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Expancel 921 WE 40 d24, Preparation/Chemical mixture, Polymer, Wet, expanded thermoplastic microspheres used as a lightweight filler in coatings, leather and similar applications. It has a particle size of around 40 µm.

Expancel 920 WE 40 d24, Preparation/Chemical mixture, Polymer, Wet expanded thermoplastic microspheres, used as a lighweight filler in coatings, porous ceramics and similar applicatinos. It has a particle size around 40 µm.

Expancel 044 WE 20 d36, Preparation/Chemical mixture, Polymer, Wet expanded thermoplastic microspheres used as a lightweight filler in coatings applications. It has a small particle size of around 20 µm.

Expancel® expanded thermoplastic microspheres are lightweight fillers with extremely low density.

Expancel® BIO microspheres are designed to reduce reliance on fossil-based materials with a partially biobased polymer shell.

Expancel® unexpanded microspheres are blowing agents, expanding up to 60 times in volume.

The history of Expancel® Microspheres started with a slightly wild idea in the middle of the 70s that turned into a very useful product. Read more.

40 years ago, manufacturing started of a revolutionary product – Expancel Microspheres in Sundsvall, Sweden.

Nouryon has launched a new version of its Expancel® expandable microspheres targeted at specialty thin coatings applications. Expandable microspheres work as a filler and blowing agent to make products lighter and reduce overall costs. The new Expancel® Extra Small Microsphere (XSMS) line brings additional benefits to specialty thin coatings applications, such as improving the printability of thermal paper labels, tickets and receipts, as well as filling and upgrading genuine or artificial leather without sacrificing volume.

Nouryon is launching Expancel® XS200 microspheres at the 2025 European Coatings Show in Nuremberg, Germany. This innovative product represents a breakthrough in microsphere technology for interior decorative paints, offering customers a significant reduction in paint weight compared to traditional fillers without compromising performance properties.

Announcing the launch of Expancel® WB microspheres, an innovation in expandable microspheres for white shoe sole applications in the clothing and apparel industry at the 2024 Chinaplas exhibition in Shanghai, China. White shoe soles are in increasing demand by shoe manufacturers to meet strong consumer interest without compromising on performance or comfort.

Expancel® Microspheres is a lightweight filler and a blowing agent in one. Read more on how it can enhance and be used in a multitude of applications.

Regulations-approved solution for highly-resilient, anti-shrink wine corks

Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals leader, announced today that it has started full-scale production at its new Expancel® expandable microspheres plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin, US.

In thermoplastic processing, Expancel® microspheres is a phenomenal blowing agent and its uniform, closed cell structure results in a stable, controlled foaming process.