Caprolactam in China: Growth, Expansion, and the Path Ahead

December 4, 2024 – China’s Caprolactam Market: Growth, Expansion, and the Need for Innovation China’s caprolactam market has witnessed remarkable growth dynamics in recent years, with the apparent consumption soaring to 4.9795 million tons in 2023, marking a 16.68% increase from the previous year. Despite this surge, the self-sufficiency rate slightly declined to 98.81%. Notably,…

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Global Caprolactam Technology Expansion: HighChem Takes the Reins from Sumitomo

November 28, 2024 – Sumitomo Chemical Transfers Groundbreaking Caprolactam Technology to HighChem In a recent announcement, Sumitomo Chemical has revealed that it has formally transferred the intellectual property rights (IPR) of its proprietary gas-phase Beckmann rearrangement technology for caprolactam production to HighChem Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “HighChem”). The two parties have signed a…

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