled have been selected based on inputs gathered from primary experts and analysing the company's coverage, product portfolio, its market penetration.
BASF SE
Honeywell
Royal DSM N.V
Lanxess
Clariant Corporation
Unitika
DOMO Chemicals
Firestone Textiles Company
Grupa Azoty
LIBOLON
Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC)
UBE
Ems-Grivory
Shakespeare
Key Questions Addressed in this Report
What is the 10-year outlook for the global Nylon 6 market?
What factors are driving Nylon 6 market growth, globally and by region?
Which technologies are poised for the fastest growth by market and region?
How do Nylon 6 market opportunities vary by end market size?
How does Nylon 6 break out by Type, by Application?
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1 Scope of the Report
1.1 Market Introduction
1.2 Years Considered
1.3 Research Objectives
1.4 Market Research Methodology
1.5 Research Process and Data Source
1.6 Economic Indicators
1.7 Currency Considered
1.8 Market Estimation Caveats
2 Executive Summary
2.1 World Market Overview
2.1.1 Global Nylon 6 Annual Sales 2020-2031
2.1.2 World Current & Future Analysis for Nylon 6 by Geographic Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.1.3 World Current & Future Analysis for Nylon 6 by Country/Region, 2020, 2024 & 2031
2.2 Nylon 6 Segment by Type
2.2.1 Standard Nylon 6
2.2.2 Reinforced Nylon 6
2.3 Nylon 6 Sales by Type
2.3.1 Global Nylon 6 Sales Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Nylon 6 Revenue and Market Share by Type (2020-2025)
2.3.3 Global Nylon 6 Sale Price by Type (2020-2025)
2.4 Nylon 6 Segment by Application
2.4.1 Automotive Industry
2.4.2 Electronics & Electrical
2.4.3 Packaging Industry
2.4.4 Others
2.5 Nylon 6 Sales by Application
2.5.1 Global Nylon 6 Sale Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.2 Global Nylon 6 Revenue and Market Share by Application (2020-2025)
2.5.3 Global Nylon 6 Sale Price by Application (2020-2025)
3 Global by Company
3.1 Global Nylon 6 Breakdown Data by Company
3.1.1 Global Nylon 6 Annual Sales by Company (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Nylon 6 Sales Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Nylon 6 Annual Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
3.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Revenue Market Share by Company (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Nylon 6 Sale Price by Company
3.4 Key Manufacturers Nylon 6 Producing Area Distribution, Sales Area, Product Type
3.4.1 Key Manufacturers Nylon 6 Product Location Distribution
3.4.2 Players Nylon 6 Products Offered
3.5 Market Concentration Rate Analysis
3.5.1 Competition Landscape Analysis
3.5.2 Concentration Ratio (CR3, CR5 and CR10) & (2023-2025)
3.6 New Products and Potential Entrants
3.7 Market M&A Activity & Strategy
4 World Historic Review for Nylon 6 by Geographic Region
4.1 World Historic Nylon 6 Market Size by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Nylon 6 Annual Sales by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Nylon 6 Annual Revenue by Geographic Region (2020-2025)
4.2 World Historic Nylon 6 Market Size by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.1 Global Nylon 6 Annual Sales by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Nylon 6 Annual Revenue by Country/Region (2020-2025)
4.3 Americas Nylon 6 Sales Growth
4.4 APAC Nylon 6 Sales Growth
4.5 Europe Nylon 6 Sales Growth
4.6 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Sales Growth
5 Americas
5.1 Americas Nylon 6 Sales by Country
5.1.1 Americas Nylon 6 Sales by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Americas Nylon 6 Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
5.2 Americas Nylon 6 Sales by Type (2020-2025)
5.3 Americas Nylon 6 Sales by Application (2020-2025)
5.4 United States
5.5 Canada
5.6 Mexico
5.7 Brazil
6 APAC
6.1 APAC Nylon 6 Sales by Region
6.1.1 APAC Nylon 6 Sales by Region (2020-2025)
6.1.2 APAC Nylon 6 Revenue by Region (2020-2025)
6.2 APAC Nylon 6 Sales by Type (2020-2025)
6.3 APAC Nylon 6 Sales by Application (2020-2025)
6.4 China
6.5 Japan
6.6 South Korea
6.7 Southeast Asia
6.8 India
6.9 Australia
6.10 China Taiwan
7 Europe
7.1 Europe Nylon 6 by Country
7.1.1 Europe Nylon 6 Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.2 Europe Nylon 6 Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
7.2 Europe Nylon 6 Sales by Type (2020-2025)
7.3 Europe Nylon 6 Sales by Application (2020-2025)
7.4 Germany
7.5 France
7.6 UK
7.7 Italy
7.8 Russia
8 Middle East & Africa
8.1 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 by Country
8.1.1 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.2 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Revenue by Country (2020-2025)
8.2 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Sales by Type (2020-2025)
8.3 Middle East & Africa Nylon 6 Sales by Application (2020-2025)
8.4 Egypt
8.5 South Africa
8.6 Israel
8.7 Turkey
8.8 GCC Countries
9 Market Drivers, Challenges and Trends
9.1 Market Drivers & Growth Opportunities
9.2 Market Challenges & Risks
9.3 Industry Trends
10 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis
