# BASF completes purchase of Solvay's nylon 6,6 business

BASF completed its purchase of Solvay's nylon 6,6 business for $1.4 billion. The deal includes nylon 6,6 polymer operations and a stake in an adiponitrile and hexamethylene diamine joint venture in France with Invista.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-02-10
- Where: France, France
- Value: $1.40B
- Status: completed
- Products: nylon 6,6, adiponitrile, hexamethylene diamine, adipic acid
- 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) (acquirer)
- [Solvay](https://endata.com/companies/1830.md) (target)
- [Invista](https://endata.com/companies/4454.md) (partner)
- [Domo Chemicals](https://endata.com/companies/28583.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [doi.org](https://doi.org/10.1021/cen-09806-buscon5), 2020-02-10: "BASF has completed its purchase of Solvay’s nylon 6,6 business."

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