BASF Announces Price Increase on Caprolactam & Polyamide 6

Florham Park, NJ, October 22, 2021-Effective November 1, or as contracts allow, BASF will increase prices for caprolactam and polyamide 6 (PA6) polymer by $0.05 per pound, and polyamide copolymer by $0.15 per pound in North America.

Both are key ingredients in nylon carpet fiber.

BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany.