ExxonMobil Chemical to Build World-Scale Synthetic Lubricant Base Stock Plant
Facility to produce 50,000 tons per year of metallocene
polyalphaolefin advanced synthetic base stocks
New plant to be located at integrated refining and chemical complex in
Baytown, TX
Proprietary metallocene catalyst technology enables innovative
synthetic lubricants
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.
ExxonMobil Chemical representatives break ground on a new plant to make synthetic lubricant base stocks in Baytown, Texas. (Photo: Business Wire)
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 in 2013.
'The drive for greater energy efficiency, improved durability and
extended drain intervals is creating demand for high-performance
lubricants made with advanced synthetic base stocks,? said Habib Quazi,
Synthetics Global Vice President. 'This new metallocene Hi-Vis PAO
manufacturing capacity demonstrates ExxonMobil's technology leadership
and our commitment to provide our customers with reliable supply of
synthetic base stocks that enable innovative synthetic lubricants.?
SpectraSyn Elite? mPAO base stocks are manufactured using a proprietary
metallocene catalyst process and offer improved performance
characteristics versus conventional PAO. This enables finished
lubricants with improved shear stability, viscosity index (VI) and
low-temperature performance. These properties can help address
formulators′ lubrication challenges, particularly in industrial
applications.
ExxonMobil Chemical is the world′s largest PAO producer and offers the
broadest range of advanced synthetic base stock fluids, including
SpectraSyn? PAO, Synesstic? alkylated naphthalene and Esterex? ester
fluids. The Baytown complex is the largest integrated petroleum and
petrochemical complex in the United States. It includes a refinery, two
chemical plants, an engineering office and a global technology center.
About ExxonMobil Chemical
ExxonMobil Chemical is one of the world′s premier petrochemical
companies with manufacturing, technology, and marketing operations
around the world. The company delivers a broad portfolio of products and
solutions efficiently and responsibly, with a commitment to create
outstanding customer and shareholder value. ExxonMobil Chemical endorses
the principles of sustainable development, including the need to balance
economic growth, social development and environmental considerations. To
learn more, visit www.exxonmobilchemical.com
or www.exxonmobilsynthetics.com
or www.spectrasynelite.com
Note to Editors:
1. ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, Synesstic,
Esterex,
SpectraSyn
and SpectraSyn
Elite are trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
2. The term 'ExxonMobil Chemical' refers collectively to some or all of
the companies affiliated with Exxon Mobil Corporation, and/or itself,
which have chemical manufacturing and/or marketing operations around the
world.
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