Alkylation licensing

Chemical plant operating at night

Badger Licensing LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between affiliates of ExxonMobil Chemical Company and The Shaw Group Inc., offers technology in the area of phenolics to produce cumene and bisphenol-A (BPA); and in the area of styrenics to produce ethylbenzene and styrene.

Formed in 2003, Badger Licensing capitalizes on the strengths of the parent companies – ExxonMobil’s innovation in catalyst and process research and Shaw Stone & Webster’s experience in process commercialization, design and engineering. The joint venture is the culmination of a 30-year partnership rich in history that includes:

  • the first commercial process for producing ethylbenzene based on the proprietary ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst (1970s)
  • the first high-purity, liquid-phase processes for producing cumene and ethylbenzene based on proprietary catalysts, the Mobil/Badger EBMax and cumene processes (1990s)
Alkylation technologies flow chart describes the process flow of chemical through the manufacturing process
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Badger Licensing is the culmination of a 30-year partnership rich in history that includes: the first commercial process for producing ethylbenzene based on the proprietary ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst (1970s) and the first high-purity, liquid-phase processes for producing cumene and ethylbenzene based on proprietary catalysts, the Mobil/Badger EBMax and cumene processes (1990s).