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Nouryon plans to increase production capacity of its Expancel® expandable microspheres in China. The increase will result from the relocation of its production site from Suzhou to Ningbo, China, which is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2021, and will further strengthen the company’s leading global position in expandable microspheres.

Nouryon introduces Expancel® HP92 microspheres, a new innovation that is breaking boundaries for thermoplastic microsphere fillers in high-pressure manufacturing processes for the automotive industry. Lightweight materials are in high demand from automotive manufacturers to meet increasingly strict emission regulations and strong consumer interest in fuel-efficient vehicles that do not compromise on performance or passenger comfort.

On April 5, Nouryon executives and employees, along with representatives from the village of Howard and the state of Wisconsin, broke ground for Nouryon’s new world-scale polymerization plant in Wisconsin, US.

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.

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

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

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

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

The supreme elasticity of Expancel® microspheres combined with the thermal insulation properties are key in Incatech Total's cool roof coating. Learn more.

Lantor considers Nouryon an innovation partner who’s integral to their mission of delivering composite products of the highest quality. Learn more.

Expancel microspheres are used as a blowing agent in plastisols, for underbody coatings and sealants and for lightweight body fillers with improved sandability.

The high compressibility of Expancel microspheres ensures resilient seals for food packaging, without shrinkage or water absorption.