Global company Nouryon held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 30, 2023 for its Expancel-brand expandable microspheres production plant in Green Bay. PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A global company held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday to celebrate the launch of its new production plant in Green Bay — the first of its kind in North America.
Gov. Tony Evers was in attendance, along with executives from Nouryon — a worldwide specialty chemicals leader which broke ground on the Expancel-brand expandable microspheres plant on Cornell Road roughly 18 months ago.
Serving customers across the continent in the packaging, construction, mining and automotive industries, Nouryon’s Green Bay site will complement its existing full-scale plant in Sweden and product expansion facilities in China and Brazil.
“As a global enterprise with plants around the world, we are thrilled you are continuing to invest in doing business here in the great state of Wisconsin,” said Gov. Evers. “This plant will further bolster the already booming business community here in Northeast Wisconsin and the jobs this facility will support will continue to strengthen opportunities for dozens of folks and their families throughout the region.”
In a news release, Nouryon described its thermoplastic microspheres as follows:
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. Customers also use Expancel expandable microspheres to enhance products in applications including curbside recyclable packaging materials, freeze- and thaw-resistant concrete, as well as sealants and coatings applications in the construction industry where prevention of cracks and water absorption are essential to prolong the life of weather-exposed building materials.
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