# Perstorp expands pentaerythritol plant in Bruchhausen

Perstorp is expanding one of its two pentaerythritol production lines in Bruchhausen, Germany, increasing annual capacity from 40,000 to 45,000 tonnes. The investment is EUR 7.6 million, and the new machinery will start operating in early May 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-02-28
- Where: Bruchhausen, Germany
- Value: $8.60M (7.60M EUR)
- Starts operating: May 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 45,000 tonnes per year of pentaerythritol
- Products: pentaerythritol
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Perstorp](https://endata.com/companies/21777.md)

## Sources

- [wp.de](https://www.wp.de/staedte/arnsberg/article216542581/perstorp-erweitert-chemie-werk-in-bruchhausen.html), 2019-02-28: "Die neuen Maschinen gehen Anfang Mai 2019 in Betrieb."
- [perstorp.com](https://www.perstorp.com/en/news_center/pressreleases/2019/capacity_expansion_for_pentaerythritol_at_our_german_site), 2019-03-18: "The expansion work at Site Bruchhausen started in June 2018 and is well on track for completion in May."

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