Palsgaard, a world leader in plant-based emulsifiers and polymer additives for the global food, packaging and plastics industries, will present its complete portfolio of sustainable polymer additives and offer first-hand insight in new developments at K 2022.

Ulrik Aunskjaer, Global Business Director, Bio Specialty Additives at Palsgaard, commented, “As the plastics industry is transforming from a linear to a circular economy, there is a fast-growing demand for renewable alternatives to conventional fossil-based formulations.”

"Beyond the more basic raw materials feedstock, this also applies to functional additives, where common synthetic chemistry is under increasing regulatory pressure while consumers demand more natural, safe and healthy ingredients also in the polymers in which their products are packaged," he continued. "At Palsgaard, we are addressing these issues with a full range of plant-based, food-grade polymer additives, backed by advanced customer and application support.”

In packaging plastics, Palsgaard’s Einar additives serve as highly effective anti-fog and anti-static surfactants, dispersing aids, ageing modifiers, EPS coatings and mold release agents.

Einar polymer additives are plant-based and food-grade and come in a variety of physical forms.

At the trade fair, the company will introduce new plant-based innovations in its growing portfolio, developed and optimized at Palsgaard’s Polymer Application Centre in Denmark to help customers stay ahead of increasingly stringent regulations, such as on food-contact, without compromising performance or quality.

All of these products provide a very good drop-in replacement for fossil-based additives in existing polymer formulations and are suitable for new responsible packaging solutions.

Palsgaard will also update visitors on significant investments made into the future of its polymer additives business. The expansion of the company’s carbon-neutral production capacity is proceeding as scheduled.

After the successful commissioning of a new emulsifier pellet line with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes in 2020, the Juelsminde site will receive a state-of-the art spray tower, which is expected to go on-stream in the fourth quarter of 2023 and add 30,000 tonnes to Palsgaard’s existing spray capacity. This will be complemented by multiple new reaction, distillation and esterification plants, altogether doubling the company’s overall production capacity by 2024.

In addition, new sales offices in Brazil, the United States and China will strengthen the support of customers in these regions, as Palsgaard is delivering on its strategy to develop long-term close partnerships and grow its global service capacities.