2. Economic aspects

2.1 Global market

Various sources including the Bureau d'Information et de Prévisions Économiques (BIPE).

In 1992, approximately 4.5 million tonnes of polyamides were processed worldwide, including 3.6 million in the form of textile fibres, mainly from PA 6 and PA 6-6, and 900 kt in the form of granules, broken down as follows:

• Europe 360 kt (40%)

• USA 250 kt (28%)

• Japan 187 kt (21%)

• Southeast Asia 50 kt...