# Nouryon inaugurates new production line at Expancel plant in Stockvik

Nouryon (formerly Akzo Nobel) has inaugurated a new production line at its Expancel facility in Stockvik, Sweden, after a two-year expansion project. The investment is over 200 million Swedish kronor and increases capacity for expandable microspheres.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-06-04
- Where: Stockvik, Sundsvall, Sweden
- Value: $21.0M (200.0M SEK)
- Starts operating: 4 Jun 2019
- Status: completed
- Products: expandable microspheres
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Nouryon](https://endata.com/companies/8020.md)

## Sources

- [st.nu](https://www.st.nu/sundsvall/jattesatsning-i-stockvik-invigd-en-milstolpe/), 2019-06-04: "Det här är en milstolpe."
- [adhesivesmag.com](https://www.adhesivesmag.com/articles/97010-nouryon-increases-production-capacity-for-expandable-microspheres-in-sweden), 2019-06-19: "Nouryon has completed a €20 million (approximately $22.4 million) project in Sundsvall, Sweden, that significantly raises production capacity for its Expancel expandable microspheres."

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