AkzoNobel Increases Capacity for Expandable Microspheres
AMSTERDAM - 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.
Increasing demand for the product, which is an essential ingredient in many consumer goods, industrial applications and the construction industry, means the company will expand its Stockvik facility near Sundsvall. Completion is expected by the end of 2018.