Perstorp North America - Site Toledo

Location: Toledo, Ohio, USA

Main products: Sodium Formate, Trimethylolpropane, Di-Pentaerythritol, and Pentaerythritol

Perstorp has grown into a world leading specialty chemicals group. Founded in Sweden in 1881, Perstorp’s focused innovation builds on more than 135 years of experience, representing a complete chain of solutions in organic chemistry, process technology and application development. Perstorp has approximately 1,350 employees globally with manufacturing units in Asia, Europe, and North America.

Site Toledo is operated by the legal company Perstorp Polyols Inc. and is situated in Northwest Ohio.

Here is a glance at our history:

1976

Perstorp acquires Pentaerythritol (Penta) plant from Pan American Chemicals

1977

Pentaerythritol (Penta) Production begins

1989

Purchase of adjacent land from DuPont for Trimethylolpropane (TMP) plant

1990

Trimethylolpropane (TMP) production begins

1991

Acquisition of DuPont Formaldehyde Plant

1996

Construction of Formaldehyde Plant

2004

Di-Pentaerythritol (Di-Penta) production begins

2011

Acquisition of Ashland business (last Pentaerythritol producer in USA)

2016

Only Trimethylolpropane (TMP) producer in USA