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History and Development of Nylon 6

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Nylons were introduced to the market in the late 1930’s. Of the various types, nylon 66 was the first. As is well-known, this product was developed by the DuPont Company as the first truly synthetic fiber with a broad range of applications. Soon after, about 1939/1940 nylon 6 fibers were introduced by the I.G. Farbenindustrie in Germany. Simultaneously, however, the I.G. also developed nylon 6, nylon 66, and nylon copolymers for plastics use.

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  1. BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany

    Paul Matthies

  2. BASF Corporation, Engineering Plastics, Bridgeport, New Jersey, USA

    Wolfgang F. Seydl

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    Raymond B. Seymour

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    Gerald S. Kirshenbaum

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Matthies, P., Seydl, W.F. (1986). History and Development of Nylon 6. In: Seymour, R.B., Kirshenbaum, G.S. (eds) High Performance Polymers: Their Origin and Development. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7073-4_4

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