Nylon 612 (PA612) has a wide range of applications and my country’s demand is highly dependent on imports

Nylon 612 (PA612) is also called polyamide 612. Its main component is polyhexanediamide, which is a long carbon chain nylon. Nylon 612 has the characteristics of good dimensional stability, high tensile strength, high impact strength, small relative width, low density, low temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, and low water absorption. It is widely used in mechanical processing, daily necessities, power systems, household appliances, and It is widely used in automobile manufacturing field.

Dodecanedioic acid (DC12) is the core raw material of nylon 612. As a long-chain dibasic acid, dodecanedioic acid has the advantages of good thermal stability and low toxicity. It is widely used in the production process of long-chain nylon and its products. In recent years, with the continuous advancement of biosynthetic technology, the development speed of my country’s dodecanedioic acid industry has continued to accelerate. As my country’s leading dodecanedioic acid company, Cathay Biotech’s production capacity ranks first in the world. In the future, with the further expansion of dodecanedioic acid production capacity, the development speed of my country’s nylon 612 industry will accelerate.

There are many types of nylon 612. According to different properties, it can be divided into flame-retardant nylon 612, glass fiber-added nylon 612, high-strength nylon 612, impact-resistant nylon 612, 20% glass fiber-reinforced nylon 612, chemical-resistant nylon 612, low warp Qunylon 612, etc. The nylon 612 industry has high technical barriers and high production costs. Chinese companies do not yet have the production capabilities to produce high-end products. This is the main challenge facing the development of the industry.

According to the “2023-2028 China Nylon 612 (PA612) Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report released by the Industrial Research Center It shows that nylon 612, as a high-performance engineering plastic, is widely used in many fields, including mechanical processing, daily necessities, power systems, household appliances, and automobile manufacturing. In the field of machining, nylon 612 can be used to produce precision mechanical parts; in the field of daily necessities, nylon 612 can be used as toothbrush filaments; in the field of power systems, it can be used as cable coating materials; in the field of automobile manufacturing, nylon 612 can be used Produces automotive motor coil bobbins.

The major global manufacturers of nylon 612 include Japan’s Toray Co., Ltd. (TORAY), Japan’s Ube Industries Co., Ltd. (UBE), Japan’s Teijin Co., Ltd. (Teijin), and the U.S. DuPont Company (DuPont), etc. DuPont is the first company in the world to develop nylon 612. Its main products include Zytel-158, Zytel-15lL and Zytel-153HSL. The products are widely used in the field of high-end toothbrushes. my country’s nylon 612 industry started late, and high-end demand mainly relies on imports. Shenma Group, Zikuang Group, Xinglong Nylon, etc. are the main participants in my country’s nylon 612 market.

Industry analysts said that nylon 612, as a polyamide material, has excellent performance and a wide range of uses. In the future, with the gradual release of market demand, the development trend of the nylon 612 industry will continue to improve. Compared with overseas developed countries, my country’s nylon 612 industry started late, and its technical level and product quality are relatively backward. In the future, with technological advancement, my country’s nylon 612 industry will gradually develop in the direction of high quality.