ExxonMobil Commissions Singapore Petrochemical Plant Expansion
Adds 2.6 million tonnes per year of new finished product capacity
World-scale facility increases jobs in Singapore
ExxonMobil begins producing specialty grade metallocene polymers in
Asia
ExxonMobil
has commenced startup operations at one of the world′s largest ethylene
steam crackers, the centerpiece of the company′s multi-billion dollar
expansion project at its Singapore petrochemical complex.
A new 220-megawatt cogeneration plant joins with the existing 140-megawatt cogeneration facility to power ExxonMobil's expanded Singapore petrochemical complex. Cogeneration is significantly more efficient than producing steam and power separately and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo: Business Wire)
The expansion, powered by a new 220-megawatt cogeneration plant, adds
2.6 million tonnes per year of new finished product capacity. It
includes two new polyethylene plants, a polypropylene plant, a
metallocene elastomers unit, an oxo-alcohol unit and an aromatics
expansion, all of which are completed and beginning operation. Ethylene
production is expected to start in the next few months.
'We have doubled the size of our finished product capacity at Singapore,
making this the largest chemical expansion project in ExxonMobil
history,? said Steve Pryor, president, ExxonMobil Chemical Company.
'This is among the most technically advanced and competitive
manufacturing sites in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.?
The new cogeneration plant allows for the efficient generation of
electricity to run pumps, compressors and other equipment, while at the
same time producing additional steam needed in the production processes.
Cogeneration is significantly more efficient than traditional methods of
producing steam and power separately, resulting in lower operating costs
and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
The petrochemical expansion is significant to ExxonMobil. It makes the
Singapore facility ExxonMobil′s largest refining and petrochemical
complex. It also marks the first production by ExxonMobil of its
proprietary specialty elastomers and metallocene-based polyethylene in
the Asia Pacific region.
The expansion will increase the chemical plant workforce by 50 percent,
bringing total employment at ExxonMobil′s Singapore integrated refining
and chemical complex to 1,800. During peak construction, the project
employed on site 22,000 workers who achieved more than 80 million work
hours with no lost-time injuries in construction activities.
ExxonMobil has operated in Singapore for more than 100 years and is one
of Singapore′s largest foreign manufacturing investors. The company has
expanded refining and petrochemical production in Singapore to meet
expected demand for transportation fuels and the chemicals used for
plastics and other manufacturing across the Asia Pacific region.
About ExxonMobil Chemical Company
ExxonMobil Chemical Company 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 Company
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.
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