Projects
PCC SE and PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG) officially start a joint project to produce specialty chemicals in Malaysia in September. To this end, PCC SE is selling 50% of the shares in its project company PCC Oxyalkylates Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (PCC-OM) to PCG. The objective of the 50/50 joint venture is primarily to access the markets for oxyalkylates (non-ionic surfactants and polyether polyols) in Southeast Asia and Asia-Pacific. It is planned to set up an oxyalkylates production facility in PCG’s integrated petrochemical complex in Kertih in the Malaysian state of Terengganu. The construction of the facility is targeted to commence in 2021 while production is scheduled to begin in 2023. The partners also intend to establish a joint research and development center. PCC SE had established the project company PCC-OM in 2017 with a view to expanding one of its core businesses into this growth region.
Chemicals
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, PCC is increasing its production of antibacterial soaps and disinfecting hand cleansers. The group company PCC Consumer Products Kosmet Sp. z o.o. (PCC CP Kosmet) is stepping up its production to three shifts in March, and its own, newly certified disinfectants are also going into production. In Germany, the ROKO Professional ANTI-VIRUS + disinfectant is sold from autumn in the PCC B2B online shop www.distripark.de.
The chemical companies within the PCC Group have launched GREENLINE – a new label for a product line of sustainable chemicals. PCC’s range of “green chemicals” includes high-quality products that provide for sustainability in a variety of ways, such as chemicals that improve the effectiveness of laundry detergents at low temperatures, thus facilitating reduced energy consumption. Other chemicals are particularly suitable for the manufacture of organic and eco-products. An overview of our range can be found in the Green Chemistry section of the large product portal of our Chemicals division (https://www.products.pcc.eu/en/green-chemistry/).
