Nylon 6 chip: operation mainly steady, CS chip demand healthy

The operating rate is basically steady among nylon 6 polymer makers. Only several plants in Zhejiang and Jiangsu are affected, while the curtailment is not evident. Polymer makers in Jiangsu including Yongtong, Hongsheng, Haiyang, Huafon, Weiming Petrochemical, etc. are all affected, but the operating rate of Jiangsu nylon 6 plants was low already, so the actual impact of the current round of power rationing is not obvious. By the end of Sep, the operating rate of nylon 6 HS chip plants pegs at 73% and that of CS chip plants stands low at 58%.