10.1 Raw Material and Suppliers
10.2 Manufacturing Cost Structure Analysis of Nylon 6
10.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Nylon 6
10.4 Industry Chain Structure of Nylon 6
11 Marketing, Distributors and Customer
11.1 Sales Channel
11.1.1 Direct Channels
11.1.2 Indirect Channels
11.2 Nylon 6 Distributors
11.3 Nylon 6 Customer
12 World Forecast Review for Nylon 6 by Geographic Region
12.1 Global Nylon 6 Market Size Forecast by Region
12.1.1 Global Nylon 6 Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.1.2 Global Nylon 6 Annual Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.2 Americas Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.3 APAC Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
12.4 Europe Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.5 Middle East & Africa Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12.6 Global Nylon 6 Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
12.7 Global Nylon 6 Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
13 Key Players Analysis
13.1 BASF SE
13.1.1 BASF SE Company Information
13.1.2 BASF SE Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.1.3 BASF SE Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.1.4 BASF SE Main Business Overview
13.1.5 BASF SE Latest Developments
13.2 Honeywell
13.2.1 Honeywell Company Information
13.2.2 Honeywell Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.2.3 Honeywell Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.2.4 Honeywell Main Business Overview
13.2.5 Honeywell Latest Developments
13.3 Royal DSM N.V
13.3.1 Royal DSM N.V Company Information
13.3.2 Royal DSM N.V Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.3.3 Royal DSM N.V Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.3.4 Royal DSM N.V Main Business Overview
13.3.5 Royal DSM N.V Latest Developments
13.4 Lanxess
13.4.1 Lanxess Company Information
13.4.2 Lanxess Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.4.3 Lanxess Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.4.4 Lanxess Main Business Overview
13.4.5 Lanxess Latest Developments
13.5 Clariant Corporation
13.5.1 Clariant Corporation Company Information
13.5.2 Clariant Corporation Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.5.3 Clariant Corporation Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.5.4 Clariant Corporation Main Business Overview
13.5.5 Clariant Corporation Latest Developments
13.6 Unitika
13.6.1 Unitika Company Information
13.6.2 Unitika Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.6.3 Unitika Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.6.4 Unitika Main Business Overview
13.6.5 Unitika Latest Developments
13.7 DOMO Chemicals
13.7.1 DOMO Chemicals Company Information
13.7.2 DOMO Chemicals Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.7.3 DOMO Chemicals Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.7.4 DOMO Chemicals Main Business Overview
13.7.5 DOMO Chemicals Latest Developments
13.8 Firestone Textiles Company
13.8.1 Firestone Textiles Company Company Information
13.8.2 Firestone Textiles Company Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.8.3 Firestone Textiles Company Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.8.4 Firestone Textiles Company Main Business Overview
13.8.5 Firestone Textiles Company Latest Developments
13.9 Grupa Azoty
13.9.1 Grupa Azoty Company Information
13.9.2 Grupa Azoty Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.9.3 Grupa Azoty Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.9.4 Grupa Azoty Main Business Overview
13.9.5 Grupa Azoty Latest Developments
13.10 LIBOLON
13.10.1 LIBOLON Company Information
13.10.2 LIBOLON Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.10.3 LIBOLON Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.10.4 LIBOLON Main Business Overview
13.10.5 LIBOLON Latest Developments
13.11 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC)
13.11.1 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Company Information
13.11.2 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.11.3 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.11.4 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Main Business Overview
13.11.5 Polymeric Resources Corporation (PRC) Latest Developments
13.12 UBE
13.12.1 UBE Company Information
13.12.2 UBE Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.12.3 UBE Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.12.4 UBE Main Business Overview
13.12.5 UBE Latest Developments
13.13 Ems-Grivory
13.13.1 Ems-Grivory Company Information
13.13.2 Ems-Grivory Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.13.3 Ems-Grivory Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.13.4 Ems-Grivory Main Business Overview
13.13.5 Ems-Grivory Latest Developments
13.14 Shakespeare
13.14.1 Shakespeare Company Information
13.14.2 Shakespeare Nylon 6 Product Portfolios and Specifications
13.14.3 Shakespeare Nylon 6 Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
13.14.4 Shakespeare Main Business Overview
13.14.5 Shakespeare Latest Developments
14 Research Findings and Conclusion
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