Expancel® is a registered brand name for an expandable microspheres product. Expancel comprises microscopic plastic particles filled with gas. When the gas is heated, the pressure increases, the plastic shell softens and the microsphere volume increases more than 40 times.
Major application areas are injection-moulded PVC soles for footwear, printing ink, explosives and paper and board. Other usage areas are tennis balls, artificial marble, wine bottle corks and autobody and boat filler.
For more information, please visit www.expancel.com