Expanded Polyolefins-Based Portfolio for Healthcare

A portfolio of polyolefin-based resins and elastomers designed to meet changing healthcare/medical market needs for safer material options has been expanded by ExxonMobil. Adhering to industry requirements for testing, quality assurance and traceability, the portfolio unites a wide range of high-performance products that are produced using Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) for batch-to-batch product consistency on which customers reportedly can rely.

The portfolio provides the building blocks to engineer a range of applications including medical supplies, infection protection products, and pharmaceutical and laboratory supplies. The portfolio includes Achieve Advanced PP, ExxonMobil PP, Vistamaxx performance polymers, Exact polyolefin elastomers, ExxonMobil butyl polymers, Exxpro specialty elastomers and ExxonMobil Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA).

The COVID-19 pandemic, which required rapid production of face masks and other products to help combat virus transmission, was a major factor in ExxonMobil’s decision to create a portfolio of healthcare solutions. The healthcare industry’s desire for a PVC replacement was another market driver for the company’s development of suitable alternatives. Yet another motivating factor was customers’ preference to do business with a single-source materials supplier. ExxonMobil’s high-quality, compliant-safe material solutions enable tailored innovation for:

 ▪  Optimized performance and longevity of medical supplies, including drug/medical fluid delivery. Applications include syringes, infusion bags, IV/saline containers, ostomy bags, inhaling systems, drug and vitamin tubes, bottles, vials, containers, caps, seals, closures, briefs, and absorbent pads.
 

 ▪  Purity required to meet the toughest standards for laboratory components and pharmaceutical packaging solutions, including labware, sanitizers, bio-reactor bags, and pharmaceutical stoppers/seals.

 ▪  Cleanliness and safety for protective products, such as face masks, gowns, gloves and alcohol wipes that help prevent infection.
 

 ▪  Softness, loft, strength, improved barrier performance and ease of processing for spunbond or meltblown nonwoven products. Typical applications include absorbent articles, medical PPE, bandages, masks, gowns and wipes, surgical drapes and gowns, medical protective gowns, shoe covers, disposable bedding and hospital apparel, pads, wraps, and filtration media.