“With our new products, we are meeting the globally increasing demand for higher alcohols”

“With our new products, we are meeting the globally increasing demand for higher alcohols,” said Dr. Christoph Balzarek, global marketing manager for amines & oxo specialties at Oxea. “Flavors and fragrances for which we provide the raw materials with our special alcohols have the greatest added value of all additives in the food and cosmetics industry. By expanding our hydration capacities and our product portfolio, we will also be able to meet the future requirements of our customers worldwide,” Balzarek continued.

“Our new special alcohols ideally supplement our value chain, since they are manufactured from precursors that are also produced by Oxea. This backward integration allows for a high level of production efficiency, and gives us the ability to respond to customer demands very flexibly,“ said Miguel Mantas, responsible for sales and marketing on Oxea’s Executive Board. “Therefore, increasing our hydration capacities in Oberhausen is an important part of our successful strategy to expand into attractive growth markets,” he added.

Oxea is a global manufacturer of oxo intermediates and oxo derivatives, such as alcohols, polyols, carboxylic acids, specialty esters, and amines. These products are used for the production of high-quality coatings, lubricants, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products, flavorings and fragrances, printing inks and plastics. In 2011, Oxea generated revenue of about EUR 1.5 billion with its 1,365 employees in Europe, the Americas and Asia. For more information visit www.oxea-chemicals.com.