HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (XOM) has expanded its SpectraSyn Elite™ metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) base stock portfolio with the introduction of a 65 cSt grade (at 100°C).
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase its industry-leading polymer solutions at booth N2J01 at Chinaplas 2012, The Shanghai New International Expo Centre, April 18-21. These solutions are enabling innovation in flexible and rigid packaging, automotive applications, agricultural films, appliances and nonwovens. They include Enable™ and Exceed™ metallocene polyethylene resins (mPE), Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers, Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), Vistalo
NEW DELHI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase its industry-leading polymer solutions at booth 10H-R13 at the PlastIndia 8th International Plastics Exhibition and Conference in New Delhi, India, February 1-6. These solutions are enabling innovation in packaging, automotive and nonwovens applications. They include Enable™ and Exceed™ metallocene polyethylene resins (mPE), Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers, Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), Vistalon™ EPDM rubber, Ex
TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha (EMYK) announced today that Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. (JBC) will expand the capacity of its halobutyl rubber manufacturing plant at Kashima to 80,000 tons per year.
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will present its range of oriented polypropylene (OPP) label application technologies at LabelExpo Asia (Hall E1 booth B27) from 29 November - 2 December 2011 at the New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China. This includes technologies for pressure sensitive labeling (PSL) applications, Label-Lyte™ OPP top coated films and Digilyte™ OPP films for digital printing. Label-Lyte™ ROSO™ OPP films for roll-on-shrink-on label applications; Label-Lyt
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has developed a toolkit of model Vistalon™ ethylene propylene diene (EPDM) rubber formulations, enabling customers to develop compounds to meet the most demanding industry specifications quickly and cost-effectively. This latest addition to ExxonMobil Chemical’s advancing technical support provides model formulations, including relevant test results for the targeted application, that are designed for factory-scale manufacturing. The 50 formulations h
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) announced today that it will build a world-scale facility to manufacture its metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) synthetic lubricant base stocks at its integrated refining and chemical complex in Baytown, Texas. The facility will have the capacity to produce 50,000 tons per year of high-viscosity (Hi-Vis) SpectraSyn™ Elite mPAO. Engineering, procurement and construction activities for the new facility have begun, and completion is expected
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced Santoprene™ 121-XXM200 TPV high flow thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) grades for automotive parts requiring improved appearance and easier processing, such as glass encapsulated weatherseals for quarter lights and side fixed glass applications. Santoprene 121-XXM200 TPV grades exhibit a low dynamic viscosity which results in enhanced flow over a wide range of shear to produce molded seals with excellent surface appearance and no flow ma
GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will reinforce its technology leadership by showcasing its industry-leading premium polymer solutions including Enable™ and Exceed™ metallocene polyethylene resins (mPE), Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers, Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs), Vistalon™ EPDM rubber, ExxonMobil™ polypropylene (PP) and Exxtral™ polymer resins on booth 10.2A41 of Chinaplas ‘11 from May 17-20. Also, in collaboration with leading equipment manufactur
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical announced that Front-End Engineering Design contracts were awarded and that all components are in FEED phase for the proposed new elastomers project at their Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (KEMYA) joint venture petrochemical plant. FEED contracts were awarded to Jacobs Engineering Inc. and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding for process units and to Fluor Transworld Services Inc. for ass
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Badger Licensing LLC (Badger) announced today that it has been awarded a contract to provide proprietary technology and basic engineering for a 300,000 metric tons per annum ethylbenzene/styrene monomer (EBSM) plant for Egyptian Polystyrene Production Company (EStyrenics). The plant will be located within the El Dekila port site in Alexandria, Egypt. The contract covers technology licensing and the front end engineering design package along with operations trai
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Opens Technology Center in China
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Integration of refining and petrochemicals and a disciplined, long-term approach are fundamental to generating superior returns, ExxonMobil Chemical President Steve Pryor said in a speech at the CERAWeek conference today. "This constancy of purpose has enabled our downstream and chemical businesses to achieve a combined average return on capital employed of 20 percent since 2000," Pryor said. Pryor said that effective integration is achieved through site-wide optimizati
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fluids Capacity to Be Expanded in Antwerp, Belgium
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical is working to sustain and enhance the environment through it's partnership with the Wildlife Habitat Council.
