ExxonMobil sets up compounding arrangement in China

ERJ staff report (DS)

Houston, Texas-- ExxonMobil Chemical has reached a compounding agreement with Resin & Pigment Technologies Pte. Ltd. (R&P) in Singapore. Under the agreement, R&P will manufacture ExxonMobil Chemical's specialty compounds for use in automotive interior and exterior applications, appliances and consumer products. The materials involved are mainly plastics, but include some elastomers and plastomers.

R&P's compounding facility is located on Jurong Island, Singapore, close to ExxonMobil Chemical's petrochemical complex. ExxonMobil Chemical will offer its global portfolio of specialty plastics and elastomers using the Singapore complex as the primary source of polyolefins for the production of its specialty compounds.

Earlier this year, ExxonMobil Chemical announced the start up of a new $20 million specialty compounding facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with an annual capacity of 40 thousand tons. This facility complements ExxonMobil Chemical's compounding capability in Lillebonne, France and additional compounding capacity from regional service providers.

The R&P facility is ISO 9001 certified and recently achieved ISO/TS 16949 automotive certification.