Nouryon Starts Production at Expandable Microspheres Plant in Wisconsin
Specialty chemicals provider Nouryon announced it has started full-scale production at its new Expancel® expandable microspheres plant in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Nouryon reports that the launch of the 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 its existing full-scale plant 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 applications that include cool-roof coatings and automotive coatings and body fillers.