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NylaNova has secured a prospective buyer for the recycled nylon feedstock it is developing from post-consumer waste.
The Evanston, Illinois-based chemical recycling company announced a partnership Wednesday with nylon-6 producer Nylene, which will source caprolactam recovered through NylaNova’s recycling process. Caprolactam is the chemical building block used to manufacture nylon-6, a material found in apparel, carpets and industrial products.
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NylaNova’s technology, developed at Northwestern University, uses selective catalysts to break down nylon-6 waste into caprolactam that can be used to produce new nylon. The company says its process can handle mixed apparel, carpet and industrial scrap without pre-sorting, recovering more than 90 percent of the material.
Nylene operates an established nylon-6 recycling facility in Arnprior, Ontario, where it has used depolymerization technology since 1966. The agreement would give the manufacturer an additional source of recovered caprolactam for its nylon production.
“The real test of a recycling technology is whether a producer will buy the material and put it into production,” said Yosi Kratish, founder and chief technology officer of NylaNova. “Nylene knows exactly what quality their customers will accept.
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