EXXONMOBIL DOUBLES MANUFACTURING CAPACITY OF SPECIALITY ELASTOMERS AT NEWPORT PLANT

摘要

ExxonMobil has announced it has completed an expansion of its specialty elastomers manufacturing plant in Newport,Wales,which doubles the plant's manufacturing capacity and increases global manufacturing capacity of Santoprene thermoplastic elastomers by 25 per cent.The project has created approximately 35 full-time production jobs and supported 130 jobs during construction.Karen McKee,President of ExxonMobil Chemical Company,said:”ExxonMobil's high-performance plastics help make automotive and consumer products light,resulting in improved fuel efficiency and higher performance,compared with products made with traditional materials."This Newport investment doubles the site's manufacturing capacity of higher-value products.”