Through our 50% stake in the Oxochimie joint venture, INEOS Oxide is now a major European producer of Oxo-Alcohols. The world-scale production unit at Lavéra, France produces normal-butanol, iso-butanol and 2-ethyl hexanol from the catalytic oxidation of propylene.

Applications

Normal-butanol and iso-butanol are versatile solvents used in a range of applications notably in coating formulations. They are also widely used as raw materials in the manufacture of glycol ethers, acetate esters and acrylate esters. 2-Ethyl Hexanol also has a range of solvent applications, but is primarily used as a raw material for the manufacture of DOP, a phthalate ester plasticizer.

Oxo-Alcohols 
at a glance...

• Annual Capacities
  Oxo-Alcohols: 150kt
  
  
• Main Product
  n-Butanol
  iso-Butanol
  2-Ethyl Hexanol
  
  
• Key Applications
  Coatings
  Glycol Ethers
  Acetate Esters
  Acrylate Esters
  Phtalate Ester (DOP)