ExxonMobil Chemical expands Asia Pacific plasticizer, oxo alcohol plants

By OGJ editors

HOUSTON, July 5 -- ExxonMobil Chemical has expanded its world-class plasticizer and oxo alcohol plants in Asia Pacific.

In Panyu, South China, it expanded the capacity of its 4 year old plasticizer plant to 90,000 tonnes/year of di-isononyl phthalate from 40,000 tonnes/year.

Capacity at ExxonMobil Chemical's oxo alcohol plant on Jurong Island in Singapore, has increased to 180,000 tonnes/year of isononyl alcohol from 150,000 tonnes/year. Oxo alcohol is feedstock for the manufacture of plasticizers. The plant became operational in 2001.

The improvements increased efficiency and expanded capacity to better meet customers' growing demand for C9 alcohol and PVC plasticizers in the region ExxonMobil said.