ExxonMobil Chemical to Expand Santoprene TPV Manufacturing Site

    Business Editors/Chemicals Writers

    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 line at its Pensacola, Fla. manufacturing site. The expansion is expected to be operational by mid 2006.
    "This expansion demonstrates ExxonMobil Chemical's ongoing commitment to the elastomers business," said Mary Ahner, vice president, Ethylene Elastomers, ExxonMobil Chemical. "It allows us to meet the growing demand for these innovative, high-quality products."
    Santoprene TPV is a recyclable elastomer commonly used in the appliance, automotive, construction, consumer goods, electrical, fluid delivery and medical industries.
    ExxonMobil Chemical offers customers one of the industry's broadest portfolios of elastomer products. This includes Vistalon EPDM (conventional and metallocene catalyst), Exxelor modifiers, Vistamaxx specialty elastomers and Exact plastomers.
    Santoprene TPVs are manufactured in Pensacola, Fla.; Newport, South Wales; and Wadsworth, Ohio, and marketed by ExxonMobil Chemical's affiliate, Advanced Elastomer Systems. Additional information can be found at www.santoprene.com.

    About ExxonMobil Chemical

    ExxonMobil Chemical is a global leader in technology, product quality and customer service, with petrochemical manufacturing and/or marketing operations in more than 150 countries around the world. To find out more, visit www.exxonmobilchemical.com.

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CONTACT: ExxonMobil Chemical Margaret Ross, 281-870-6607 or Brian McGuire, 330-849-5120 brian.mcguire@santoprene.com

KEYWORD: TEXAS OHIO FLORIDA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: CHEMICALS/PLASTICS MANUFACTURING SOURCE: ExxonMobil Chemical

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