Market Challenges And Opportunities

Market Dynamics

Properties of nylon 46 such as strength, ductility, and high heat resistance promote its use as a versatile high heat engineering thermoplastic that finds application in the automotive and electronic sectors. Therefore, increasing demand for nylon 46 from the automotive and electronics industries is expected to boost growth of the global nylon 46 market over the forecast period. Other characteristics of nylon 46 include, high degree of crystallization, good rigidity at high temperature, and high water-absorption along with high chemical resistance.

However, high water absorption may lead to dimensional changes in the polyamide. Moreover, nylon 46 may darken with exposure to high heat and offer poor chemical resistance to strong acids and bases. These factors may hinder growth of the market to some extent.