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Nylon 6 Pricing, Demand and Supply Overview
Nylon 6 prices in the United States, the highest-cost reporting region, rose 2.5% in Q2 2026 to USD 2,820.00/MT from USD 2,750.00/MT in Q1, extending a sharp climb tied to elevated caprolactam feedstock costs. Germany, by contrast, showed the most moderate regional trajectory, having actually declined through most of 2025 before firming sharply in 2026, closely mirroring the divergent regional pattern already evident in the underlying caprolactam market. Globally, the average rose from USD 2,604.60/MT in Q1 to USD 2,677.00/MT in Q2, a 2.8% gain. For H2 2026, a global average of USD 2,450.00-2,900.00/MT is expected, with elevated caprolactam feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm.
Nylon 6, chemically polyamide 6 and commonly abbreviated PA6, is an engineering thermoplastic produced by ring-opening polymerization of caprolactam, distinguishing it from Nylon 66's condensation polymerization route from HMDA and adipic acid. It serves widespread applications in textile fibers, automotive components including engine covers and fuel system parts, industrial films and packaging, and consumer goods such as fishing line and rope. Because caprolactam is its sole direct feedstock, this market's regional pricing tracks that underlying market's own divergent regional pattern closely, with Germany having lagged Asian markets through much of 2025 before both converged higher in 2026. Caprolactam feedstock costs, textile and automotive demand, and regional caprolactam production capacity are what drive prices in this market.
Nylon 6 Price Forecast for 2026
The outlook for Nylon 6 through H2 2026 stays firm, tracking elevated caprolactam feedstock costs tied to the broader Strait of Hormuz-linked petrochemical cost environment. Steady demand from textile fiber, automotive component, and industrial packaging manufacturers should continue supporting consumption, even as the pace of further gains likely moderates from the sharp Q1 2026 spike across every region tracked in this report.
The main upside risk is a further tightening of caprolactam feedstock availability, which would push production costs higher across every region. The main downside risk is a faster-than-expected normalization of caprolactam costs combined with softer textile and automotive demand, which would ease some of the current price pressure.
| Region | 2026 Price Range (USD/MT) | Outlook |
| Global Average | 2,450.00 - 2,900.00 | Elevated caprolactam feedstock costs keep this market firm |
| United States | 2,650.00 - 3,050.00 | Firm automotive and industrial demand sustains the highest cost |
| Germany | 2,550.00 - 2,950.00 | Recovering from a soft 2025 as caprolactam costs rise |
| India | 2,500.00 - 2,900.00 | Growing textile fiber demand drives continued gains |
| China | 2,300.00 - 2,650.00 | Large-scale caprolactam capacity keeps this the most affordable market |
For the Quarter Ending June 2026
Nylon 6 Prices Q2 2026:
- Germany: USD 2,720.00/MT
- United States: USD 2,820.00/MT
- India: USD 2,680.00/MT
- China: USD 2,450.00/MT
Nylon 6 Prices in Germany
German prices averaged USD 2,720.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 2.6% from USD 2,650.00/MT in Q1, continuing this market's recovery from a soft 2025 as caprolactam feedstock costs continued rising.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q2 2026 in Germany?
This market continued firming from the soft conditions that had characterized most of 2025, as rising caprolactam feedstock costs, tied to the broader petrochemical cost environment, flowed through to finished Nylon 6 pricing.
Nylon 6 Prices in the United States
US Nylon 6 prices averaged USD 2,820.00/MT in Q2 2026, the highest of any region tracked here, up 2.5% from USD 2,750.00/MT in Q1, as firm automotive and industrial demand continued supporting this market.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q2 2026 in the United States?
Firm demand from automotive component and industrial packaging manufacturers kept US buyers active even as caprolactam feedstock costs continued moving higher through the quarter.
Nylon 6 Prices in India
Indian prices averaged USD 2,680.00/MT in Q2 2026, up 3.1% from USD 2,600.00/MT in Q1, as growing textile fiber demand continued driving gains.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q2 2026 in India?
Growing demand from India's substantial textile fiber manufacturing base kept buyers competing for available supply, supporting continued gains through the quarter.
Nylon 6 Prices in China
Chinese prices averaged USD 2,450.00/MT in Q2 2026, the lowest of the four regions, up 2.9% from USD 2,380.00/MT in Q1, as large-scale domestic caprolactam production capacity continued absorbing elevated feedstock costs.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q2 2026 in China?
Large-scale domestic caprolactam production capacity continued keeping Chinese offers the most competitive of any region tracked here, even as the broader feedstock cost environment pushed prices modestly higher.
For the Quarter Ending March 2026
Nylon 6 Prices Q1 2026:
- Germany: USD 2,650.00/MT
- United States: USD 2,750.00/MT
- India: USD 2,600.00/MT
- China: USD 2,380.00/MT
Nylon 6 Prices in Germany
German prices surged 10.4% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,650.00/MT from USD 2,400.00/MT in Q4 2025, reversing the decline that had characterized this market through most of 2025.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q1 2026 in Germany?
