| No. | Content | Page |
| | Executive summary | 3 |
| | Introduction & methodologies | 5 |
| I | Historic development of caprolactam (CPL) | 6 |
| I-1 | Basic properties of CPL | 6 |
| I-2 | Development of CPL in the world | 6 |
| I-3 | Development of CPL in China | 7 |
| | | 9 |
| II | Supply & demand of CPL | 9 |
| II-1 | Supply of CPL | 9 |
| II-1.1 | Summary of CPL producers | 9 |
| II-1.2 | Summary of CPL production | 12 |
| II-1.3 | Special findings about CPL | 13 |
| | Oversea large-scale CPL enterprises are taking measures to contend for CPL market of China | 13 |
| | The profit level of Chinese CPL manufacturers is currently very low along with the markup of raw materials | 13 |
| II-2 | Raw materials supply status for CPL production | 16 |
| II-3 | Pricing of CPL and its influencing factors | 18 |
| II-4 | Government policies | 18 |
| II-5 | CPL historic import and export analysis | 20 |
| II-5.1 | CPL export analysis | 20 |
| II-5.2 | CPL import analysis | 22 |
| II-5.3 | Countervailing case | 27 |
| II-6 | Chinese CPL demand & consumption patterns | 29 |
| II-6.1 | Demand of CPL in China | 29 |
| II-6.2 | Consumption pattern of CPL in China | 30 |
| II-6.3 | List of major CPL end users | 34 |
| III | CPL Technology | 35 |
| III-1 | Historic development trend of caprolactam technology | 35 |
| III-2 | Different pathways/methods | 36 |
| | -Traditional method | 38 |
| | -BASF method | 38 |
| | -Inventa method | 38 |
| | -DSM/HPO method | 38 |
| | -PNC method | 39 |
| | -SNIA method | 39 |
| III-3 | CPL technology status in China | 39 |
| III-3.1 | DSM HPO method | 40 |
| III-3.2 | SNIA method | 42 |
| III-3.3 | Technology structure of caprolactam in China | 44 |
| III-4 | CPL research status in China | 45 |
| III-5 | Comparison between domestic and oversea technologies | 46 |
| IV | Future forecast of CPL | 47 |
| IV-1 | Key factors and driving forces for the development of CPL | 47 |
| IV-2 | Future forecast of CPL to next 5 years | 49 |
| V | Conclusion, opportunities and recommendation on CPL | 51 |
| VI | Profile of active CPL producers | 53 |