ExxonMobil Chemical's New Separator Films Help Speed the Progress of the Next Generation of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
06 Mai 2008 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
ExxonMobil Chemical will introduce new co-extruded separator grades
for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries at the Advanced
Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) in Tampa, Florida on May
12-16, 2008. In addition, Pat Brant, chief polymer scientist,
ExxonMobil Chemical, will present a technical paper titled:
�ExxonMobil Co-extrusion Separator Technology Platform for HEV/EV
LIB�. ExxonMobil Chemical and its Japanese affiliate, Tonen
Chemical, have developed two new separator grades with co-extrusion
technology to meet more demanding battery requirements. The new
co-extruded grades offer enhanced permeability, improved strength,
reduced heat shrinkage and higher rupture temperature to improve
battery safety and performance. �The two new co-extrusion grades
have been developed to meet the different system needs for
lithium-ion batteries in hybrid and electric vehicle applications,�
said Jim P. Harris, senior vice president, ExxonMobil Chemical
Company. �We have now introduced four tailored battery separator
films and are committed to extending our product portfolio to
provide customers with the flexibility and versatility to make the
next generation of lower emission vehicles possible.� This
technology platform builds on ExxonMobil Chemical�s twenty years of
innovation and experience in lithium-ion battery separators.
Production from existing commercial lines provides ExxonMobil
Chemical with the flexibility to scale-up to meet the anticipated
growth in demand for hybrid and electric vehicle batteries.
�ExxonMobil Chemical�s new battery separator film grades will help
speed the adoption of smaller and more powerful lithium-ion
batteries in next generation hybrid and electric vehicles,� said
Harris. About ExxonMobil Chemical ExxonMobil Chemical is a global
leader in technology, product quality and customer service with
petrochemical manufacturing and/or marketing operations around the
world. For more information visit: www.exxonmobilchemical.com.
About Tonen Chemical Tonen Chemical is an ExxonMobil affiliate and
the world�s second-largest producer of separator film for
lithium-ion batteries. For more information visit:
http://www.tonengeneral.co.jp/apps/tonengeneral/english/index.html.
Note to Editors: The term "ExxonMobil Chemical" refers collectively
to some or all of the companies affiliated with Exxon Mobil
Corporation, and/or itself, which have chemical manufacturing
and/or marketing operations around the world.
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