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Nouryon has completed a €20 million project at Sundsvall, Sweden that significantly raises production capacity for its Expancel expandable microspheres. These are used to enhance the properties of products ranging from shoe soles and food packaging to wind turbines.

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.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than €20 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its Expancel product line for expandable microspheres.

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

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

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

Nouryon has begun the engineering phase at its Expancel expandable microspheres plant in Wisconsin, US, moving one step closer to better serving its specialty additives customers in North America. Construction on the plant is expected to begin at the end of the year.

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

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

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.

Explore our Thioplast® polysulfides products, Expancel® microspheres and Levasil® colloidal silica for improved performance in sealants and adhesives such as flexibility and strength.

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

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