ExxonMobil Chemical opens new polymers automotive applications center in Japan

ExxonMobil Chemical announced the official opening of its new Polymers Automotive Applications Center in Kawasaki, Japan. Officially opened by Jim Harris, senior vice president, ExxonMobil Chemical Company, the applications center will support its polymers portfolio, including specialty elastomers such as Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV), polypropylene compounds, and other specialty polymers.

The new applications center is located at the site of Tonen Kagaku K.K., an affiliate of ExxonMobil Chemical. Consisting of several testing laboratories and processing equipment, the center provides specialized assistance to customers in all aspects of applications development, including material selection, mold design, processing, and testing, to innovate and deliver new products to the marketplace.

"Japan is at the cutting-edge of automotive component and consumer electronics design and development," said Mr Harris. "The new applications center will play an important role in helping to produce cost-effective, aesthetic and functional designs, building on expertise in specialty elastomer products which have been developed for Japanese OEMs. Fully leveraging ExxonMobil's broad range of polymer and compounding technology, this center will support customers by rapidly deploying new applications to the marketplace."