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Expancel HP92 DU 80, Preparation/Chemical mixture, Polymer, Dry powder of unexpanded thermoplastic microspheres used as a blowing agent in automotive applications. It expands at a temperature range of 116-200°C and the particle size is around 80 µm in its expanded form.

Expancel XS200 WEA 10 d70, Polymer, Wet, expanded thermoplastic microspheres used as a lightweight filler in paints and coatings. It has a very small particle size of around 10 µm.

Expancel® BIO microspheres are designed to reduce reliance on fossil-based materials with a partially biobased polymer shell.

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.

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

Expancel® Microspheres is a lightweight filler and a blowing agent in one. Read more on how it can enhance and be used in a multitude of applications.

Extra-small microsphere tailored for the global interior paint sector, Expancel® XS200 empowers paint formulators to now seamlessly integrate the magic of microsphere technology into paint products.

Nouryon today announced that it has expanded its alkoxylation footprint in Southeast Asia through an asset purchase on Jurong Island, Singapore. The acquired plant will enhance Nouryon’s ability to serve growing regional customer demand in key end-markets including Agriculture and Food, Home and Personal Care, Natural Resources and Paints and Coatings.

AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals is extending its offering of Kromasil® silica products to support key steps in drug development.

In 2023, Nouryon expanded our community partnership with the Philadelphia Eagles in the US. This collaboration includes volunteerism, employee and community engagement, and philanthropy.

Nouryon has expanded the Levasil® colloidal silica product line with two new products for the next generation of catalysts. The products have been developed to address the industry’s need for high purity and consistent quality in order to be able to produce more efficient catalysts that improve yield and performance.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business has completed the expansion of a Chemical Island in Brazil to support a major project for Brazilian forestry company Fibria. The world’s leading producer of eucalyptus pulp from planted forests, Fibria has invested $2.2 billion to more than double pulp capacity at its mill in Três Lagoas to 3.25 million tons per year.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is investing more than €4 million to increase production capacity in Sweden for its Levasil CC-branded product line of patented surface modified colloidal silica. The expansion will help meet growing customer demand and will strengthen the company’s market leadership position.

AkzoNobel’s Specialty Chemicals business is studying plans to expand production of high-purity vacuum salt at its Delfzijl site in the Netherlands. The project would increase output at the facility by around 25%.

AkzoNobel is to invest more than €10 million in Sweden to expand capacity for its chelated micronutrients, which are used as essential ingredients in the agricultural market.