Chemicals Updates

Asian Nylon Chain: Prices mixed amid upstream volatility, slow demand / Slow demand across nylon chain ahead summer lull / China's Tianchen Qixiang plans to shut its 200,000 mt/year HMDA plant for maintenance Nylon 6

May 20, 2026

Asian nylon 6 prices softened in the week to May 13 amid weaker support from feedstock costs and slow demand. Spot offers and tradable indications moved slightly lower during the week, with suppliers continuing to cite slower demand and weaker support from feedstock costs. "Downstream demand is in a bad shape now and upstream markets could plunge once the war ends," a Chinese producer source said. Looking ahead, sources anticipated the nylon 6 market weakness to persist, pressured by slow demand and upstream uncertainty stemming from the ongoing Middle East conflict and weakening cost support. FOB China nylon-6 resin prices for bright and semi-dull grades at $1,730/mt on May 13, down $20/mt week over week, based on lower domestic prices and within tradable indications heard at $1,730-$1,780/mt. Similarly, the full-dull...

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