Integrated Nylon
Intermediates:
- End use markets: fibers, fertilizers, plastics, resins
- Major customers: Hercules, Hoechst Celanese, Toray, and internal customers
- Major competitors: Asahi, DuPont, Rhodia
- Major raw materials: ammonia, cyclohexane, propylene
- Competitive advantages: world-class scale, technology
- Key opportunities: debottleneck cost reductions
Nylon Carpet:
- End use markets: U.S. upscale carpeting
- Major customers: Beaulieu, Mohawk, Shaw Industries
- Major competitors: Honeywell, BASF, DuPont
- Major raw materials: nylon 6,6 salt
- Competitive advantages: Wear-Dated brand, vertical integration
- Key opportunities: low cost expansion, portfolio mix improvement