To fulfill rising market demand, Perstorp will significantly increase its manufacturing capacity of 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA) beginning in 2022. Perstorp's existing production plants will be used to support the investment and expansion, which has already begun.
2-EHA is one of the Perstorp Group's signature products, with the world's greatest 2-EHA production capacity. 2-EHA is a colorless liquid with one carboxylic group based on a C8 carbon chain that is commonly used in PVB film plasticizers and synthetic lubricants. It's also used to make paint drier metal soaps, as well as automotive coolants and PVC stabilizers. Wood preservatives, polyurethane catalysts, and pharmaceuticals are examples of other applications.
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Perstorp announces production capacity increase for 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA). (Photo: Perstorp)[/caption]
“As industries are recovering and adjusting to the ongoing pandemic, demand for 2-EHA has increased significantly in the past two quarters, indicating an increased demand for high quality raw materials. We have continued to successfully serve our customers with 2-EHA and are now investing in this expansion to meet future needs,” says Betty Lu, Vice President Business Management Oxo at Perstorp.
Sam Chia, Business Manager at Perstorp adds, “We see that the market development for several applications where 2-EHA is crucial requires that we respond with an increased production capacity. We are already in the implementation phase and in just over six months from now we expect to offer more 2-EHA to the market than today.”
Perstorp also recently launched 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid Pro, a partly renewable version of 2-EHA where 25% of the product is based on renewable raw materials, based on the mass balance concept that applies physical and chemical traceability. 2-EHA Pro is one of several products in Perstorp’s Pro-Environment portfolio that are all ISCC PLUS certified and designed to help customers reduce their carbon footprint.
