ExxonMobil to Expand High-Performance Synthetic Lubricants Capacity in Louisiana
- New facilities to include synthetic base stocks manufacturing and
finished lube blending and packaging - More than $200 million investment to meet expected growth in
product demand - Project will create construction and full-time jobs
ExxonMobil
is investing more than $200 million to expand its Baton Rouge chemical
and lubricants plants to increase capacity for synthetic lubricant base
stocks manufacturing and lubricants blending, packaging and storage.
The expansion will increase ExxonMobil′s worldwide capacity of synthetic
esters and alkylated naphthalene by more than 25 percent to meet the
demand for high-performance lubricants made with these advanced
products. The project will include construction of a state-of-the-art
blending center for synthetic aviation oil at ExxonMobil′s lubricant
blending plant in Port Allen, La.
'ExxonMobil continues to invest in its operations in Louisiana,? said
Paul Stratford, manager of the Baton Rouge chemical plant. 'Over the
past three years, the corporation′s capital expenditures in the state
exceeded $930 million. These investments help create jobs and contribute
to the economic growth of the state and the region.?
Construction is expected to begin in late 2012. The project will create
more than 400 direct construction jobs and the facilities will provide
45 new full-time local jobs when production begins in 2014.
This expansion project will make ExxonMobil′s Baton Rouge chemical plant
the world′s largest producer of synthetic esters and alkylated
naphthalene, which are used by producers and marketers of a wide variety
of finished lubricants that include vehicle motor oils, gear oils and
greases, as well as specialized lubricants for aviation, marine and
industrial applications.
The new facilities in Baton Rouge will replace ExxonMobil′s existing
base stock manufacturing and aviation lubricants blending, packaging and
storage operations in Edison, New Jersey, which will continue production
until the new facilities in Louisiana begin operation.
'The new aviation lubricants blending center reflects our continuing
commitment to safe and reliable supply of aviation and other lubricant
products,? said Julius Bedford, manager of ExxonMobil′s lubricant
blending plant in Port Allen, La. The 8.3-acre facility will manufacture
more than 145 lubricant products and have an annual throughput of more
than 90 million gallons.
The expansion, coupled with the new metallocene polyalpholefins plant
under construction at ExxonMobil′s chemical complex in Baytown, Texas,
positions the company to meet long-term demand growth for
high-performance lubricants which deliver greater energy efficiency,
improved durability and extended drain intervals.
ExxonMobil operates 32 facilities in Louisiana with an annual payroll of
more than $400 million. The company′s presence in the state includes
more than 11,000 employees, retirees and contractors. ExxonMobil is one
of Louisiana′s largest taxpayers, paying more than $116 million in
annual state and local taxes. The company also provided more than $6
million in contributions to charitable and civic organization in
Louisiana last year.
More on ExxonMobil Chemical synthetic esters:
Esterex? esters add enhanced lubricating properties along with low
volatility and good solubility characteristics to engine and industrial
lubricant applications; Synesstic? AN (Alkylated Naphthalene)
blendstocks are outstanding base fluids and blendstocks for lubricants
in a variety of automotive and industrial applications. Lubricants
formulated with Synesstic AN can be more stable and higher performing.
More information about ExxonMobil′s Baton Rouge Chemical Plant is
available at this link: http://www.exxonmobil.com/NA-English/PA/about_where_ref_br_chemical.aspx.
More information about ExxonMobil′s Port Allen Lubricants Plant is
available at this link: http://www.exxonmobil.com/NA-English/PA/about_where_ref_br_portallen.aspx.
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