Nouryon Begins Full-Scale Production at U.S. Expandable Microspheres Plant
Nouryon, a global specialty chemicals provider, announced that it has started full-scale production at its new Expancel® expandable microspheres plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The company said the launch of its new plant is an important milestone to better serve specialty additives customers in North America in the packaging, construction, mining and automotive industries, and complements existing full-scale plants in Sundsvall, Sweden, and product expansion facilities in China and Brazil.
Expancel expandable microspheres are used as a lightweight filler and blowing agent to make customers’ end products lighter, incorporate high-performing insulation properties or better reflect light to reduce energy consumption, cost and environmental impact. These properties are valued across a number of applications including cool roof coatings and automotive coatings and body fillers.