北美的尼龙生产商宣布将尼龙 - 6和尼龙 6 6纤维的价格提高 8%～ 10 % ,以跟上原料成本的增加。杜邦公司全球尼龙和地板材料的常务理事认为 ,提高产量将难以消除原材料价格上升带来的影响 ,必须提高尼龙价格。尼龙生产商第 1季度将尼龙价格提高 5 %～ 10 % ,然而只获得部分成功 North American nylon producers announced an increase of 8% to 10% in the price of nylon-6 and nylon 66 fibers to keep up with the increase in raw material costs. Du Pont’s executive director of global nylon and flooring materials believes that increasing production will hardly eliminate the impact of rising raw material prices and that nylon prices must be raised. Nylon producers increased nylon prices by 5% to 10% in the first quarter, but only partially succeeded