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31 August 2017
upgrading Capa™ plant in UK to step up commitment to Caprolactone market
Perstorp is securing the future of its Caprolactone business through a significant investment to upgrade its original monomer plant. The new equipment will be constructed using state of the art materials and the investment will future proof the production and even further increase security of supply.
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Advanced Materials, Coatings
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31 August 2017
Formic acid on EU register as hygiene condition enhancer
A recent EU regulatory decision dated June, 2017, concerning Reg. 2017/940, will lead to huge modifications in feed industry daily practices. Formic acid is now classified in functional group 1n: “hygiene condition enhancers” of the EU register of feed additives for the coming decade. This means that it is now allowed to add formic acid to any raw material or feed as a bacterial decontaminating agent (including but not limited to Salmonella), to improve feed hygiene. For the time being formic acid is the only product approved for this application.
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Animal Nutrition
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22 August 2017
Top fire classification for Perstorp Akestra™
Akestra™ 110, the new transparent plastic, has received top-rated classification of fire safety for building & construction according to EN13501-1. The top classification B opens up a wide range of new applications in the construction industry.
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Advanced Materials
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18 July 2017
Capa™ grades given food contact approval in US
Perstorp has acquired food contact use approval for its Capa™ for Bioplastics product grades 6500D and the new 6800D. By adding Capa 6800D to its product portfolio, Perstorp can now offer a higher molecular weight product to give customers more choices and flexibility in finding the right formulation.
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Bioplastics, Advanced Materials
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07 July 2017
Perstorp takes an important step to strengthen its position in the Polyol market
Perstorp, the world leader in Neopentyl Polyhydric alcohols (Polyols), today announces the agreement for the acquisition of Polialcoli Srl from Polioli SpA. The agreement includes the Neo, TMP and TMPDE as well as the associated Formate businesses located at the Vercelli site (Italy). Included in the transaction are also technology, know-how and equipment. The 74 employees who are currently employed in the acquired company, are welcomed to the Perstorp group.
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Investor Relations
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05 July 2017
Online dietary electrolyte balance calculator launched on feedacidifiers.com
Did you know that increasing dEB for broilers by 100 milliequivalents (mEq) gives a performance improvement of almost 4% in slaughter weight? This and loads of other information can be found at Perstorp’s new dietary electrolyte balance calculator on www.feedacidifiers.com which shows the usefulness for nutritionists of calculating the dEB of their diets.
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Animal Nutrition
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09 May 2017
ProPhorce™ Valerins: a revolutionary new molecule for a new age in animal performance
The Perstorp Group is proud to officially introduce ProPhorce™ Valerins to the market. ProPhorce™ Valerins are glycerol esters of valeric acid to be used in feed to promote animal performance.
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Animal Nutrition, Gut health
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27 April 2017
Notice of Force Majeure - ProPhorce™ AC200 and Calcium formate Tech
Due to power failure at Perstorp Group’s plant in Bruchhausen, Germany, Perstorp has been forced to temporarily close parts of its production. This affects Perstorp's calcium formate production and unfortunately we have to declare Force Majeure as regards to deliveries of ProPhorce™ AC200 and Calcium formate Tech. We are currently taking all measures to resume production and expects to restart within short.
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Animal Nutrition
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19 April 2017
Pevalen™ obtains FDA compliance for food contact applications
Perstorp has obtained independent expert opinion advising that its Pevalen™ non-phthalate PVC plasticizer can be used in important food contact applications in the USA. The advice, from an international law firm that has expert knowledge in food contact legislation, says that Pevalen is suitable for use at levels up to 32% in PVC intended to produce conveyor belts and gloves used in meat and poultry processing facilities, as well as in tablecloths.
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Advanced Materials, PVC Plasticizers
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04 April 2017
Launching Curalite™ at European Coatings Show 2017
At the European Coatings Show (April 4-6) Perstorp will launch Curalite™, a new range of boosters for cationic UV curing formulations, that can increase speed of reactivity up to 15 times. Cationic UV curing technology is the perfect choice for printing on challenging surfaces.
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Coatings, Resins