Nylon Chain: Caprolactam Prices Rose Sharply By US $100 / Ton.

The supply of caprolactam is tight due to the strong demand of nylon forum line industry.

The shortage of caprolactam will continue until October, because many units in Japan will be overhauled.

The sharp rise in the price of caprolactam has also supported the nylon chip market, and manufacturers have increased their quotations.

The demand for downstream textile and tire sectors is also strong, providing sufficient support for slicing market.

The cost pressure of nylon yarn market has also increased dramatically. The price of caprolactam and nylon chips has risen sharply.

Under these circumstances,

Supplement:

According to the relevant national data, 1~6 months, chemical fiber production output of 14 million 473 thousand and 900 tons, an increase of 13.43% over the same period.

1~5 months, chemical fiber imports 365 thousand and 900 tons, an increase of 10.87% over the previous year, an increase in the month than in the first few months; chemical fiber exports increased rapidly, the volume of exports was 792 thousand tons, an increase of 50.21% over the previous year.

In 1~5 months, the average production and sales rate of the chemical fiber industry was 96.82%, 1.56 percentage points down from the same period, and the industrial fiber industry achieved 187 billion 625 million yuan in total industrial output value of 37.79%; the main business income was 182 billion 474 million yuan, a significant increase of 36.94%; the main synthetic fiber raw materials were imported 6 million 670 thousand tons, up 11.62% from the same year, and 536 thousand and 900 tons of human fiber raw materials were imported by 59.74%.

According to the statistics of National Bureau of statistics, in 1~5 months, the total profit of chemical fiber industry was 8 billion 66 million yuan, a significant increase of 2 times compared to the same period last year. The deficit of loss making enterprises was 661 million yuan, a significant decrease of 68.67% compared to the same period last year, and the total industry deficit was 14.57%, down 10.09 percentage points compared with the same period last year.

As the base last year was too low, the growth rate was obvious this year.