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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.

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 has selected Green Bay, Wisconsin, US as the location for a new facility to produce its Expancel expandable microspheres. The expansion project, which was announced last year, strengthens the company’s position in expandable microspheres, which are used to make customers’ end products lighter and reduce costs.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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