Global supply of 65 cSt mPAO to be available commercially in Q4

Global supply of ExxonMobil Chemical’s new 65 cSt grade SpectraSyn Elite™ metallocene polyalphaolefin (mPAO) will be commercially available in the fourth quarter, according to Chris Birdsall, vice president of the company’s global Synthetics Business.
SpectraSyn Elite 65 mPAO is the industry’s first 65 cSt mPAO grade and the second grade in the SpectraSyn Elite family which was launched in 2010.
With its improved viscosity index, SpectraSyn Elite 65 provides lubricant manufacturers with greater versatility to achieve low-temperature specifications than they can with a conventional high-viscosity (Hi-Vis) mid-range PAO.
SpectraSyn Elite 65 mPAO blends well with conventional PAO products and mineral oil base stocks, providing opportunities to meet specifications over a broader temperature range while reducing traction coefficient for improved energy efficiency.
“Our introduction of this new SpectraSyn Elite grade further reinforces ExxonMobil Chemical’s technology leadership and commitment to providing formulators with a wide range of advanced synthetic base stocks,” Birdsall says. “That commitment includes the previously announced construction of a world-scale plant in Baytown, Texas, to produce up to 50,000 tons per year of SpectraSyn Elite mPAO base stocks. Project work on that plant began in 2011 and is on schedule for a 2013 completion.”
ExxonMobil Chemical is the world’s largest PAO producer and offers the broadest range of advanced synthetic base stock fluids, including SpectraSyn™ and SpectraSyn Plus™ PAO, SpectraSyn Elite™ mPAO, Synesstic™ alkylated naphthalene and Esterex™ ester fluids.