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CPL
CPL (caprolactam) is produced by benzene. Global CPL production in 2012 came in at 4.6 mn tons, while global CPL capacity in 2012 was 6.0 mn tons. The major downstream applications are engineering plastics, textile filament, industrial filament etc… The main producers in the world are Honeywell, BASF, DSM etc...
| Product | Upstream | Downstream application | Global capacity in 2012 | Global production in 2012 | Global CUR in 2012 | Top list |
| CPL | Benzene | Engineering plastics, textile filament, industrial filament, film etc. | 6.0mn tons | 4.6mn tons | 76% | Honeywell, CPDC, BASF Antwerp, BASF Corp., DSM, Capro Corp., DSM North America, Lanxess, Baling PC, DNCC |
