http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/ Business Wire - The global leader in news distribution en Copyright 2010, Business Wire. WebSupport@BusinessWire.com WebSupport@BusinessWire.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:54:19 UT Wed, 10 Feb 2010 02:54:19 UT http://www.businesswire.com http://www.businesswire.com Business Wire - The global leader in news distribution http://www.businesswire.com/images/bwlogo_small.gif 100 36 Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:00:00 UT DOHA, QATAR & HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qatar Petroleum (QP) and ExxonMobil Chemical Qatar Limited, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, announced they have signed an agreement to progress the joint development of a world-scale petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar. The proposed complex would include the world's largest steam cracker and polyethylene plants, and one of the world's largest ethylene glycol plants. The announcement was made by His Excellency, Abdullah bin H http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20100106005106&newsLang=en 20100106005106en Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) announced today the availability of an additional 15 thousand tons per year (kta) of high viscosity (Hi Vis) polyalphaolefins (PAO) production. This additional production, achieved through a custom manufacturing arrangement, will help the company meet growing demands for its high-performance PAO fluids. “SpectraSyn™ PAO fluids are the core of ExxonMobil Chemical’s broad portfolio of synthetic basestocks,” said Habib http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20091130005044&newsLang=en 20091130005044en Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical announced the completion and start-up of an expansion at its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant. The expansion has made this world-scale plant ExxonMobil’s largest paraxylene production facility. Paraxylene capacity at the plant has been increased by 25 percent to 700,000 tons, and benzene capacity increased by 20 percent to 830,000 tons per annum. The expansion at the Rotterdam complex, owned and operated by ExxonMobil Chemical Holland B.V., was announ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20091130005094&newsLang=en 20091130005094en Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s affiliate TonenGeneral and Toray Industries have agreed to establish a global joint venture for the battery separator film business. It will develop, manufacture and sell lithium ion battery (LIB) separator film and introduce next-generation films to the market. The joint venture will combine Toray’s plastic film processing and polymer science capabilities with Tonen's existing lithium ion battery separator film business and technology. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20091104005058&newsLang=en 20091104005058en Wed, 7 Oct 2009 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will showcase its ongoing commitment and technology leadership to the global rubber industry at The Rubber Expo™ in Pittsburgh, PA from October 13-15, 2009. The company offers the rubber industry a broad portfolio of polymer solutions, including specialty elastomers, polymer modifiers (PM) and butyl polymers. At the conference, ExxonMobil Chemical will make a number of presentations that demonstrate its technology expertise across this product http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20091007005116&newsLang=en 20091007005116en Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will host Tire Symposium 2009, in Chengdu, China, October 18-20, for companies, organizations and media interested in learning about new tire innerliner technologies and opportunities for the Chinese tire industry. Sponsored exclusively by ExxonMobil Chemical, the event will feature product marketing and technology specialists describing tomorrow’s tire innerliner technologies that have the potential to significantly improve today’s tire http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090914005005&newsLang=en 20090914005005en Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical is investing in increased polypropylene (PP) compounding capacity and capability at its Lillebonne Polypropylene Plant (LPP), France. Capacity will increase by 45,000 tons http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090630005107&newsLang=en 20090630005107en Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will demonstrate its technology leadership and commitment to the global rubber industry at its booth (number 12-112) at the International Rubber Conference (IRC) 2009 in http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090622005117&newsLang=en 20090622005117en Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced three new grades of Vistamaxx™ specialty elastomers that exhibit a very low gel count, making them ideal for high performance film and fiber http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090610005013&newsLang=en 20090610005013en Thu, 28 May 2009 16:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing, LLC today announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to license ExxonMobil's tubular high pressure http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090528005744&newsLang=en 20090528005744en Wed, 20 May 2009 13:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will demonstrate its global leadership and commitment to the nonwovens industry at booth 1H15 at ANEX 09 + SINCE 09 in Shanghai from May 20-22, 2009. A new resin, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090520005067&newsLang=en 20090520005067en Wed, 20 May 2009 04:00:00 UT TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s affiliate ExxonMobil Yugen Kaisha (EMYK) announced today that Japan Butyl Co. Ltd. will increase its butyl rubber production capacity by 18,000 tons per year at the http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090519005194&newsLang=en 20090519005194en Mon, 11 May 2009 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical continues to extend its technology leadership with the development of two new grades of V series co-extruded battery separator films. These new developmental grades will http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090511005019&newsLang=en 20090511005019en Fri, 8 May 2009 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical announced that Arthur J. Sullivan, global vice president of its Butyl Polymer business, will receive the International Institute of Synthetic Rubber Producers’ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090508005040&newsLang=en 20090508005040en Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:29:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced Santoprene™ TPV 8211-85 M350, a high-flow thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) providing a unique “comfort touch” and excellent surface http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090429005645&newsLang=en 20090429005645en Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical is demonstrating its continued leadership in hydrocarbon fluids by applying proprietary catalyst hydrogenation technology to introduce its Ultra-Low Aromatic (ULA) product http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090423005087&newsLang=en 20090423005087en Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s Exxtral™ performance polyolefins have been specified for the front and rear bumpers of the new Renault Laguna Coupe. Exxtral BMU131 performance polyolefin is http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090323005001&newsLang=en 20090323005001en Tue, 17 Mar 2009 01:00:00 UT BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced today that it has made the final decision to build a technology center in Shanghai, China to provide product applications support for its growing business http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090316005076&newsLang=en 20090316005076en Wed, 4 Feb 2009 13:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will present its broad portfolio at PlastIndia 2009 Hall 7H, specifically highlighting its specialty elastomers, polyethylene and polypropylene-based products. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090204005029&newsLang=en 20090204005029en Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:42:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--An ExxonMobil Chemical Exxtral™ performance polyolefin has been specified for the front and rear bumper fasciae of the new globally available VW Golf VI. Exxtral BMU130 polyolefin was http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20090128005676&newsLang=en 20090128005676en Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:16:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s Vistamaxx™ specialty elastomers and resins targeted at flexible and rigid food http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20081113006221&newsLang=en 20081113006221en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:44:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical announced today that it has received a leading industry innovation award for its battery separator film technology. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20081013005607&newsLang=en 20081013005607en Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s Exxtral™ performance polyolefins have been specified for four interior components http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080928005014&newsLang=en 20080928005014en Wed, 3 Sep 2008 06:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will improve the supply of its specialty compounds in Asia Pacific following the establishment of a compounding agreement with Resin & http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080902006504&newsLang=en 20080902006504en Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the start-up of a manufacturing facility at its existing site in Pensacola, Fla., that provides new capacity for the production http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080827005059&newsLang=en 20080827005059en Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced that it has completed a major expansion to increase halobutyl manufacturing capacity at its plant in Baytown, Texas. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080804005090&newsLang=en 20080804005090en Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:25:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) 8291-85TL bonds directly to metal to http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080723006253&newsLang=en 20080723006253en Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:39:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced new transparent and translucent thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) grades designed for grip applications in the kitchenware, consumer http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080610006084&newsLang=en 20080610006084en Tue, 6 May 2008 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will introduce new co-extruded separator grades for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080506005102&newsLang=en 20080506005102en Mon, 21 Apr 2008 05:01:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical’s Vistamaxx™ 2125 specialty elastomer has won the INDEX 08 Award for the category: http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080420005028&newsLang=en 20080420005028en Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:01:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will demonstrate its global leadership and commitment to nonwovens technology at booth 2115 in Hall 2 at INDEX 08 in Geneva from April 15-18, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080409006212&newsLang=en 20080409006212en Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:54:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will present its broad portfolio of specialty elastomers for wire and cable applications at Chinaplas 2008 Hall W2 W2B31. Vistalon http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080326006027&newsLang=en 20080326006027en Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:09:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company has introduced a new metallocene polyethylene (mPE) platform, Enable™ mPE, to help converters enhance http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080324005978&newsLang=en 20080324005978en Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has commercialized a new Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) exterior weatherseal grade for automotive http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080211005254&newsLang=en 20080211005254en Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced new grades of Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) that bond with nylon in cold insert http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080129005902&newsLang=en 20080129005902en Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:30:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil’s Chief Polymer Scientist, Dr. Pat Brant, spoke at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event today in Washington, D.C. about a new http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080123005907&newsLang=en 20080123005907en Wed, 23 Jan 2008 15:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced that its new battery film technology will be an integral part of Electrovaya’s new all electric http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080123005155&newsLang=en 20080123005155en Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the completion