Stepan

INVISTA's nylon 6,6 polymerization — adipic acid + hexamethylenediamine → nylon salt → polycondensation — produces the fiber in carpets, stockings, and airbag fabrics. Condensation chemistry you trust with your life.

Lynas mines Mt Weld (Western Australia) — one of the highest-grade rare earth deposits on Earth. Our separation plant in Kuantan (Malaysia) splits Nd, Pr, Dy via solvent extraction — 500+ stages of liquid-liquid extraction chemistry.

Nanocyl's catalytic carbon vapor deposition (CCVD) grows multi-wall carbon nanotubes from ethylene on iron catalysts at 700°C. Our Plasticyl masterbatches reinforce automotive plastics — 1% CNT doubles tensile strength.