“Nylon Chain Report 2007” - Published by YnFx.com

India. (SANEPR.com) December 19, 2007 -- Global nylon consumption stood at 3.9 million tons, with more than 45% is consumed by Asia. Due to increasing demand for nylon, consumption in Asia is predicted to climb by 3.4% to 2.2 million tons. In Asia, especially demand from China is increasing as a result of increase in consumption. Consumption in China has increased to 1,032 thousand tons in 2006 as compared to 492 thousand tons in 2000. YnFx.com the leading provider of Textile Market Intelligence is pleased to publish an analyzed report “Nylon Chain Report 2007”.

In 2006, global benzene production stood at 39.12 million tons, an increase of 3.5% over previous year whereas its capacity increased by 1.5 million tons to 44.8 million tons. During the same period, about 38.9 million tons of benzene was consumed globally, out of which Asia consumed around 14.7 million tons, holding a share of 40% in total global consumption. North America’s consumption, the second largest consumer, declined by 1% in 2006 and amounted to 10.1 million tons

Global caprolactum production amounted to 4.07 million tons in 2006, with more than 40% produced in West Europe and North America (1.8 million tons). Asia, the largest producer of caprolactum, produced around 1.46 million tons making up 36% of the total global production. USA and Benelux are the major producing countries.

The “Nylon Chain Report: 2007” contains 138 pages packed with up-to-date statistics covering the entire value chain starting from benzene, followed by the intermediate (Caprolactum), down to nylon yarn and fibers. The Report consists of tabulations and graphical presentation of trends, statistics of demand and supply in the nylon chain across countries along with an objective analysis of the behavior of individual segments of the value chain. Major investments and capacity shut down have also been briefly captured. In addition to the above, the report also covers times series on production, imports, exports and apparent consumption for the period 1998 to 2006. Processes description, end use and derivatives along with the latest producer-wise capacity are added feature of this report.

To get the complete report and analyzed information on the Nylon chain industry please contact us at sales@ynfx.com or call us at (91) (22) 66291050.

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