AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals - images

Purate is used to purify water in industrial environments.

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0200

Purate is used successfully to purify water in industrial environments. AkzoNobel is now selling this business to Ecolab.

Divesting the Oulu water treatment chemicals business

Eka Chemicals — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0100

AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals (formerly Eka Chemicals) has agreed in principle to divest its water treatment chemicals business in Finland, including the related production facility in Oulu, to the Feralco Group.

Niklas Larsson & Ruud Joosten

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:04:00 +0100

Niklas Larsson, Manager Specialty Products AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals, and Ruud Joosten, Managing Director of AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals, celebrate AkzoNobel’s €30 million investment that was inaugurated today in Sundsvall, Sweden. The production capacity for Expancel microspheres has been increased.

Production manager Minna Bäckman's speech focuses on safety and the environment.

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0100

A part of AkzoNobel’s investment into the production plant for Expancel in Stockvik, Sundsvall, Sweden has gone into new storage tanks. “Our focus is on safety and the environment; the new storage tanks meet today’s high requirements in this area,” says production manager Minna Bäckman.

Ruud Joosten cuts the ribbon

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0100

Ruud Joosten, Managing Director for AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals, cuts the ribbon and inaugurates the expansion of the Expancel microspheres production capacity in Stockvik, Sundsvall, Sweden.

Niklas Larsson

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:00:00 +0100

AkzoNobel inaugurates €30 million investment in the production of Expancel microspheres in Sundsvall, Sweden. “We have expanded our production capacity and can now meet the increased demand on the global market,” said Niklas Larsson, Manager Specialty Products, AkzoNobel Pulp and Performance Chemicals.

Production Manager Minna Bäckman shows Expancel microspheres.

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:45:00 +0100

AkzoNobel celebrates its €30 million investment in Sundsvall on the expansion of the Expancel microspheres production capacity. Most of the product is exported. “We can now plan better, reduce customer lead-times and optimize warehousing,” says Production Manager Minna Bäckman.

Part of the Expancel expansion project team.

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:45:00 +0100

Part of the team that led the expansion project at the AkzoNobel production plant for Expancel microspheres in Stockvik, Sundsvall. From the left: Minna Bäckman, Magnus Funcke, Jörgen Thelander, Ulrika Backlund, Thomas Ahlinder, Kjell Nilsson, Ulf Nordström and Michael Blomberg.

Expancel. Unloading and storage or raw materials meet high safety and environmental requirement

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:45:00 +0100

A part of AkzoNobel’s investment into the production plant for Expancel in Stockvik, Sundsvall, has gone into new storage tanks. The unloading and storage of raw materials meet today’s high safety and environmental requirements.

Expancel's production of microspheres is housed in these beautiful brick buildings.

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:45:00 +0100

The production of Expancel microspheres is housed in beautiful brick buildings in Stockvik, outside Sundsvall, Sweden, where most of the operations are located. These red brick walls, so symbolic of the industrial history of the site, now house advanced technology and modern production facilities.

Aerial shot of Stockvik's industrial area.

Eka Chemicals — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:45:00 +0100

AkzoNobel celebrates its €30 million investment in the production of Expancel microspheres, an export product produced in Stockvik’s industrial area, 6 km south of Sundsvall (Sweden). The plant lies on the bay of Sundsvall.

AkzoNobel's Jupiá Chemical Island officially opens.

Eka Chemicals — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:16:00 +0100