Northeast Asia (primarily mainland China) accounted for most of the world capacity in 2020, driven by the growth of nylon in the country, which drives the demand for caprolactam and adipic acid. The Cyclohexanone mixture used for adipic acid manufacture is referred to as KA oil (for ketone-alcohol). Mainland China, Japan, and Taiwan are the largest uncoupled Cyclohexanone producers. Western Europe had the second largest capacity in 2020, with local production sufficient to cater to domestic demand.

Around 82% of the global demand in 2020 was used in caprolactam production; the remaining was used in adipic acid and solvent applications. The demand for uncoupled Cyclohexanone is influenced by the Asian/mainland Chinese market, primarily because of the caprolactam and adipic acid production in the region used to manufacture nylon 6 and nylon 66. The United States and Western Europe are the only other large players for the uncoupled product in the market, as much of the Cyclohexanone these regions produce is consumed captively and are not available in the merchant market. The market in Western Europe is larger than in the United States, and this is expected to remain largely unchanged through the forecast period.
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