Who makes Vydyne now?
Vydyne is sold by Ascend Performance Materials in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Polymer: PA66, PA6. Checked Nov 2, 2026.
Buying Vydyne? Ask a polymer chemist →
- Owner now
- Ascend Performance Materials
- Status
- Parent changed 2025
- Polymer
- PA66, PA6
- Checked
- Nov 2, 2026
The short answer
Owner now (Americas): Ascend Performance Materials
Parent changed 2025
What changed, and when
Ascend filed Chapter 11 in Apr 2025 and emerged on Dec 19, 2025 with about $1.3 billion less debt and a new ownership group. Vydyne is still an Ascend brand.
Sources
Ownership history
- Monsanto (1973)
- Solutia (1997)
- Ascend Performance Materials (2009)
What to check on your Vydyne paperwork
- The brand name usually stays the same. Ask whether the legal entity on invoices, COAs and letters changed.
- Confirm your regulatory letters and UL file are still current.
- Check that your grade is still offered under the same code.
Company names you may see on older Vydyne paperwork
Monsanto, Solutia. If an old drawing, COA or UL file names one of these, it can still refer to Vydyne.
Current Vydyne data sheets
Ascend Vydyne brand page. Grade data sheets are in the Ascend product finder (products.ascendmaterials.com), searchable by brand. Use the newest data sheet and COA from the current owner, not a copy saved years ago.
Vydyne grades on this site
Other brands from Ascend Performance Materials
Need a second source for Vydyne?
Tell us why. A polymer chemist will reply with one to three alternatives, what differs, and what to test before you switch. Free.
Watch Vydyne
Get a short email only if Vydyne changes owner, is renamed or discontinued, goes on allocation, gets a price increase, or when a matching surplus lot comes in. Free. Add your other grades too.
Buying Vydyne or an alternative
ResinBridge quotes Vydyne where we can source it, or a matched alternative with what differs, from one gaylord to a railcar. See our guide to Nylon.
Questions
Who makes Vydyne now?
Ascend Performance Materials sells Vydyne in the U.S., Canada and Latin America (checked Nov 2, 2026).
Did Vydyne change owners?
Status: Parent changed 2025. Ascend filed Chapter 11 in Apr 2025 and emerged on Dec 19, 2025 with about $1.3 billion less debt and a new ownership group.
Where do I find current Vydyne data sheets?
On the owner's site: Ascend Vydyne brand page. Use the newest data sheet and COA from the current owner.
From our resin brand ownership tracker, which covers 318 brands with a source for every row. Spot a change we missed? Tell us.
Talk to a polymer chemist
Have a grade on a print, a bag label, or just a part you need to make? Send what you have.
- Send the grade, a callout or a photo of the bag label.
- A polymer chemist checks it, and suggests a matched alternative if it is hard to get.
- We aim to quote within one to three business days, from one gaylord to a railcar.
Need Vydyne or a matched alternative?
Send the Vydyne grade you run. A polymer chemist confirms it, quotes it where we can source it, or suggests a matched alternative with what differs.