ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces Three New Vistamaxx Elastomers for Film Applications and Polymer Modification

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 applications.

Like all Vistamaxx specialty elastomers, these grades can be blended with
polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), or used as interfacing layers with PE
and PP structures, to deliver excellent tie layer and lamination performance.
Offering very low seal initiation temperatures combined with high seal strength,
they are ideal for use as a sealing layer in coextruded structures.

Easy to process and available as free-flowing pellets, Vistamaxx 3020FL,
Vistamaxx 3980FL and Vistamaxx 6102FL elastomers also offer good optical
properties and good chemical resistance.

Additionally, the melt flow and ethylene co-monomer content of the Vistamaxx
3020FL and Vistamaxx 3980FL grades makes them perfectly suited for other polymer
modification applications.

"The addition of these grades to the Vistamaxx elastomer portfolio further
increases the ability of compounders and converters to develop innovative
solutions and tailor properties to better meet the needs of many applications,"
said Lynell Maenza, specialty elastomers Asia Pacific market manager, ExxonMobil
Chemical.

Vistamaxx specialty elastomers are suited for all polyolefinic blends and also
can be a partial substitute for a variety of other polymers including styrene
block co-polymers and polyisobutylene. The use of Vistamaxx elastomers can
reduce compound cost and improve performance where a balance of flexibility,
impact strength and transparency is required.

Typical applications include calendered or extruded sheet/profiles, extrusion
coating, nonwovens and injection or blow molded goods.

About ExxonMobil Chemical

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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.

About ExxonMobil Chemical`s specialty elastomers

ExxonMobil Chemical offers customers one of the industry's broadest portfolios
of specialty elastomer products. This includes Vistamaxx specialty elastomers,
Santoprene brand TPVs, Vistalon EPDM (conventional and metallocene catalyst),
Exact plastomers and Exxelor modifiers. These products provide innovative
elastomeric solutions combined with global support in material selection,
design, processing, and supply chain management.

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