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Honeywell ups caprolactam

October 9, 2006 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 84, Issue 41

Honeywell is expanding caprolactam capacity at its Hopewell, Va., plant by 10%. The plant, called the world's largest such facility, currently has 340,000 metric tons per year of capacity for the nylon 6 intermediate. The company says the expansion is meant to supply a growing merchant market. Caprolactam demand in China alone rose by 40% between 2002 and 2005, the firm says, hitting 700,000 metric tons per year.

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