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ExxonMobil Chemical Boosts Capacity to Produce SpectraSyn Ultra™ High VI Polyalphaolefins


HOUSTON, Texas (April 26, 2007) -- ExxonMobil Chemical today announced the completion of a debottleneck project at the Beaumont Synthetics plant that increases by 40 percent the capacity to produce SpectraSyn Ultra™ High VI high viscosity polyalphaolefins (PAO). The expansion will help meet increasing market demand for the advanced high viscosity PAO, used to create a wide range of high-performance synthetic fluids.

“The increase in capacity demonstrates our continued focus on developing high-performance synthetic fluids for lubricants and specialty fluids markets,” said Page Greenwood, Synthetics Global PAO marketing manager.  “Innovation and investment in the business are important to our customers and we are committed to being the premier supplier of these fluids.”

Manufactured using a proprietary process, SpectraSyn Ultra™ High VI is an ultra-performance high viscosity PAO offering performance advantages across a wide range of viscosities. Lubricants formulated with SpectraSyn Ultra™ benefit from increased film thickness, extra energy efficiency and excellent low-temperature fluidity.


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