Perstorp’s Swedish site has been debottlenecked to meet the increasing global demand for 2-EHA.
Perstorp has recently announced that it has increased the production capacity of 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid (2-EHA), in order to meet the global demand from customers. 2-Ethylhexanoic Acid is one of the flagship products of the company and it is widely used in safety glass for car windows, synthetic lubricants, paint driers and corrosion inhibitors all over the world.
“This expansion is really important to further strengthen our position in the 2-EHA market. There is a healthy demand from our customers and these extra volumes are most welcome”, has stated Betty Lu, the vice-president of the Oxo and Plasticizers business lines of Perstorp Group.
The Perstorp Group had already expanded its 2-EHA production capacity. This new further increase has been secured via debottlenecking two existing plants at the site in Stenungsund (Sweden).
“To enable the expansion, modifications were required for both 2-EHAL production and 2-EHA production. The installations included new installations as well as replacement and modification of existing equipment, piping and instrumentation,” has commented Andreas Utbult, the project manager of the Global Technology & Investments division at Perstorp. “It was a very intense period with a lot of work happening at the same time. I must say that it was the good cooperation between all involved that made the project successful and it feels great to be able to deliver on and exceed the project objectives.”