Rising caprolactam feedstock costs, tied to the broader Middle East-linked petrochemical cost environment, reversed the declining trend that had characterized German Nylon 6 pricing through most of 2025, when this market had lagged Asian demand growth.
Nylon 6 Prices in the United States
US prices surged 7.8% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,750.00/MT from USD 2,550.00/MT in Q4 2025, as caprolactam feedstock costs spiked following the broader Middle East-linked energy market disruption.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q1 2026 in the United States?
Elevated crude oil and benzene prices, following disruptions to global energy markets tied to the Middle East conflict, increased production costs for caprolactam feedstock, and that pressure flowed directly through to finished Nylon 6 pricing.
Nylon 6 Prices in India
Indian prices surged 10.6% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,600.00/MT from USD 2,350.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the broader Asian caprolactam feedstock cost spike.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q1 2026 in India?
Rising caprolactam feedstock costs, combined with firm domestic textile fiber and industrial demand, pushed Indian production costs higher through the quarter.
Nylon 6 Prices in China
Chinese prices surged 10.7% in Q1 2026 to USD 2,380.00/MT from USD 2,150.00/MT in Q4 2025, tracking the global caprolactam feedstock cost spike even as domestic production capacity continued expanding.
Why did the price of Nylon 6 change in Q1 2026 in China?
Rising caprolactam feedstock costs, tied to the broader Middle East-linked petrochemical cost environment, fed through to Chinese Nylon 6 pricing even as expanding domestic production capacity kept the pace of the increase comparatively moderate.
Quarterly Nylon 6 Price Trends
Global Nylon 6 prices moved in a narrow range through most of 2025, with Germany actually declining even as India and China firmed steadily, before every region accelerated together in Q1 2026 as rising caprolactam feedstock costs, tied to the broader Middle East-linked energy market disruption, pushed prices to their highest levels of the period.
| Quarter | Price (USD/MT) | QoQ Change | Direction |
| Q2 2026 | 2,677.00 | +2.8% | ↑ Rising |
| Q1 2026 | 2,604.60 | +9.8% | ↑ Rising |
| Q4 2025 | 2,372.00 | +1.9% | ↑ Rising |
| Q3 2025 | 2,327.00 | +1.9% | ↑ Rising |
| Q2 2025 | 2,283.00 | - | — Stable |
| Q3 2026 | In Progress | - | — In Progress |
What was Nylon 6 Price in 2025?
Nylon 6 moved in genuinely different directions across the markets covered in this report through 2025, with Germany declining as it lagged Asian demand growth, while the United States, India, and China all posted firm annual gains, before every region converged into a sharp, uniform acceleration once caprolactam feedstock costs spiked in early 2026.
Nylon 6 Prices in Germany in 2025
German prices declined from about USD 2,600.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,400.00/MT by Q4, down roughly 7.7%, the only region among the four to post a negative annual figure, before the sharp Q1 2026 reversal that followed.
Nylon 6 Prices in the United States in 2025
US prices firmed from about USD 2,450.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,550.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 4.1%, tracking steady automotive and industrial demand.
Nylon 6 Prices in India in 2025
Indian prices firmed from about USD 2,100.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,350.00/MT by Q4, a gain of roughly 11.9%, tracking growing textile fiber demand through the year.
Nylon 6 Prices in China in 2025
Chinese prices firmed from about USD 1,900.00/MT in Q1 2025 to USD 2,150.00/MT by Q4, up roughly 13.2%, the strongest annual increase of the four regions, tracking expanding domestic capacity and demand.
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It serves widespread applications in textile fibers, automotive components including engine covers and fuel system parts, industrial films and packaging, and consumer goods such as fishing line and rope.
The Q2 2026 global average was USD 2,677.00/MT, ranging from USD 2,450.00/MT in China to USD 2,820.00/MT in the United States.
The global average rose from USD 2,372.00/MT in Q4 2025 to USD 2,604.60/MT in Q1 2026 and then to USD 2,677.00/MT in Q2, as rising caprolactam feedstock costs pushed prices higher across every region.
Nylon 6 is produced through ring-opening polymerization of caprolactam, a single feedstock, while Nylon 66 is produced through condensation polymerization of hexamethylenediamine, or HMDA, with adipic acid, two separate feedstocks, giving the two materials distinct cost structures and, in some applications, different mechanical and thermal properties.
The global average is expected in the USD 2,450.00-2,900.00/MT range, with elevated caprolactam feedstock costs likely to keep this market firm.
China holds the lowest cost given large-scale caprolactam production capacity, while the United States carries the highest cost among the regions tracked here given firm automotive and industrial demand.
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Caprolactam feedstock costs, textile and automotive demand, and regional caprolactam production capacity.
China maintains substantial caprolactam and Nylon 6 production capacity, with India, the United States, and Germany also significant producing and consuming markets tied to their domestic textile and automotive industries.
Buyers can monitor caprolactam feedstock cost trends given their direct and outsized influence on this market, time forward purchases around the quarterly breakdowns in this report, and benchmark supplier quotes against the tracked price ranges.
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