Ascend Performance Materials
HQ US
Major nylon 6,6 and adiponitrile producer — feedstock for nylon webbing.
manufactured · input
Ballistic Nylon / Polyester Bag Fabric
High-denier woven PA66 ballistic nylon and polyester (Cordura-type) fabric used for softside luggage, backpacks and travel bags. Asian-concentrated weaving and coating.
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Source countries
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Companies
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Goods affected
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Claims on record
What depends on it
Goods that need this input
1 essential American goods rely on ballistic nylon / polyester bag fabric somewhere upstream in their supply chain.
Where it comes from
Source countries
Share of global supply, by country.
| Country | Share of supply |
|---|---|
| INIndia | 49% |
| CNChina | 9% |
| DEGermany (Federal Republic of Germany) | 8% |
| KRSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) | 6% |
| CACanada | 6% |
| MXMexico | 6% |
| TWTaiwan | 4% |
| VNVietnam | 2% |
| TRTurkey | 2% |
| JPJapan | 1% |
| MYMalaysia | 1% |
| ITItaly | 1% |
Who makes it
Supplier companies
3 companies produce ballistic nylon / polyester bag fabric.
INVISTA (Koch)
HQ US
Maker of CORDURA brand high-tenacity nylon fabric and nylon 6,6 polymer/intermediates (adiponitrile); part of Koch Industries.
Toray Industries, Inc.(3402.T)
HQ JP
Toray Industries, Inc. (Tokyo; TSE: 3402; ~¥2.6T revenue) is Japan's largest synthetic fiber manufacturer and a major producer of SMS (spunbond-meltblown-spunbond) nonwoven fabrics for medical and hygiene applications. Toray's nonwovens business (Fibers & Textiles segment) produces meltblown and spunmelt fabrics at facilities in Japan, South Korea, China, and Southeast Asia. Toray's Eclat SMS fabric — a tri-layer structure with meltblown as the filtration core — is used in surgical gowns, drapes, and masks. Toray supplies SMS nonwoven to Kimberly-Clark, Mölnlycke Health Care, and major Asian mask manufacturers. Toray is also a major producer of polypropylene resin (feedstock for meltblown) through its petrochemicals affiliates, giving partial upstream integration.