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Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has started production of Butanox, one of its methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP) product lines, at its site in Pasadena, Texas, providing a local supply source and enabling a better service for customers in the North American market.

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.

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Nouryon joins hands with the Mahad Manufacturers Association to improve public health in India.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) has licensed its state-of-the-art carbon disulfide (CS2) manufacturing technology to a leading viscose fibers manufacturer in Indonesia, enabling the manufacturer to raise output of its plant on the island of Sumatra.

Nouryon has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ADOB Fertilizers, a leading supplier of chelated micronutrients, foliars and other specialty fertilizers. The acquisition will enable Nouryon to expand its product portfolio and broaden its offerings for customers in the crop nutrition market.

Nouryon has entered into an agreement to acquire the merchant triethyl aluminum (TEAL) business of Sasol, including its specialty fleet of returnable cylinders. TEAL is a metal alkyl essential in the production of high-volume plastics including polypropylene and polyethylene.

Nouryon plans to build a new production facility to meet the increasing global demand for innovative and sustainable additives for the rapidly growing Paints and Coatings end-market and other high-growth end-markets.

We are starting the development of a world-class manufacturing facility to produce two key intermediates for its organic peroxides business. Learn more.

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Nouryon today announced the expansion of its Kromasil® chromatography media manufacturing facility in Bohus, Sweden. Construction will begin in early 2025, and the start of production is expected in early 2027. This expansion will double the facility’s capacity to meet the growing global demand for peptide-based drugs in the GLP-1 receptor agonist class. Kromasil® chromatography media, a key product in the Company's Consumer & Life Sciences segment, plays a crucial role for purifying novel peptide-based pharmaceuticals, including treatments for type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals) will double production capacity for solvent-based organic peroxides at its Los Reyes, Mexico site, enabling it to support the strong growth of the North American polyolefin and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) markets. The expansion is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2020.

Nouryon will double capacity at its surfactants plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to support the growth of several existing products as well as new sustainable technologies for markets including oil and gas, lubricants and fuels, and asphalt. The €12-million expansion and upgrade project includes the installation of a new reactor and is expected to be completed by the first quarter of 2021.

Nouryon has inaugurated a demonstration plant in Stenungsund, Sweden to showcase a revolutionary and more sustainable technology platform to produce ethylene amines and their derivatives. The technology, which is based on ethylene oxide (EO), allows for selective production of a wide range of end products, enabling Nouryon to expand its ethylene amine product offering.