“The project will employ ExxonMobil's latest proprietary technologies,” said Jeffery W. Davis, Asia Pacific manufacturing director, ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “The new complex will provide increased flexibility to meet customers' needs by processing a broad range of feedstocks and converting them into higher-value products, such as new metallocene-based Vistamaxx specialty elastomers, Exceed polyethylene resins and Exact plastomers.”
ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte Ltd also announced that it has awarded the design, engineering, procurement and construction (DEPC) contract for the steam cracker recovery unit to The Shaw Group.
The EPC contract for the steam cracker furnaces has been awarded to Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding and Heurtey. Mitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding has also been awarded EPC contracts for the polypropylene and specialty elastomers units. The EPC contract for the two polyethylene units has been awarded to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Sherman J. Glass, Jr., senior vice president, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, said, “We want to acknowledge the support of the Singapore Government and the Singapore Economic Development Board for helping us to develop a competitive and attractive project in their country.”
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