# BASF and HSCC explore polyamide 6 joint venture

BASF and Highsun Holding Group signed a non-binding MoU to explore combining their European polyamide 6 value chain activities in a 50:50 joint venture, potentially including global extrusion activities outside North America. The engineering plastics downstream businesses are not in scope.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2026-10-19
- Status: announced
- Products: polyamide 6, precursors, extrusion products
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [BASF](https://endata.com/companies/298.md) (partner)
- [Highsun Holdings Group](https://endata.com/companies/31929.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [basf.com](https://www.basf.com/global/en/media/news-releases/2026/10/p-26-187), 2026-10-19: "The European chemical industry needs to become more competitive. It requires supportive industrial policies as well as consolidation to create stronger companies that are better positioned to compete successfully on a global scale."

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