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Capture Full Benefits of Integration
Across ExxonMobil Operations
More than 90 percent of the chemical capacity that we own
and operate is integrated with our large refineries or natural
gas processing plants. The benefits derived from integration
are a key differentiating factor that allows ExxonMobil to
consistently outperform competition. Examples of this
advantage include:
• Integrated sites optimize feedstock between the refinery,
chemical steam cracker, and aromatics units, on a
day-by-day or even a cargo-by-cargo basis;
• Feedstock for our hydrocarbon fluids business comes
almost exclusively from our refineries, upgrading the value
of the molecules;
• Our steam crackers have industry-leading flexibility
to process a wide range of feedstock, which provides
the integrated derivative units the lowest-cost supply
available; and,
• Common support organizations at our large integrated
facilities deliver superior services at lower cost.
Selectively Invest in Advantaged Projects
We ensure that our project portfolio is anchored with
advantaged feeds, lower-cost processes, and premium
products.
Through 2015, we expect more than 60 percent of global
petrochemical demand growth will occur in Asia, with over
one-third in China alone. We plan not only to support this
growth but also to ensure the projects add shareholder value.
In 2009, we started up a fully integrated, world-scale facility
in Fujian Province, China.
Construction activity is continuing in Singapore where we
are more than doubling the size of our existing chemical
complex. The expanded steam cracker will have substantial
feed flexibility and will be energy efficient. The complex will
also produce a range of premium products to capture both
growth and value.
To support premium product growth in Asia, we announced
the construction of our Shanghai Technology Center, which
is expected to be operational in 2010.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and ExxonMobil
are progressing detailed studies at our Kemya and Yanpet
petrochemical joint venture sites in Saudi Arabia to supply
premium products on a platform of advantaged feedstock.
We are progressing with Qatar Petroleum the development of
a world-scale petrochemical complex in Ras Laffan Industrial
City, Qatar. The proposed complex would include the world’s
largest steam cracker and polyethylene plants and one of the
world’s largest ethylene glycol plants. The project will utilize
feedstock from gas development projects in Qatar’s North
Field and include production of premium products.
We continue to invest in projects that support the growth of
our specialty businesses, enhance our feed flexibility, increase
the energy efficiency of our operations, and deliver further
breakthroughs in products and processes to maintain and
extend our competitive advantage.
Singapore Expansion
Capacity Addition (tonnes per year)
Commodities
Ethylene ..................................................................1,000,000
Polyethylene ............................................................1,300,000
Polypropylene .............................................................500,000
Benzene .....................................................................340,000
Paraxylene ....................................................................80,000
Specialties
Oxo Alcohols ..............................................................125,000
Specialty Elastomers ..................................................300,000
Bags of polyethylene and polypropylene are stored in front of the
new manufacturing unit that started up in Fujian Province, China.
The state-of-the-art microscope at our European Technology
Center in Machelen, Belgium, can be operated remotely by our
scientists worldwide to perform advanced materials analysis.
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