Having learned its lessons at past NPEs, Expancel Inc. was back this year licensing a patented foaming agent for wood-filled composites and looking to grow its plastics business. The Duluth, Ga.-based ...

Of the many fillers now available to composites manufacturers, microspheres, also called microballoons, are the most versatile. To the naked eye, the small, hollow spheres appear like fine powder.

Sylvia Winkel Pettersson, Director Expancel at Nouryon, said: “Expancel demand is growing fast as we develop new applications to fulfil customer needs. Examples include underbody coatings, weather ...

LAST YEAR, Akzo Nobel made two big moves to complete a transformation that began in 2004 with the sale of some low-margin chemical businesses. The company sold its pharmaceuticals arm to ...