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Nouryon introduces its Expancel® 081 microspheres grade at the Pulp and Beyond 2026 event in Helsinki, Finland, from April 15—16, 2026. An innovative bulking agent, Expancel 081 addresses two of the biggest cost and sustainability drivers in paperboard production – fiber use and energy consumption. Specifically, Expancel 081 microspheres uniquely address the rising pressure faced by paperboard mills to increase the use of recycled fiber or fillers without losing key sheet properties like stiffness, bulk and thickness, and keep energy use in check.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has selected a location in the US for a world-scale polymerization plant for its Expancel expandable microspheres.

Expancel® microspheres are especially suitable in crack fillers for repairing small holes and cracks and for large areas with shallow fillings.

Specialty chemicals are used across a wide range of products and markets. Get a quick overview of the markets we serve.

We provide essential chemistry that enhances the properties of high-quality packaging solutions.

With decades of experience, we pride ourselves on being a global safety leader in specialty chemicals. We are now offering an interactive online education program that covers the most current safety practices when handling our thermoset, crosslinking, metal alkyls and Expancel products.

Expancel in printing inks lets you create 3D and suede effects on textiles and wallpapers. We also offer dispersing agents and products for emulsification.

Expancel® microspheres are optimal for developing highly flexible cool roof coatings and Levasil® colloidal silica enhances the anti-soiling properties.

Nouryon is launching a new solution for the building and construction market that boosts the effectiveness of energy-saving “cool roof” coatings by improving their ability to reflect light and enhancing their self-cleaning properties.

Nouryon provides a broad range of thickening and suspension solutions to MCP formulations, including base paints, hectorite solution (protective colloid) and continuous phase.

We supply the textile and fabric industry with additives and processing aids for use both with natural and synthetic fibers.

Discover our portfolio of thickeners, stabilizers, water retaining agents, lightweight fillers and more for water-based decorative paints and coatings.

Discover our portfolio of specialty additives to enhance your paint, coating or ink formulation. As well as initiators for manufacturing of coating resin. Main brands are Bermocoll®, Expancel® and Levasil®.

We supply crosslinking peroxides, antistatic additives, conductive blacks, flame retardant, Expancel Microspheres and other specialty additives used in the processing of polymers.