World’s first renewable Capa™ for Bioplastics

Perstorp - November 05, 2015 - Perstorp is today introducing renewable Capa™ for Bioplastics, the world’s first of its kind. This is a concept which builds on the Capa™ Lactide technology, which enables a high renewable content in combination with vast opportunities to develop products with optimized performance for different bioplastic applications.

Perstorp Launches an Innovation Challenge

Perstorp Launches Innovation Challenge to help shape the future with Capa™ Thermoplastics. (Copyright: Shutterstock)Perstorp - September 01, 2015 - Perstorp, a world leader in specialty chemicals, wants your help in identifying and solving a future challenge in this ever-changing world. In celebration of the 40th anniversary of our versatile Capa™ caprolactone thermoplastic materials, we are launching a competition on Sept. 1.

Perstorp and Corbion launch jointly developed Capa™ lactide caprolactone copolymer for application in hot melt adhesives

Malmö - August 31, 2015 - Perstorp and Corbion jointly announce a breakthrough innovation for adhesives. Resulting from a partnership agreement both companies signed in 2011, a new lactide caprolactone copolymer has been developed that delivers major benefits in hot melt adhesive applications. The product is part of Perstorp’s Capa™ Lactide and the two companies are market leaders in their respective fields of caprolactones (Perstorp) and lactides (Corbion). The new material is expected to be the first in a series of innovations for the adhesive industry.

Perstorp now supplying surfactants market with 2-PH after start-up of new Oxo plant

Perstorp now supplying surfactants market with 2-PH after start-up of new Oxo plant. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - May 26, 2015 - Producers of surfactants and hard-surface cleaners around the world now have access to a major new supply of a highly cost-effective raw material, 2-propyl heptanol (2-PH). With the January start-up of its major new Oxo plant for chemical intermediates and finished products in Stenungsund, Sweden, Perstorp now has sufficient capacity to supply 2-PH to the merchant market as well as its own downstream operations.

Perstorp inaugurates major new Oxo plant in Sweden to strengthen position in PVC plasticizers and chemical intermediates

Sofia Westergren, Chairman of the municipality of Stenungsund and Perstorp’s Christer Andersson, Site Manager Stenungsund cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening of the company's new state-of-the-art Oxo plant for production of chemical intermediates in Stenungsund, Sweden. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - May 21, 2015 - 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.

Charmor™ micronized polyols from Perstorp respond to increasing calls for high quality intumescent coatings for steel structures

Charmor™ micronized polyols from Perstorp respond to increasing calls for high quality intumescent coatings for steel structures. (Photos: Perstorp)Perstorp - April 22, 2015 - Perstorp’s Charmor™ market-leading range of micronized polyols for intumescent coatings will be a focus of attention on the company’s stand (Hall 7A- stand 511) at the European Coatings Show in Nuremberg on April 21-23. Coatings containing Charmor™ can help save lives in major fires by prolonging the integrity of steel structures. As building fire safety standards around the world become increasingly strict, Charmor™ puts Perstorp in a strong position to help coating companies satisfy safety-conscious specifiers.

Perstorp launches Capa™ Lactide 8000 Series polyols for high-performance sustainable polyurethanes at the European Coatings Show

Perstorp launches Capa™ Lactide 8000 Series polyols for high-performance sustainable polyurethanes at the European Coatings Show. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - April 21, 2015 - Perstorp, the world’s largest producer of caprolactones, is unveiling a range of Capa™ Lactide copolymer polyols at the 2015 European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany, on April 21-23. The three new diols and one triol provide polyurethane formulators with increased opportunities to create high performance products with reduced carbon footprints. Capa™ 8000 series grades can be used in a broad range of polyurethane coating formulations.

Perstorp launches Capa™ Lactide 8000 Series polyols for high-performance sustainable polyurethanes at Utech Europe 2015

Perstorp launches Capa™ Lactide 8000 Series polyols for high-performance sustainable polyurethanes at Utech Europe 2015. (Photo: Perstorp)Perstorp - April 14, 2015 - A new range of Capa™ Lactide copolyols from Perstorp provides polyurethane formulators with increased opportunities to create high performance products with reduced carbon footprints. Perstorp is unveiling three diols and one triol at Utech Europe 2015 (on stand 2100), the international polyurethanes exhibition and conference being held in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on April 14-16.

Pevalen™ general purpose plasticizer from Perstorp meets the need for phthalate-free solutions in PVC

Fig 1. Compared to other general purpose PVC plasticizers, Pevalen™ is both more effective at creating softness and it also is less volatile. (Figure: Perstorp)With a key plasticizer, dioctyl phthalate (DOP), no longer permitted under European Union REACH regulations after February of this year, PVC compounders and processors will have to move to safer alternatives. Perstorp, one of Europe's leading providers of plasticizers, and one of the very few with upstream integration, is in a strong position to fill the gap with a next-generation alternative that combines high performance with ease of processing and important environmental benefits.

Successful start-up of Perstorp's new major Oxo investment in Sweden

Production of key raw materials for Perstorp's innovative general purpose PVC plasticizers, Valeraldehyde and 2-propylheptanol, and associated chemicals at a major extension to Perstorp's main plant in Stenungsund, Sweden has begun on time. Prime material is being produced soon after start-up.

Forty years on, Perstorp's Capa™ commitment is stronger than ever

This year is the 40th anniversary of Capa™, the multi-talented range of caprolactone monomer, aliphatic polyester polyols and thermoplastics from Perstorp. The Sweden-based global supplier of specialty chemicals continues to innovate with Capa™, to bring ground-breaking high-end performance to products and processes in adhesives, biopolymers, coatings, elastomers, and resins used in a wide range of applications. (Photo: Perstorp)This year is the 40th anniversary of Capa™, the multi-talented range of caprolactone monomer, aliphatic polyester polyols and thermoplastics from Perstorp. The Sweden-based global supplier of specialty chemicals continues to innovate with Capa™, to bring ground-breaking high-end performance to products and processes in adhesives, biopolymers, coatings, elastomers, and resins used in a wide range of applications.

Perstorp to launch new high-performance products at ECS 2015

Leading global specialty chemicals group Perstorp will unveil new products and enhanced support at the European Coatings Show 2015 (Stand 511 Hall 7A) as part of its on-going commitment to strengthen its offering for the global coatings and resins market. (Photos: Perstorp)Leading global specialty chemicals group Perstorp will unveil new products and enhanced support at the European Coatings Show 2015 (Stand 511 Hall 7A) as part of its on-going commitment to strengthen its offering for the global coatings and resins market.