ConventionalNylon 6 and Nylon 6.6 Chain Prices (Monthly)
Nylon prices rose in September on higher feedstock costs. Benzene and caprolactam followed crude oil higher after new tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Nylon 6 filament producers passed most of the increase on to buyers and improved their margins. The rally lost momentum in the last week as crude oil and feedstock prices corrected.