Pro-Environment Polyols
Perstorp makes major increase in production of Pro-Environment Polyols.
Perstorp, a global leader in polyols and a sustainable solutions provider, is taking a stand by converting a large portion of the polyols produced at their largest plant in Perstorp, Sweden, to Pro-Environment products. Perstorp will be able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for its polyol customers and downstream value chains as a result of this.
Perstorp, a leading sustainability-driven global specialty chemicals company, is continuing their sustainability journey towards becoming finite material neutral and aligning with the Paris Agreement, by converting all base polyols produced at their Perstorp plant – Pentaerythritol (Penta), Neopentyl glycol (Neo) and Trimethylolpropane (TMP) – to Pro-Environment.
From 2023, all fossil versions of the base polyols produced at the Perstorp plant will be replaced by Pro-Environment grades (Voxtar, Evyrone & Neeture) with partly renewable or recycled origin, based on a traceable mass-balance concept.
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The Pro-Environment products are ISCC PLUS certified and are identical to the fossil-based versions, meaning they can be used interchangeably. Customers and the value chain benefit from the products because they reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support the transition to renewable or recycled materials, in other words, they help to meet the challenge of achieving climate neutrality.
“Phasing out the fossil base polyols produced at the site in Perstorp is a bold move, but we are convinced that this is the only way forward for us, as an industry, to align with the Paris Agreement and significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.” says Jan Secher, CEO of Perstorp Group. “As an upstream company in the chemical industry we can, and should, make a positive impact across multiple value-chains by offering products with a reduced carbon footprint.”
Perstorp was the first to introduce a Pro-Environment polyol in 2010, and in 2017, the company announced its long-term goal of becoming Finite Material Neutral. The company has set science-based emission reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement since late 2021. The switch to Pro-Environment polyols will reduce Perstorp's use of finite materials while also providing the market with products that have a lower carbon footprint, helping Perstorp and its customers meet their Scope 3 reduction targets.
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