ExxonMobil Chemical France to Expand Escorez(TM) 5000 Capacity in Notre-Dame-de-Gravenchon

"This multi-million Dollar investment in Escorez(TM) 5000tackifiers will help us serve global demand for adhesives anddemonstrates ExxonMobil Chemical's long-term commitment to customersin the fast-growing, hot melt adhesive market," said Darren Woods,Adhesion Industry Global Business Unit vice president, ExxonMobilChemical Company. "At the same time, it further strengthens ourposition as the premier global supplier to this market. ExxonMobilChemical provides its customers with consistently high-quality Escoreztackifiers from manufacturing facilities in the United States, Franceand Japan."

Hydrogenated tackifiers are essential in the manufacturing of hotmelt adhesives for nonwoven items such as diapers, training pants,feminine hygiene and adult incontinence products and in packagingapplications requiring the ultimate in stability, low color and lowodor.

ExxonMobil Chemical offers the broadest portfolio of polymersspecifically designed for adhesive applications, including Vector(TM)styrenic block copolymers (SIS and SBS), Escorene(TM) (EVA),Optema(TM) (EMA) and Enable(TM) (EnBA) specialty ethylene copolymersand Exact(TM) metallocene plastomers.

For more information about Escorez 5000 tackifier resins, visitwww.escorez.com.

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Note to the editor:

ExxonMobil, the ExxonMobil logo, the "Interlocking X" device,Enable, Escorez, Escorene, Exact and Optema are trademarks orregistered trademarks of Exxon Mobil Corporation. The term "ExxonMobilChemical" refers collectively to some or all of the companiesaffiliated with Exxon Mobil Corporation which have chemicalmanufacturing and/or marketing operations around the world.

The term Vector is a trademark of Dexco Polymers, LP, a limitedpartnership of affiliates of The Dow Chemical Company and ExxonMobilChemical Company.

Tonex Company LTD is a joint venture resins plant located inKawasaki, Japan. This site supplies products to Japan and other Asiancountries.

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