Perstorp gains competitive edge in PVC plasticizer market
There was ribbon cutting. A large red button was pushed. And with that, Perstorp’s new state-of-the-art oxo alcohol plant at Stenungsund in Sweden—all 3200 valves, 250 kilometers of cabling, 6 kilometers of stainless steel pipe, 22 kilometers of carbon steel pipe and 40 heat exchangers of it—was symbolically taken into operation.
Perstorp gains competitive edge in PVC plasticizer market
The new plant represents a major extension of Perstorp’s capacity to produce PVC plasticizers and key chemical intermediates. The company spent a massive one billion Swedish kroner on the project—a project that, according to Perstorp CEO Jan Secher, “came in ahead of time and under budget.”
Perstorp introducing world's first renewable Oxo products
Perstorp is pioneering the Oxo-market by launching the first partly renewable carboxylic acids - 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid Pro 25 and Valeric Acid Pro 20. 2-EHA Pro 25 is based on 25% renewable raw materials, and Valeric acid Pro 20 contains 20% renewable content.
Perstorp Starts new Plasticisers and Intermediates Production
Stenungsund/Sweden – After an official launch in January, Perstorp's new production lines at the Stenungsund Oxo plant are running at full capacity: The company has one of the few fully integrated platforms in Europe providing customers with ready access a broad spectrum of plasticizers. The Oxo plant is also a source of products for other
20150521 Perstorp inaugurates Oxo plant to strengthen
Perstorp officially opened a major extension to its capacity to produce PVC plasticizers and key chemical intermediates. The new state-of-the-art Oxo plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, began producing material soon after its start-up in January, and is now running at full regime and delivering high quality material according to plan.
- Does Perstorp make PVC plasticizers?
- Perstorp officially opened a major extension to its capacity to produce PVC plasticizers and key chemical intermediates. The new state-of-the-art Oxo plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, began producing material soon after its start-up in January, and is now running at full regime and delivering high quality material according to plan.
- Is Perstorp a breakthrough in non-phthalate plasticizers?
- Perstorp, based in Malmö, terms the development “a significant advancement in non-phthalate plasticizers.” It says the additive –– with its innovative chemical composition –– sets a new benchmark in the industry of flexible PVC.
- Where is Perstorp's new Oxo plant located?
- Perstorp's new Oxo plant in Stenungsund, Sweden, the result of the company's largest-ever investment, is now producing key feedstocks for PVC plasticizers, lubricants, adhesives and surfactants.
- Why should you choose Perstorp?
- Perstorp offers high performing, innovative and versatile PVC plasticizer solutions, and we are continually looking to improve it. That’s because we know that PVC can be a valuable and valued resource if it is made, used, and disposed of thoughtfully.
- What makes Perstorp unique?
- Perstorp lists the following as key features of the new grade: Fully based on mass-balanced ISCC PLUS-certified raw materials. Low carbon footprint to reduce CO 2 emissions throughout the value chain. Drop-in replacement for easy adoption in formulations. True non-phthalate plasticizer.
- Is pevalen a sustainable plasticizer?
- All photos courtesy of Perstorp Group Swedish chemicals company Perstorp Group has introduced a new, more sustainable grade of PVC plasticizer. Pevalen Pro 100 features 100 percent renewable carbon content based on mass balance, applying chemical and physical traceability.
