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Customer sustainability journey simplified: Clariant puts product carbon footprint data at fingertips 

Customer sustainability journey simplified: Clariant puts product carbon footprint data at fingertips. 
© ClariantClariant has announced a significant milestone in its commitment to sustainability transparency and customer support. Since January 2025, the Product Carbon Footprints data (PCFs) for a large part of its Care Chemicals products are available for download on ClariHub, the company's digital customer platform.

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

Perstorp establishes Amsterdam site in key step to enter the growing synthetic ester business. 
(Photo: Perstorp)Global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), will serve growing specialty fluids markets from new site in Amsterdam.

Perstorp acquires OQ Chemicals Nederland B.V.

Perstorp acquires OQ Chemicals Nederland B.V. (Photo: Perstorp)Leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia’s PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announced Perstorp Holding AB has acquired 100 percent of the shares of OQ Chemicals Nederland B.V. from OQ Chemicals GmbH. The deal provides Sweden-based Perstorp with full ownership and control over all of the Dutch company’s production assets, related technology and employees.

Perstorp launches Synmerse™ DC – A high-performing immersion cooling fluid for safe and reliable operations

Perstorp launches Synmerse™ DC – A high-performing immersion cooling fluid for safe and reliable operations. (Photo: Perstorp)With the increasing demands on data centers due to advanced technologies such as cloud computing, machine learning (ML), and artificial intelligence (AI), traditional air-cooling methods are no longer sufficient. To address these challenges, leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), introduces Synmerse™ DC, a high-performing cooling solution based on a readily biodegradable synthetic fluid.

Perstorp completes offer of C8-C10 Oxo Alcohols utilizing synergies with owner PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad

PerstorpLeading specialty chemicals provider Perstorp completes its offer of C8-C10 Oxo Alcohols, by introducing Isononanol (INA), Iso-Dodecene and Oxo Oil 9N to the product portfolio. The new complete offer is made possible by utilizing synergies with Perstorp parent company PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), one of the largest integrated chemicals producers in Southeast Asia and part of the PETRONAS Group. The plant has been operational since early August.

Perstorp works with Intel Open IP Advanced Liquid Cooling on synthetic thermal management fluid

Immersion cooling unit developed with Intel Open IP, utilizing Perstorp’s synthetic thermal management fluid. (Photo: Perstorp)Leading global specialty chemicals innovator Perstorp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), has worked closely with Intel’s Open IP Advanced Liquid Cooling team in recent years. Together they have developed a high-performance synthetic thermal management fluid specifically designed for immersion cooling in data centers. They initiated the partnership in 2022 as a part of continuing efforts to create more sustainable data center cooling solutions. More recently, the partners participated in COMPUTEX 2024 in Taipei where Intel showcased its Gaudi 3 AI accelerator solution. The accelerator uses Intel’s SuperFluid Cooling Technology, which leverages the low viscosity and high flash point balance of Perstorp’s advanced synthetic thermal management fluid.

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