San Diego-Genomatica(Geno)and Aquafil said they have"successfully"completed the first demonstration-scale production for plant-based nylon-6 and have now begun pre-commercial production(PCN,23-30 Nov 2020,p 2).The partners produced the first several tons of the plant-based nylon-6 building block caprolactam,converted it to nylon-6 polymer,and are now in the process of transforming it for evaluation in nylon applications,such as engineering plastics and yarns for textile and carpet.
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