ExxonMobil to Supply Santoprene TPV Feedstock to RTP to Produce Nylon Bonding Products

HOUSTON -- ExxonMobil Chemical Company has licensed patented Santoprene thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) nylon bonding technology to global custom engineered thermoplastics compounder RTP Company.

ExxonMobil Chemical will supply Santoprene TPV feedstock to RTP Company who will manufacture RTP branded nylon bonding products using the licensed technology. The RTP 6091 branded nylon bonding TPV products provide similar performance and characteristics to the Santoprene TPV nylon bonding products previously manufactured by ExxonMobil Chemical.

"In addition to its compounding capability, RTP Company has a strategic focus on high performance technical polymers and this addition of Santoprene TPV based nylon bonding technology will nicely complement the choice they offer to customers," said Reinhart Papen, Global Marketing Manager, ExxonMobil Chemical Company.

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ExxonMobil Chemical is one of the worlds premier petrochemical companies with manufacturing, technology, and marketing operations around the world. The company delivers a broad portfolio of products and solutions efficiently and responsibly, with a commitment to create outstanding customer and shareholder value. ExxonMobil Chemical endorses the principles of sustainable development, including the need to balance economic growth, social development and environmental considerations.

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ExxonMobil Chemical offers customers one of the industrys broadest portfolios of specialty elastomer products. This includes Santoprene TPV, Vistamaxx propylene-based elastomer, Vistalon EPDM rubber , Exact plastomers and Exxelor polymer resins. These products provide innovative elastomeric solutions combined with global support in material selection, design, processing, and supply chain management.