Perstorp establishes Amsterdam site in key step to enter the growing synthetic ester business

In December 2024 Perstorp announced the acquisition of an ester plant, located outside Amsterdam in the Netherlands, where Perstorp plans to begin manufacturing a new range of synthetic esters early 2025. This marks Perstorp’s first step toward the growth of the synthetic ester business, targeting the specialty fluids markets and becoming a recognized leader and supplier of synthetic fluids that enable sustainability benefits such as enhanced operational safety, cooling efficiency, and reduced fluid maintenance. Furthermore, Perstorp intends to achieve ISCC PLUS certification for the site, to produce Pro Environment products with reduced carbon footprint, independently verified by third party.

“The acquisition will improve Perstorp’s position of becoming both a producer of building blocks and a supplier of synthetic esters. We can thereby advance our position in the value chain and serve new markets with innovative and more sustainable products”, says Dr. Valentina Serra-Holm, Vice President Engineered Fluids.

Perstorp plans to focus on application areas that have been underexplored and underserved, where significant opportunities or unmet needs have been identified. As such, Perstorp will focus its efforts on serving the specialty fluids markets, specifically dielectric fluids for data center cooling, where double digit growth is expected over the coming years.

“We strive for both a continued collaboration with our current customers and active relationship-building with end users and other partners in the value chain to drive adoption of synthetic ester in the emerging applications. Backward integration of our production process will secure reliable supply to our customers”, Dr. Valentina Serra-Holm continues.

Perstorp already has a progressive portfolio of products designed to improve sustainability performance, such as reduced carbon footprint, in a variety of applications. Most recently, Perstorp launched Synmerse™ DC, a biodegradable and high-performing synthetic cooling fluid, at Data Center World Asia in Singapore last October.

“We are committed to being a key collaborator and partner in new technology applications, and a dedicated sustainable solutions provider in various industrial and specialty chemicals spaces,” concludes Ib Jensen, CEO of Perstorp Group.