STENUNGSUND, Sweden - Perstorp has inaugurated a major new Oxo plant in Sweden to strengthen the company’s position in PVC plasticizers and chemical intermediates. The company 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.
“The new production platform is the single-largest investment in Perstorp’s history and clearly demonstrates Perstorp’s commitment to the PVC industry,” said Perstorp CEO Jan Secher. “It significantly boosts our output of valeraldehyde and 2-propyl heptanol (2-PH), two key raw materials for Perstorp’s innovative general-purpose PVC plasticizers, Emoltene™ 100 and Pevalen™. It is a testimony to our commitment to the PVC industry, and puts us in a very strong competitive position.”