4 Oct 2018
Perstorp appoints Jim Ren as Vice President for Feed & Food in Asia Pacific
Leading specialty chemicals company Perstorp has appointed Jim Ren as Vice President - Asia Pacific Region, responsible for the company’s Feed & Food Business Area. Ren, who joined Perstorp on October 1, reports directly to Perstorp Feed & Food Executive Vice President Roger Mann.
26 Sept 2018
Global specialty chemicals leader Perstorp announces new investors to accelerate the next stage of growth
PAI Partners today announces the transfer of their interest in Perstorp, a global leader in specialty chemicals, from PAI Europe IV to a new fund managed by PAI Partners and backed by Landmark Partners and other co-investors. As a part of the deal, the investors of the new fund have agreed to commit c. EUR 130 million for investment activities to further advance Perstorp’s growth strategy. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
25 Jul 2018
Perstorp upgraded to B- by S&P
S&P Global Ratings announced on 23 July 2018 that it has upgraded its long-term issuer credit rating for Perstorp Holding AB to B-. The outlook is stable. Concurrently, S&P announced that it is raising the issue rating on Perstorp’s Euro and USD Senior Secured Notes to B and that it is raising the issue rating on the Company’s Second Lien Secured notes to CCC and the issue rating on Prague CE Sarl’s Subordinated Notes to CCC.
24 Jul 2018
Perstorp to debottleneck its Capa™ caprolactone derivatives plants at Warrington, UK
Perstorp recently reported that they have made significant progress in ‘future-proofing’ its Capa™ caprolactone monomer plant in Warrington, United Kingdom. The monomer plant will be made more robust to ensure an even more reliable supply for customers around the world.
20 Jun 2018
Get ahead of the flow and go pro-environmental today
Switching from mineral oils to polyol ester base oils using a new generation of Pro-Environment Polyols can significantly reduce the cradle-to-grave environmental impact of synthetic lubricants. Perstorp’s renewable Penta, marketed as Voxtar™, for example, reduce the carbon footprint by up to 80%.
20 Jun 2018
Want to sharpen your sustainability?
You can with the new Pro-Environment Polyols
Perstorp was the first to introduce Pro-Environment Polyols (Voxtar™) and has a strong portfolio of acids for synthetic lubricants. The company is now extending its market lead with the introduction of several new pro-environment grades for POE and lubricant producers. With no loss in efficiency, safety or other performance criteria these pro-environment polyols give POE formulators an instant opportunity to sharpen their sustainability profile. This major environmental advantage can then be passed onto customers and through the lubricant value chain helping to differentiate lubricants towards consumers.
29 May 2018
Future-proofing of Perstorp’s UK Capa™ caprolactone monomer plant is on course
“Perstorp has made significant progress in ‘future-proofing’ its Capa caprolactone monomer plant in Warrington, United Kingdom. The project was announced last August, with work beginning in the final quarter of 2017. Major milestones have already been passed”, says Marie Grönborg, Executive Vice President Specialties & Solutions at Perstorp.
28 May 2018
Perstorp AB and 3D4Makers sign a Joint Venture agreement to form ElogioAM, a 3D Printing materials company
Perstorp AB, global leading specialty chemicals company, and 3D4Makers, a high performance 3D printing filament producer, are joining forces with a new Joint Venture: ElogioAM, to bring new material solutions in order to advance the additive manufacturing industry. By combining the deep insights of both companies into chemicals and polymers, ElogioAM is bringing the world’s first fifth-generation 3D filament, Facilan™, which enables applications previously unobtainable with other 3D printing materials.
17 May 2018
Perstorp announces name change of low-carbon runway deicer
Pergrip Run effectively deices runways, ensures safe take offs and landings even in the harshest of weather, while minimising harmful effects to the environment. It enables airports to lower their deicer related carbon footprint by up to 65 percent, it is biodegradable, and minimises corrosion to airplanes.
9 May 2018
Perstorp’s Feed Acid Review offers new insights into the future of the feed industry
For the first time, Perstorp is publishing an extensive review of the feed industry as it is today, and gathered research and predictions from experts all over the world to predict where it’s going in years to come. Read the Feed Acid Review 2018 to get access to these exclusive interviews.
3 May 2018
Feedpreservation.com: new technical online platform for farmers
Did you know that a salt based mold inhibitor can react with an organic acid based product? Or that beer and silage have a lot in common? You can find why that is and much more on www.feedpreservation.com: a brand new technical online platform focusing solely on the how and why of preservation of animal nutrition.
19 Apr 2018
Perstorp publishes Annual Report for 2017
2017 saw Perstorp reaching an extraordinary milestone with the delivery of an excellent volume-based sales growth of 10 percent and sales amounting to SEK 13,592 million. EBITDA excluding non-recurring items increased by 20 percent to record high SEK 2,133 million. A successful refinancing of the balance sheet in the third quarter last year, amounting to EUR 230 million, also gave the company lower interest rates on the floating rate notes.