and start-up of a new $20 million compounding facility to supply high-performance polymers to the automotive, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20080117005743&newsLang=en 20080117005743en Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical recently introduced a new design tool that can help engineers predict the long-term behavior of Santoprene™ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071217005944&newsLang=en 20071217005944en Mon, 3 Dec 2007 15:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical showcased a new film technology platform for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries at the 23rd Electric Vehicle http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071203005122&newsLang=en 20071203005122en Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical and ExxonMobil's Japanese affiliate, Tonen Chemical, have developed new film technologies for lithium-ion batteries with the potential to http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071128005059&newsLang=en 20071128005059en Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:27:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company has recently made a number of customer-focused investments for its specialty elastomers portfolio in the rapidly growing Asia Pacific http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071115006043&newsLang=en 20071115006043en Tue, 6 Nov 2007 07:10:00 UT SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company today broke ground on its second world-scale petrochemical project in Singapore. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071105006943&newsLang=en 20071105006943en Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company sees advantaged growth opportunities for the chemical industry in the Middle East. In remarks made at today’s http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071025006245&newsLang=en 20071025006245en Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company will introduce the latest innovation in applying metallocene polyethylene (mPE) technology during K2007 in Dusseldorf, Germany on http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071023006175&newsLang=en 20071023006175en Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:34:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recognizing the role industrial designers play in material specification, ExxonMobil Chemical has launched a new website, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071015006181&newsLang=en 20071015006181en Mon, 8 Oct 2007 15:15:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company today announced that it has formed a new specialty compounds and composites business to focus on the development, production and http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071008005851&newsLang=en 20071008005851en Thu, 4 Oct 2007 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will demonstrate its global leadership in innovative technology at the American Chemical Society Rubber Expo in Cleveland, Ohio, on October http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071004005171&newsLang=en 20071004005171en Tue, 2 Oct 2007 16:02:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elevast™ polymer modifiers for the rubber industry were introduced today by ExxonMobil Chemical. These new specialty hydrocarbon http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20071002006108&newsLang=en 20071002006108en Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:18:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced it will invest in an expansion of its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant. The expansion will make this world-scale plant ExxonMobil http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070924005910&newsLang=en 20070924005910en Fri, 7 Sep 2007 19:27:00 UT SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced today that it has completed its detailed study of a second world-scale steam cracker complex in http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070904006150&newsLang=en 20070904006150en Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:47:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company has introduced Vistalon™ EPM* rubber 722 which can cost effectively improve http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070814005851&newsLang=en 20070814005851en Thu, 2 Aug 2007 12:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC and Thai Paraxylene Company Limited (Thai PX) today announced the successful start-up of the first licensed application http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070802005164&newsLang=en 20070802005164en Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:13:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical announced today that it has begun commercial production of butyl rubber at its Notre Dame de Gravenchon (NDG) plant in France using a new http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070731005969&newsLang=en 20070731005969en Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:43:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has completed a debottleneck project at its Specialties Plant in Edison, N.J., to increase production of Synesstic™ http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070621005624&newsLang=en 20070621005624en Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:45:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC and S-Oil Corporation today announced the successful start-up of ExxonMobil's PxMax technology at S-Oil's Onsan http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070620006130&newsLang=en 20070620006130en Tue, 19 Jun 2007 15:39:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Company today announced it will begin construction of a facility to manufacture new specialty elastomer compounds that can improve the http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070619006078&newsLang=en 20070619006078en Mon, 21 May 2007 19:11:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new softer version of the Santoprene™ thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPV) that bond with engineering http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070521006251&newsLang=en 20070521006251en Mon, 21 May 2007 19:07:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced a new specialty elastomer that complies with the leading regulations for potable water contact in Europe. Designed for cold and http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070521006249&newsLang=en 20070521006249en Wed, 16 May 2007 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) has earned awards for energy efficiency from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and from the Industrial Energy Technology http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070516005092&newsLang=en 