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Nouryon is launching an ingredient for the agricultural market that helps fertilizer and crop protection products to be combined in a single mix. Using Agrilan 1028, a new dispersant and compatibilizer, also boosts the performance of agricultural formulations, providing a means to improve both crop health and productivity for farmers.

Arquad GS, an innovative, environmentally friendly antimicrobial agent that enables the formulation of a robust and tintable anti-viral paint is being launched to Asian markets during the CHINACOAT show.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has launched an innovative multifunctional ingredient, Bermocoll EBM 3000, which optimizes the performance of water-based multicolor paints used on building facades to mimic the appearance of stone or marble.

This move reinforces the commitment to innovative, sustainable solutions tailored to the needs of the oilfield industry in the region. The Innovation Center will focus on research and development for sustainable drilling and completion, production, and stimulation processes, and will also serve as a platform for workshops and training sessions.

Nouryon has launched a new user-friendly self-service portal as part of its efforts to improve customer experience.

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 (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has launched a new film-forming polymer, Dermacryl X, that helps formulators to meet the latest consumer trends in the sunscreen market.

Nouryon has introduced a new Levasil® colloidal silica product line dedicated to the electronics industry. This latest addition to the Levasil line provides customers with a colloidal silica of superior purity to shape, smooth and polish high-performance substrates such as silicon wafers, required in the production of integrated circuits for electronic devices.

Legal Department recognized for streamlining Nouryon’s IP portfolio and significantly reducing spend.

Our manufacturing facility in Mahad has been operational for over three decades. The site's dedication to safety has been pivotal in ensuring a safe working environment for its employees resulting in an outstanding safety milestone - 12 consecutive injury-free years! - [Sept 2023]

Announcing today that our nine manufacturing sites in Brazil are now powered with electricity solely from renewable energy sources, helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to a low-carbon economy. We have 60 manufacturing sites around the world with nine in Brazil, which represent 25 percent of the Company’s total electricity usage. This achievement is part of the Company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and reducing its carbon footprint.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has introduced a new powder version of its Perkadox 16 (BCHPC) organic peroxide which will allow customers in the North American composites market to safely store larger volumes of product while meeting the latest fire safety standards.

Nouryon is now certified to the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification standard ISCC PLUS for the production of green ethylene oxide, ethanolamines, ethylene amines, and the surfactants derived from these raw materials at its site in Stenungsund, Sweden. The Company is a leading global producer of ethylene amines and surfactants.

Nouryon has opened a new integrated services office for its North America business in Houston. The company has three major chemical production sites and employs nearly 700 people in the Houston area.