ExxonMobil Chemical completes new facility

– ExxonMobil Chemical has announced the completion and start-up of a new $ 20 million compounding facility to supply high-performance polymers to the automotive, appliance and specialty consumer products industries. The world-class facility, located at ExxonMobil’s integrated Baton Rouge complex, has an initial annual capacity of 40,000 tons of specialty compounded products. The facility was designed for flexible and efficient production of high quality and consistent products. It will manufacture a broad spectrum of products including Exxtral thermoplastic olefins and Santoprene thermoplastic compounds for interior, exterior and under-the-hood automotive applications, and other specialty materials for appliance, packaging, personal care, construction, and electrical end uses. The facility includes an extensive product support and testing center to manufacture new products more quickly and cost-effectively. According to the company, this new center is a key addition to ExxonMobil Chemical’s existing network of product support and automotive development centers and will help to promote collaboration between ExxonMobil and its customers.