20070516005092en Tue, 8 May 2007 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical's affiliate, Tonen Chemical Corporation, is now producing on a commercial line its innovative microporous films for hybrid and electric vehicles http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070508005343&newsLang=en 20070508005343en Thu, 26 Apr 2007 19:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) today announced the completion of a debottleneck project at the Beaumont Synthetics plant that increases by 40 percent the capacity http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070426005097&newsLang=en 20070426005097en Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) has identified opportunities to improve energy efficiency at its refineries and chemical plants by 15 to 20 percent through its Global Energy http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070425005167&newsLang=en 20070425005167en Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical will present its product portfolio, technology and service capability in booth number 1612, Hall C, at IDEA 2007, the International Engineered http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070410005010&newsLang=en 20070410005010en Tue, 3 Apr 2007 16:29:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC today announced the successful start-up of the first licensed application of its new Olgone Process. Nippon Petroleum http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070403005960&newsLang=en 20070403005960en Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:33:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) has completed several debottleneck projects at its Synthetics Plant in Beaumont, Texas, that increase capacity to produce high http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070329005858&newsLang=en 20070329005858en Fri, 23 Mar 2007 00:00:00 UT SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the successful completion of the expansion of its steam cracker in Singapore. The expansion project, announced in 2005, has http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070322006110&newsLang=en 20070322006110en Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:14:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical qualified more than 100 new steam-cracking feedstocks of varying qualities from around the world to run in its plants in 2006. The energy http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070321005733&newsLang=en 20070321005733en Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:19:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Belgium is expanding the capacity of its hydrocarbon fluids plant in Antwerp to 700,000 tons per year. The project is expected to be completed http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070312005757&newsLang=en 20070312005757en Wed, 7 Mar 2007 20:39:00 UT TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the official opening of its new Polymers Automotive Applications Center in Kawasaki, Japan. Officially opened by Jim Harris, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20070307006051&newsLang=en 20070307006051en Wed, 8 Nov 2006 23:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced a major expansion of halobutyl manufacturing at its plant in Baytown, Texas. The U.S. facility will increase capacity to produce http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20061108005779&newsLang=en 20061108005779en Mon, 9 Oct 2006 06:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC today announced the commercialization of its new Olgone technology for more effective and environmentally sound removal http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20061008005013&newsLang=en 20061008005013en Thu, 5 Oct 2006 07:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A milestone in the development of improved tire inner liners was announced today by ExxonMobil Chemical Company and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) following http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20061005005219&newsLang=en 20061005005219en Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2006--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced that the company will build a new facility at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, complex to produce http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060919006000&newsLang=en 20060919006000en Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:05:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2006--Research to create a new material for an injection-molded tire resulted in the commercialization of Santoprene(TM) thermoplastic elastomer http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060627005957&newsLang=en 20060627005957en Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:00:00 UT SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2006--ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd announced today that it has awarded front-end engineering design (FEED) contracts for the derivative http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060620005098&newsLang=en 20060620005098en Mon, 19 Jun 2006 20:41:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 2006--Renault has selected ExxonMobil Exxtral(TM) BMU133 polypropylene for the bumper fascia on its new Espace multipurpose vehicle, http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060619005915&newsLang=en 20060619005915en Wed, 17 May 2006 13:26:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 17, 2006--ExxonMobil Chemical is presenting its polymer technology capability at the sixth International Advanced Automotive Battery and http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060517005195&newsLang=en 20060517005195en Fri, 12 May 2006 11:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 12, 2006--Cosmetic chemists committed to improving the feel and spreadability of their products will discover at New York Society of Cosmetic Chemists http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060512005067&newsLang=en 20060512005067en Wed, 10 May 2006 13:22:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2006--ExxonMobil Chemical today introduced a line of compounded polypropylene for the automotive industry. ExxonMobil Performance Polyolefins are http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060510005101&newsLang=en 20060510005101en Wed, 10 May 2006 08:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 2006--Affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical (EMC) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) have agreed to terminate certain joint venture agreements http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060510005097&newsLang=en 20060510005097en Thu, 16 Feb 2006 17:02:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2006--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC (NYSE:XOM) announced today that it has signed a licensing agreement with Thailand's PTT http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20060216005650&newsLang=en 20060216005650en Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:37:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 19, 2005--The Ethylene Elastomers Business of ExxonMobil Chemical Company (NYSE:XOM) announced that it has signed an agreement with R.T. Vanderbilt http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20051219005543&newsLang=en 20051219005543en Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:18:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical Company (NYSE:XOM) earned an award for safety excellence from the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), an association http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20051213005645&newsLang=en 20051213005645en Mon, 12 Dec 2005 15:11:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2005--Energy efficiency projects at ExxonMobil Chemical Company (NYSE:XOM) manufacturing sites that are saving in excess of 3.9 trillion BTUs http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20051212005584&newsLang=en 20051212005584en Wed, 7 Dec 2005 22:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical Company (NYSE:XOM) announced that it has appointed ExxonMobil Singapore Chemical Plant Site Manager Georges Grosliere as http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20051207005639&newsLang=en 20051207005639en Wed, 2 Nov 2005 14:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical has announced today that it is doubling its production capability for its proprietary Exxpro(TM) specialty elastomers http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20051102005110&newsLang=en 20051102005110en Mon, 17 Oct 2005 13:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical (NYSE:XOM) will increase the production capacity of isopropyl alcohol (IPA) at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, (USA) http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20051017005142&newsLang=en 20051017005142en Sun, 25 Sep 2005 19:12:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2005--This is an announcement from ExxonMobil Baytown, Texas, Complex. In the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, we are anxious to make contact with http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050925005029&newsLang=en 20050925005029en Wed, 3 Aug 2005 12:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 3, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical France is expanding by 50 percent the capacity of its Escorez 5000 hydrogenated tackifier plant in http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050803005070&newsLang=en 20050803005070en Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical will feature at Chinaplas 2005, June 21-24, in Guangzhou, China, new ExxonMobil SFT315 polypropylene for soft http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050620005886&newsLang=en 20050620005886en Mon, 20 Jun 2005 21:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical today has announced at Chinaplas 2005 the addition of two new grades to its family of Vistamaxx(TM) specialty http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050620005874&newsLang=en 20050620005874en Thu, 21 Apr 2005 17:30:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2005--  Solution can improve performance, reduce package costs and enhance marketing opportunities http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050421005741&newsLang=en 20050421005741en Tue, 12 Apr 2005 13:07:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 12, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the addition of two new grades to its family of Vistamaxx(TM) specialty elastomers, both http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050412005505&newsLang=en 20050412005505en Tue, 15 Feb 2005 13:00:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2005--To help satisfy increasing demand for Santoprene(TM) thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV), ExxonMobil Chemical plans to add a new production http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050215005133&newsLang=en 20050215005133en Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:21:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical is expanding the capacity of its world-class oxo alcohol plant in Singapore. The Singapore Chemical Plant will http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050128005318&newsLang=en 20050128005318en Tue, 25 Jan 2005 02:00:00 UT IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical is expanding the capacity of its steam cracker in Singapore. The Singapore Chemical Plant, ExxonMobil http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050124005990&newsLang=en 20050124005990en Fri, 21 Jan 2005 22:01:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 21, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical announces the start-up of a new flexible film coating line in its Virton, Belgium, facility. The company's new coating http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050121005538&newsLang=en 20050121005538en Thu, 20 Jan 2005 15:56:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing, LLC announces it has signed an agreement with Huntsman Petrochemical (UK) Limited to license http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050120005450&newsLang=en 20050120005450en Tue, 11 Jan 2005 14:50:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 2005--ExxonMobil Chemical announces that it is installing two new metallization lines at its oriented polypropylene (OPP) films plant in http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20050111005532&newsLang=en 20050111005532en Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:57:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2004--The American plasticizer and flexible vinyl (or PVC-polyvinyl chloride) business continues to face ongoing economic and market challenges. http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20041217005417&newsLang=en 20041217005417en Mon, 6 Dec 2004 19:07:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2004--ExxonMobil Chemical Company earned two Construction Industry Safety Excellence (CISE) awards from the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20041206005822&newsLang=en 20041206005822en Wed, 20 Oct 2004 21:55:00 UT HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 2004--ExxonMobil Chemical will present its solutions-based approach which is founded on its global capability in technology, supply and service http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/exxonmobilchemical/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1008134&newsId=20041020006092&newsLang=en 20041020006092en