Palsgaard gets a new owner

Einar Viggo Schou (1866 - 1925), who bought Palsgaard Estate in 1908, was an entrepreneurial gentleman. He had an impressive career as director and co-owner of Otto Mønsted's margarine factories in England, specifically Godley and Southall, which were the world's largest margarine factories. Schou was also the mind behind a groundbreaking invention: the double cooling drum, which revolutionized the production of margarine.

The dream of Denmark

In 1908, Schou returned to Denmark with his wife Elizabeth and their two children, Herbert and Gertrud. He dreamed of a large, beautiful, old estate with lush fields and a large livestock – a place where there would be room not only for enjoyment but also for hard work.

The invention of Palsgaard Emulsions Oil

Life as an estate owner was not enough for Schou. In 1913 he established a small experimental laboratory at Palsgaard, where he experimented with mixing liquids that normally do not dissolve in each other. Just four years later, in 1917, he presented a revolutionary invention: an emulsion oil that could bind water and oil together.

This invention, named Palsgaard Emulsions Oli, became the world's first industrial emulsifier and laid the foundation for two new factories at Palsgaard: Emulsion A/S (now Palsgaard A/S), founded in 1919, and a state-of-the-art margarine factory from 1925 (photo).

You can learn more about what Schou's invention could be used for in the video below.