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EcoLactam®, the sustainable nylon solution
Discover which solution meets your sustainability requirement.
Decarbonize your nylon with EcoLactam®
Being the world’s largest producer of nylon we took our responsibility to invest in reducing our environmental impact. The result of this multi-year improvement project resulted in the launch of EcoLactam®, a product family of sustainable grades of caprolactam, nylon-6 polymer and nylon-6 textile yarns.
EcoLactam® product family consists of 3 different options, each with a specific characteristic:
EcoLactam® IMPACT
EcoLactam® IMPACT is Fibrant’s core ultra-low carbon footprint product produced at industrial scale enabling us to make a positive impact on the environment. A significant reduction in carbon footprint was achieved by continuous process improvement, abatement of emitted GHG, energy consumption reductions and our proprietary HPO® and Hydranone® technologies. With this improvement we can proudly state that the carbon footprint of EcoLactam® is up to 70% lower compared to regular nylon produced at industrial scale.
Since we didn’t modify the product, but optimized our process, quality is not compromised. EcoLactam® IMPACT is available with a full Life Cycle Assessment, including critical review assessment by independent 3rd party.
EcoLactam® IMPACT is available as monomer (caprolactam), polymer (PA6) or textile yarn grades.
This product is also available in low moisture grade (AP quality) for special casting applications.
EcoLactam® BIO
EcoLactam® BIO is our ultra-low CFP product using Bio-Circular attributed feedstock, that is not infringing the food or feed chain. This mass balance product enables our customers to make an environmental impact by introducing it into the market on a mass-balanced basis. EcoLactam® BIO is ISCC PLUS certified. Using this bio-attributed feedstock leads to identical product characteristics compared to the traditional fossil based product but with the potential of lowering the carbon footprint below 2.0 kg CO2-eq/kg*.
EcoLactam® BIO is available as monomer (caprolactam), polymer (PA6) or textile yarn grades.
This product is also available in low moisture grade (AP quality) for special casting applications
EcoLactam® CIRCULAR
EcoLactam® CIRCULAR is our mass balance low footprint product based on recycled post-consumer plastic waste and is ISCC PLUS certified.
This true circular process results in a feedstock with identical characteristics compared to the virgin product, but with a lower environmental impact.
EcoLactam® CIRCULAR is available as monomer (caprolactam), polymer (PA6) or textile yarn grades.
This product is also available in low moisture grade (AP quality) for special casting applications
Low carbon footprint through innovative technology
Use of bio-circular attributed feedstock*
Use of post-consumer plastic waste via mass balance*
| Circular | Certified low CFP | High-end applicability |
Plastic waste reduce/reuse |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard caprolactam | ⚪ | ⚪ | ⚪ | ⚪ |
| EcoLactam® IMPACT | ⚪ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚪ |
| EcoLactam® BIO | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚪ |
| EcoLactam® CIRCULAR | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ | ⚫ |
* According to 
Cumulative carbon footprint from base chemicals to final yarn.
Given the relative high share caprolactam production has in in the total footprint of nylon yarn production, EcoLactam® IMPACT is the solution needed to significantly reduce the footprint of nylon-based products.
Why EcoLactam® is the impact that counts
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Contact Fibrant at ask.us@fibrant52.com to discuss your needs and how to meet them.
Download Product Data Sheets
For more information, please refer to the downloadable Product Data Sheets.
* Carbon footprint data of our products are the result of a calculation model certified by an independent authority and is based on primary data for scope 1 & 2 and some scope 3 emissions. Where primary data for scope 3 emissions are not available generic data from external databases are used.
Our other high-end sustainable products
Besides EcoLactam®, we deliver other pure quality products that meet your standards: