Chemicals

Ultramid® Nylon

Protecting, performing, comforting: An integral part of everyday life

Ultramid ®  Products

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Polyamides and Precursors

Chemicals

Ultramid® Nylon

Can rugged protection also be soft and pliable? Can comfortable also mean durable and long-lasting? Can high performance be reliable and forgiving? Can protective, performing, and comforting also be made sustainably? If we're talking about Ultramid® nylon it can. We've spent a lot of time listening carefully and responding with products and solutions that make a difference.

Products
BASF not only created PA6 but also a world-class portfolio of PA6, PA6/66, PA66, and a first-of-a-kind short-chain branched nylon known as Ultramid® Flex F.
  1. Ultramid® Nylon
  2. Nylon Intermediates
Markets
Ultramid® polyamides are the basis for tough and durable films, fibers, wire jacketing, monofilaments, and molded parts.
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Markets

Sustainability
BASF has been on the forefront of the shift to sustainable materials and continues to push forward in this area. Find out what we've been up to.
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Film
From complex multilayer PE/PA coextrusions to monolayer webs, from thermoforming films to lid stock, from food-contact to industrial films, BASF has you covered with a refined selection of nylon chemistries and support to optimize your film products.
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Fiber
Long a leader in producing nylon for fiber applications, we have a time-tested portfolio of polyamides for your spinning processes and applications from carpet to textiles to industrial yarns.
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Wire & Cable
Tough and flexible, our Ultramid® grades for wire jacketing shield your conductors from abrasion and provide critical resistance to gasoline, oil, and other hydrocarbons for building wire, power cable, fixture, and appliance wiring applications.
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Engineering Plastics
From complex multilayer PE/PA coextrusions to monolayer webs, from thermoforming films to lid stock, from food-contact to industrial films, BASF has you covered with a refined selection of nylon chemistries and support to optimize your film products.
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Monofilaments
Our tough polyamides exhibit even higher-tensile strength and durability in oriented form such as that found in paper machine clothing, weed trimmer string, and fishing line applications.
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Nylon Intermediates
With the broadest, highest-quality range of nylon intermediates, we are the supplier of choice for critical applications.
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