Perstorp’s production site in Stenungsund, Sweden
Specialty chemicals company Perstorp says it plans to have extra capacity of around 70,000 tons per year for production of carboxylic acids onstream during 2024. Increased capacity will meet growing demand in various high-value applications, including non-phthalate plasticizers for PVC, engineered fluids for applications such as refrigeration lubricants, and various propionates used in food preservation and carboxylic acids for use in animal feed gut health and preservation products, according to the company. Most of the output will be used in downstream production operated by Perstorp itself.
Perstorp says it will build a new plant on the site of its existing carboxylic acid production operation in Stenungsund, Sweden. Like the original unit, it will be capable of producing acids from C3 to C9 chemistry, significantly strengthening the company’s portfolio, according to Perstorp. Both plants will be fully integrated into Perstorp’s Oxo production platform.
The decision to go ahead with the capacity expansion comes during a period of high growth for Perstorp, which has maintained a strong position in its key markets despite disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the company.
“I am glad that our acid capacity expansion is now back on track, after a temporary delay due to COVID. This capacity investment will remove our last bottleneck and enable us to grow our unique non-phthalate plasticizer Pevalen and Pevalen Pro unconstrained in the coming years,” says Betty Lu, vice president for Oxo chemicals at Perstorp.
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