Polyamide Resin
LEONA™
LEONA™ is Asahi Kasei's family of PA66 (polyamide 66, nylon 66) resins.
PA66 is short for polyamide 66—the chemical name—and also known as nylon 66 . PA66 is engineering plastic featuring excellent heat resistance and mechanical strength. PA 66 is crystalline thermoplastic resin.
Asahi Kasei is responsible for every step in the manufacturing process for PA66 polymers in house, starting from intermediates such as acrylonitrile, adiponitrile, hexamethylenediamine, and adipic acid.
We offer a wide range of product grades suitable for many different purposes spanning many industrial sectors—making us both Asia's No. 1 manufacturer* of PA66 resin and the No. 1 manufacturer in the Japanese market*, supplying PA66 resin primarily to Japanese automakers and meeting a broad spectrum of customer needs.
*Source: Based on global market sales volume and Japanese market sales volume from Fuji Keizai's 2023 Engineering Plastics Market Outlook and Global Strategy.