PA6 production
Caprolactam is used for the production of fibers and filaments made of polyamide 6. Examples for end products of polyamide 6 are: clothing, carpets, ropes, fishing nets, molded plastic parts and packaging films. Engineering plastics like Durethan or cast nylon (shaped as sheet, plates, pipes, cast or rotational molded parts) are another important market for caprolactam. It is also used in numerous special applications.