ExxonMobil Adds Resin Grade to Portfolio
- Published: November 05, 2015
HOUSTON, TX | ExxonMobil is extending its portfolio of Exceed metallocene polyethylene (mPE) resins with the launch of Exceed 0019XC, a 
new globally available grade for extrusion coating and lamination applications. Company says this grade creates innovation opportunities and value for converters and brand owners in a range of applications including drink cartons, lamitubes, and flexible packaging.
When processed alone or in a blend with autoclave linear density polyethylene (LDPE), Exceed 0019XC is said to offer a combination of attributes that deliver overall package sealing performance. This includes a wide sealing range and broad hot tack window. Through careful resin design, optimum sealing performance is achieved without compromising overall processability and extrusion, company says, while the grade also delivers a low COF. Sealing solutions can optimize package integrity to help reduce package leakage and increase package fill rates.
“The packaging market continues to drive towards convenience and on-the-go solutions. This new grade allows converters to customize a solution: a blend or coextrusion layer to meet the required packaging attributes, while remaining easy to process on high-speed coextrusion and lamination lines,” says Brad Kramer, market development, ExxonMobil.
Through collaboration with converters, Exceed 0019XC has been found to be effective when used in combination with a tie layer that offers adhesion to a base substrate, such as foil/ethylene acrylic acid (EAA) in drink cartons or lamitubes, to deliver a new solution for performance packaging.
This grade also reportedly produces a tougher coating than LDPE, especially on paper or raffia substrates.
“The value chain is looking for ways to minimize material usage, either through downgauging or optimizing production steps,” says Kramer. “This product provides customer value and opportunities to simplify a solution or potentially reduce external purchases through coextrusion coating.”
