Honeywell Resins and Chemicals plans to expand its production facility in Chesterfield, Virginia to cater to the rising demand for high-grade nylon polymers for packaging film and other applications. The new production line will be able to produce both nylon 6 and copolymer nylon 6/6.6 resins, with flexibility to produce either to match customer demand. The new line will have a capacity of 40,000 metric tonne per year and is expected to start production in the fourth quarter of 2015, expanding capacity at the facility to 200,000 metric tonnes per year.

Honeywell’s resins, sold under the Aegis brand name, are used in various applications such as fibers and filaments for carpeting, fabrics, nets and cords; engineered plastic components for automotive, consumer and industrial applications; and films for food and protective packaging.

Honeywell Resins and Chemicals is also a major producer and global supplier of caprolactam, a merchant-grade, nylon 6 intermediate used in a range of applications, including carpet, textiles, engineering plastics, films and industrial filament. The Honeywell plant in Hopewell, Virginia, with a capacity of 350,000 metric tons of caprolactam per year, is one of the largest single-site caprolactam production facilities in the world. Honeywell caprolactam is sold globally and shipped either in molten or flake form to a variety of downstream customers.

In addition to caprolactam and resins, Honeywell Resins and Chemicals sells chemical intermediates, including phenol, cyclohexanone and acetone. It is also a major producer of ammonium sulfate fertiliser, a co-product of caprolactam production, which is sold under the Sulf-N brand.

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