Aquafil will acquire Invista’s nylon 6 business activity in Asia Pacific. Aquafil is one of the main players in Italy in the production of synthetic fibers, particularly for polyamide 6 applications. Invista is a leading integrated producer of chemical intermediates, polymers and fibers. This deal will accelerate Aquafil’s investment program in the area of the Asia Pacific that remains the region with the highest potential in terms of demand growth for synthetic fibers.
Founded in 1965, Aquafil is present in three continents with a workforce of over 2,700 at production sites in Italy, Germany, Scotland, Slovenia, Croatia, USA, Thailand, and China. Aquafil is a pioneer in the circular economy also thanks to the Econyl regeneration system, an innovative and sustainable process able to create new products from waste and give life to an endless cycle. The nylon waste is collected in locations all over the world and includes industrial waste but also products (such as fishing nets and rugs) that have reached the end of their useful life.
Such waste is processed so as to obtain a raw material, caprolactam, with the same chemical and performance characteristics as those from fossil sources. The polymers produced from Econyl caprolactam are distributed to the group’s production plants, where they are transformed into BCF yarn and NTF yarn.