KAWASAKI, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An ExxonMobil Chemical affiliate announced that Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. has completed a major expansion to increase butyl rubber production capacity at its plant in Kawasaki, Japan.
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) announced today the introduction of SpectraSyn Elite™ metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) basestock, its latest high-performance, high-viscosity polyalphaolefin (PAO). SpectraSyn Elite™ mPAO basestock offers improved performance characteristics versus conventional PAO, enabling the flexibility to develop finished lubricants with improved shear stability, viscosity index (VI) and low-temperature performance. Together, these properties addres
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC (EMCTL) and ExxonMobil Catalyst Technologies LLC (EMCT) today announced that Mr. Suphon Tubtimcharoon, Managing Director of Thai Paraxylene Company Limited (TPX), and Mr. Gary T. Schmidt, Vice President of EMCTL and President of EMCT, signed agreements on April 7th 2010 to license ExxonMobil's PxMaxsm technology for TPX’s petrochemical plant in Sriracha, Thailand. The signing ceremony was completed in the Board Room of the Ba
SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A significant milestone in the development of ExxonMobil’s largest integrated chemical and refining complex was reached with the arrival of seven world-scale furnace modules at the Singapore facility. Each furnace module is about 15 stories (50 meters) tall and weighs over 2,000 tons, the equivalent of the combined take-off weight of five Boeing 747 airplanes. Employing ExxonMobil’s state-of-the-art, proprietary furnace technology, the furnaces are part of a feed-flex
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical is supplying Exxtral™ performance polyolefins for exterior and interior components of General Motors (GM) new, globally available car, the Chevrolet Beat. Manufactured in GM India's Talegaon plant in Maharashtra, the Chevrolet Beat is the first vehicle from an emerging economy to use Exxtral polyolefins. The total amount of Exxtral polyolefins used in each vehicle is 28kg (61.6lbs), which represents about 25 percent of the polymer weight in an averag
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical, celebrating 50 years in the polypropylene (PP) business, will introduce three PP grades at CHINAPLAS 2010 (booth number W2, J01), which is taking place in the Shanghai New International Expo Center from April 19-22. ExxonMobil™ PP7555KNE2, PP7684KN and PP7032KN polypropylene resins are new to the Asia Pacific region. "Ideal for the Asia Pacific market, these impact copolymers can enhance performance, while lowering costs due to faster cycle times an
SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase its broad range of products, including several new additions to the portfolio, at Chinaplas 2010 International Exhibition at the Shanghai New International Expo Center in Shanghai. “For ten consecutive years, ExxonMobil has participated in Chinaplas to demonstrate our continued support and commitment to our customers and the Asian market,” said TJ Wojnar, senior vice president, ExxonMobil Chemical. “Chinaplas offers us the ideal settin
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) announced that their SynessticTM Alkylated Naphthalene (AN) Basestock Fluids product line is now available for use as lubricant basestock fluids with incidental food contact. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Food Contact Notification filings, FCN 915 and 899, associated with the two SynessticTM AN basestock fluids grades 5 cSt and 12 cSt respectively. In addition, SynessticTM AN basestock fluids are HX-1 National Sanitat
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has expanded its portfolio of metallocene polyethylene (mPE) resins with the introduction of Enable™ mPE 35-05 grade resin for tough, stiff, high clarity films. Enable mPE 35-05 resin provides converters and end users with significant downgauging opportunities that can lead to more sustainable flexible film opportunities, while delivering outstanding processability across a wide range of applications and extrusion equipment. Enable mPE 35-05 re
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical's Vistamaxx™ propylene-based elastomers create new opportunities for customers to add value to their flexible film applications across the value chain. Film manufacturers and end-users are discovering that the combination of benefits offered by Vistamaxx provides a new level of performance potential. Enhanced sealability, improved adhesion, inherent elasticity, notable toughness and broad polyolefin compatibility delivered by Vistamaxx, are ins
