Expancel Microspheres is the world’s favorite secret ingredient. You can find it in all your everyday essentials – your car, your shoes, the cork that protects your wine. It helps product developers worldwide expand their business, enabling them to reduce weight, cut costs, improve quality and create unique finishes. Expancel has dual functionality as a blowing agent and lightweight filler. The microspheres consist of a thermoplastic shell encapsulating a gas. Add heat and they expand dramatically, up to 60 times their original volume. The product is supported by unmatched technology know-how, ensuring smooth integration into any process. Expancel is a trademark within Nouryon – a world leading provider of expandable microspheres.