Nouryon Launches Shanghai Innovation Center to Fuelโ Growth in Asia-pacific
Shanghai, China -โ Nouryon todayโ announced the opening of a new innovation center in Shanghai, bolstering its โcommitment to theโ Chinese market and expanding its research and growth capabilitiesโ across key industries. The facility will focus on โขdeveloping tailoredโข solutions for โขhigh-growth sectors including agriculture, electronics, construction, and pharmaceuticals, wiht a dedicated customer โexperiance center for the personal care industry.
Theโค Shanghai center, Nouryon’s 14th global innovation hub,โข represents a significant investment in co-development and rapid prototyping, enablingโ the company to accelerate its strategic ambitions in โฃChina and the broader โฃAsia-Pacific region. “The launch of our innovation center in Shanghai marks another important milestoneโ in โขNouryon’s future โขin China,” said Charlie โShaver, chairman and CEO of Nouryon. “It deepens ourโ commitment to innovationโ and customer intimacy,while enhancing โour ability to co-develop high-performance,market-tailored solutions.”
The new facility features eight specialized laboratories โdedicated to nouryon’s core product lines, โขincluding Expancel thermoplasticโค microspheres, Kromasil chromatography media, Levasil colloidal silica, and Bermocoll cellulose ethers. Beyond supporting existing product development, โขthe center will prioritize sustainability, accelerating the creationโ of eco-kind solutions like lowโฃ volatile organic-compoundโ coatings, biobased chelates, andโค sustainable microspheres.
Nouryon is also planning to open an organic peroxides innovation center in Tianjin in 2026, further strengthening its request capabilities and customerโ support network in China.