PA6 & PA66 Yellowbook

PCI Nylon (a consulting company focused on the global nylon and polyamide industry) recently published the "World PA6 & PA66 Supply/Demand Report 2011", that is also referred to briefly as the "Yellowbook" among industry experts. It presents comprehensive current data on the global PA6 and PA66 market, broken down by product classes and countries worldwide. The 2011 Yellowbook surveys the entire process chain across polyamide production segmented into six fields of application: textile filaments, industrial filaments, carpet filaments, staple fibers, engineering plastics for the production of diverse components, and films. These applications currently account for a global consumption of around 6.8 million tons of PA6 and PA66. A total of 66 countries around the globe are examined in this detailed market study.
The facts compiled in the 2011 Yellowbook reflect a positive trend in the global polyamide market. The massive demand slump experienced in 2008/2009 in the wake of the global financial and economic crisis has been all but overcome in the course of 2010 and early 2011. However, a pronounced market shift has taken place during this period. Much of the demand recovery is attributable chiefly to the fast-paced economic growth of China. Today, China alone consumes around 30% of the global polyamide production (38% of PA6 and 15% of PA66, respectively). The 2011 Yellowbook identifies a mean annual growth rate of around 2.4 percent for the global PA market till 2020.