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Advanced chemical products
ExxonMobil develops and produces a range of advanced products that reduce GHG emissions and improve sustainability.
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The role of chemical products
Demand for auto parts, housing materials, electronics and other products made from petrochemicals continues to grow. We produce a range of advanced plastics and products that meet today’s societal challenges and help manufacturers reduce energy use, emissions and waste.
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of ExxonMobil chemical products advance sustainability benefits, including agricultural films that increase crop yield, extend shelf life and decrease food waste1 billion
pounds of advanced plastic recycling capacity planned to be built by year-end 2026Rethinking recycling
We believe advanced recycling is a necessary complement to mechanical recycling to help meet the growing demand for circularity. Simply put, advanced recycling:
- Converts difficult-to-recycle plastics back into virgin quality raw materials that can be used to make new products
- Enables a broader range of plastics to be recycled
We recently started up a large-scale advanced recycling facility at the site – one of the largest advanced recycling facilities in North America, capable of processing more than 80 million pounds of plastic waste per year.
Beyond Baytown, we plan to expand annual advanced recycling capacity to 1 billion pounds by year-end 2026 across multiple sites globally.
At ExxonMobil, we are focusing a significant portion of our industry-leading R&D capabilities on developing performance products that enable reductions in plastic waste, as well as technology options that convert plastic waste to valuable products through advanced recycling.
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Food packaging
Our light-weight packaging materials, including advanced polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP) resins, help preserve and protect food products for longer – from the factory floor to your freezers. Preserving that food could help end global hunger and reduce food costs for billions of people. Advanced plastic packaging also reduces total product weight and allows more products per shipment, which means fewer trucks on the road and less gasoline used, adding up to fewer greenhouse gas emissions.
PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Proxxima™
Our Proxxima™ polyolefin thermoset resin systems are the revolutionary product of Nobel Prize-winning technology. With a powerful combination of faster curing, less weight, more strength and durability, and significantly reduced emissions1, Proxxima™ systems outperform alternative materials in applications like concrete reinforcement, wind turbine blades, subsea pipeline coatings, and vehicle parts.
1Source: Comparative Carbon Footprint of Product - ExxonMobil’s Proxxima™ Resin System to Alternative Resin Systems, June 2023, prepared by Sphera Solutions, Inc. for ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company. The study was confirmed to be conducted according to and in compliance with ISO 14067:2018 by an independent third party critical review panel.
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A foundation for innovation
ExxonMobil Chemical has three world class technology centers in Texas, Belgium and China. Here, ExxonMobil scientists research the latest polymers, plastics and products that will meet the challenges of tomorrow.
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Our mission is to provide quality chemical products and services in the most efficient and responsible manner to generate outstanding customer and shareholder value while remaining committed to the principles of sustainable development.
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ExxonMobil doubles polypropylene production at Baton Rouge
IRVING, Texas — ExxonMobil today announced the successful startup of its new polypropylene production unit at the Polyolefins Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
News News releases • Dec. 6, 2022
Energy and health care are two sides of the same coin
Energy and health care are two sides of the same coin, and every day ExxonMobil manufactures essential products that help protect nurses, doctors and patients.
Advanced chemical products Perspective • Aug. 20, 2021
ExxonMobil doubles manufacturing capacity of specialty elastomers at Newport, Wales plant
IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil said today it has completed an expansion of its specialty elastomers manufacturing plant in Newport, Wales, which doubles the plant’s manufacturing capacity and increases global manufacturing capacity of Santoprene™ thermoplastic elastomers by 25 percent.
News News releases • May 13, 2019
ExxonMobil announces retirement of John Verity and appointment of Karen McKee as president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company
IRVING, Texas – Exxon Mobil Corporation said today that John Verity, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company, has elected to retire after 38 years of Service. The board of directors appointed Karen McKee, senior vice president for basic chemicals, integration and growth, to be president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company, effective April 1, 2019.
News News releases • March 1, 2019
ExxonMobil to fund polypropylene unit to expand Baton Rouge operations
IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil said today that it will fund the construction of a new polypropylene production unit in Baton Rouge that will expand production capacity along the Gulf Coast by up to 450,000 tons per year.
News News releases • March 1, 2019