DuPont Performance Polymers has increased the production capacity of DuPont Zytel PA 66 and PA 6 at its Uentrop facility in Hamm, Germany, by 20 per cent to meet growing demand in the global automotive industry.

Lightweight, high-performance Zytel nylon can be replaced with metal in automotive components and is at the leading edge of industry efforts to improve fuel efficiency, lower CO2 emissions and enable sustainable mobility, Dupont said in a press release.

DuPont is the largest, most globally networked nylon manufacturer focused on the engineering polymers market, and Uentrop is its largest nylon production facility in Europe.

Richard Mayo, global business director for the nylon businesses in DuPont Performance Polymers said, “Nylon continues to be the starting point for many product designers because it’s versatile, easy to mold and offers exceptional long-term performance in the most challenging environments. In many ways, nylon defined the category of Engineering Polymers and continues to redefine where plastics can go in the future.”

In electrical and electronic systems, Zytel nylon is widely used in enclosures, sockets, terminal blocks, circuit breakers, switches, and relays. With a high focus on quality and product consistency, DuPont manufactures a full range of PA66, PA6, PPA and Long Chain Polyamide (LCPA) resins in Europe, the US, and Asia. DuPont owns and operates world-scale, continuous-polymerization assets for nylon in all three regions of the world and operates compounding sites in 13 countries to ensure local supply wherever customers are located.

DuPont Performance Polymers works with customers throughout the world to help improve the performance, sustainability and cost of components used in automotive, aerospace, consumer electronics, health care, medical, and other diversified industries. (GK)