The actual DuPont material was structural Zytel Nylon 101, a member of the Nylon 66 family of plastics. Remington knew that fabricating a .22-cal. Nylon rifle posed three formidable challenges.

Toray develops chemical recycling technology for nylon 66 The Japanese company says it initially will target used automotive materials such as airbags with its depolymerization technology before ...

Adiponitrile has always been a bottleneck for the nylon 6,6 business because only three firms—Ascend Performance Materials, Invista, and Butachimie—make the chemical at large scale.

The actual DuPont material was structural Zytel Nylon 101, a member of the Nylon 66 family of plastics. Remington knew that fabricating a .22-cal. Nylon rifle posed three formidable challenges.

In the late 1950s, Remington took advantage of its parent company DuPont’s expertise in industrial chemistry and developed a revolutionary new firearm. The Nylon 66 was the first mass-produced ...

In February 2024, the partnership announced the world’s first enzymatically recycled nylon 66 product created from Lululemon nylon products mixed with other non-textile materials to create high ...

Nylon 6/6 has been in short supply for more than a year because of global feedstock issues. Dooley said that the material "is short, but pretty balanced" with global operating rates of 80 percent.

Adiponitrile is the core raw material used in the production of nylon 66 which is the key material that is widely used in automobile, aerospace and other engineering and construction sectors.

Ascend Performance Materials has begun production of nylon 6/6 resins and related feedstocks derived from used cooking oil.

Ascend Performance Materials has successfully developed a full chemical recycling process for nylon 6/6, marking a significant breakthrough in the industry.