ExxonMobil's new Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene empowers and improves film processing

In the process of packaging film processing, in order to achieve the performance requirements of different application fields, it is often necessary to adopt multi-layer co-extrusion technology, or use a variety of different types of resins to blend in the composite film
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However, complex formulation components can lead to processing complexity, affecting production efficiency and yield
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How to find a balance in film design that can ensure high performance while simplifying formulations has become the driving force for resin manufacturers and film producers to continuously explore innovative film formulations and designs
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ExxonMobil recently held an online communication meeting with Chinese media and launched the latest Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene (PE) resin globally.
This product has been successfully commercialized and can well meet the above film formulation design directions.
's demands
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Through advanced manufacturing processes and product development techniques, ExxonMobil's Exceed™ S delivers high performance and ease of processing, while enhancing stiffness and toughness, reducing blending, simplifying operations and improving packaging durability
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Ms.
Hu Hualing, Chairman of ExxonMobil Chemical Shanghai Commercial Co.
, Ltd.
and General Manager of Polyethylene North Asia Sales, said that ExxonMobil's Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene resin is the product of ExxonMobil's successive introduction of Exceed™, Exceed™, Following Enable™, Exceed™ XP and other products, another expansion of the polyethylene product portfolio provides processors and further down the value chain with higher performance resin solutions
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Simpler recipes and easier operation

In films for food, industrial, or agricultural applications, film designers and engineers may use metallocene linear low density polyethylene (mLLDPE) to enhance the toughness of co-extruded structural films, often followed by the addition of low density polyethylene ( LDPE) increases melt strength for ease of processing, and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) is added to the core to increase stiffness, but this option affects film toughness and increases operational complexity, allowing operator error or equipment There is an increased chance of failure, and these errors and failures can generate scrap or increase costs
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At the media conference, Jiang Guozhi, ExxonMobil North Asia Polyethylene Application Technology Manager, introduced that Exceed™ S polyethylene reduces the complexity of film formulations and brings simpler and more efficient solutions
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Film designers and engineers can eliminate or reduce the use of LDPE and HDPE depending on application needs
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Exceed™ S polyethylene for the core layer creates a single functional layer that provides the stiffness and toughness required for the application, reducing HDPE content in film formulations by up to 20%
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Exceed™ S polyethylene resin used in the film skin improves the stiffness and toughness of the skin, allowing for a variety of options in the middle layer and achieving overall performance improvements in the final overall package, including properties that are more valued by brands, such as Sealing, air tightness, optical properties or tactility,
etc.
Specifically, for example, the surface layer of the bag in the hot-fill box needs to have high anti-sticking and heat resistance; a large amount of high-density polyethylene needs to be used in the core layer of the heavy-duty packaging bag to provide creep resistance; the core layer is added with recycled material to provide Sustainability advantages and more
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Currently, ExxonMobil's first three grades of Exceed™ S polyethylene on the market are suitable for most blown film production lines and can help innovation in a variety of packaging and film applications
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Multi-field application to help efficient value chain

Today, ExxonMobil has successfully cooperated with more than 75 users around the world, using Exceed™ S polyethylene resin to develop more than 100 different application solutions, providing film processors and brands with simplified resin solutions, They create higher value
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Jiang Guozhi said that Exceed™ S polyethylene resin has been used in a variety of packaging, including food packaging, industrial packaging, agriculture, and emerging e-commerce packaging
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In PE-laminated PE pillow bags, Exceed™ S polyethylene can help users improve the stiffness and toughness of the heat-sealed film, which in turn can accommodate more demanding contents, combined with machine direction stretch (MDO) production of All polyethylene base film, helping to expand the market usage of physical recycling packaging
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Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene to enhance the performance of composite packaging

Air column bags widely used in e-commerce, Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene provides high stiffness properties, which helps prevent the film from stretching and deforming during inflation, thereby improving its burst strength.
In addition, it can provide Excellent puncture resistance and film toughness, so processors can create strong, durable and thinner air column bags that provide excellent protection during cargo transportation and delivery
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Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene creates strong and durable e-commerce air column packaging

In addition, in hot-fill bag-in-box liquid packaging, Exceed™ S high-performance polyethylene is used in the core layer, suitable for hot-fill liquid and aseptic sauce applications, and can provide better resistance to rubbing And heat resistance, thereby improving the durability of the product overall, withstanding higher temperature liquid filling, which can effectively shorten the total time of food processing and packaging
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Explore low-carbon paths to achieve sustainable development

ExxonMobil's high-performance polyethylene products create higher value around the entire industry chain to serve mid-stream and downstream enterprises and brand owners.
In different application scenarios, these values ​​include but are not limited to better performance, convenience of operation, And more in line with the requirements of sustainable development
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"Exceed™ S polyethylene provides a solution with sustainable development advantages in four main areas: better performance in lighter, thinner plastic films and packaging, i.
e.
Reduce; support for increased recycled content , while meeting the performance requirements of the final product, i.
e.
Reuse; the recyclable design of the single-material packaging structure facilitates physical recycling, i.
e.
Recycle
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In addition, using ExxonMobil's Exxtend chemical recycling technology, certified recycled polymers can also be When applied to film and packaging design, it has the same quality and performance as new polymer materials
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" Chen Dajian, general manager of polyethylene market development in North Asia of ExxonMobil, said in an interview
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Chen Dajian added that by 2026, ExxonMobil plans to put into production 500,000 tons of certified recycled polymer capacity to supply the entire industry chain to help plastic recycling
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"Dual-carbon economy" is a hot topic.
In the future, ExxonMobil will continue to follow the direction of sustainable development, meet social needs with innovative solutions, and create value for customers and the industrial chain
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