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Recycling Conversely, there has been an increase in the use of recycled PA in various end-use markets, which will have a negative effect on the demand for virgin PA. There is around 20,000 tonnes of PA fibre waste and around 35,000 tonnes of PA scrap generated in Europe, and it is being used as the basis for new compounds.
Recycling of polyamide components is integral to the automotive industry’s sustainability. PA fibre waste used in the injection moulding sector and PA regrind are key route-to- market channels. There
have been several major product and process developments during the last two years aimed at the more effective recycling and re-use of PA in multi- layer packaging films. PA recyclates have become a strategically important product in the portfolio of over 125 companies in Europe that are involved in either the regrinding, regranulation, or recompounding of PA moulded scrap. 31 of those are also producing their own proprietary compounds, with Aurora Kunststoff in Germany a leading player.
Applications Processing by injection moulding accounts for about 78% of the demand for PA. Film extrusion accounts for 12%, followed by other extrusion at 6%. Cast PA is the remaining significant process accounting for 3%. In injection moulding, the PA customer base has continued to become more concentrated, particularly in the automotive sector, although in consumer and industrial applications the structure of PA demand is more fragmented.
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There are 52 companies each moulding a minimum of 2,000 tonnes p.a. of PA across their European operations (including sub-contractors), with their combined usage estimated at 240,000 tonnes or 28% of the total European PA injection moulding market. Bosch, Valeo and Schneider Electric are the three largest PA users in the injection moulding market and, like many others identified in this report, clearly have large PA usage in other regions of the world which requires global service capability from their PA compound suppliers. In other processing sectors, it is significant to note that the three largest users of PA in Film Extrusion, Wipak, MF Folien, and Domo Nylon Films, together accounted for 35% of all PA used. Interestingly Domo (which is integrated into caprolactam and PA6 polymer production) announced in January 2021 that it is selling its nylon films business to Jindal.
About the report The new report Polyamide Markets in Europe 2021 complements our annual Performance Polyamides conference.
The report is a bottom-up analysis of the market, gathering consumption details of major users. The interview programme included three-dimensional analysis, questioning demand drivers within specific process and application areas, and discussing the potential for PA to displace alternative polymers and metals. Alongside this analysis are forecasts for PA demand to 2024 and a discussion of the key issues, including the impact of recyclates demand on virgin.
For further information contact Martyna Fong, Head of Consulting E /
sales@ami.international
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