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ExxonMobil Acquires Solutia’s Share of AES

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

ExxonMobil Chemical has announced plans to become the owner of Advanced Elastomer Systems (AES) by acquiring Solutia Inc.’s 50 percent interest in AES. ExxonMobil Chemical and Solutia have signed a binding contract for this acquisition subject to government reviews.             
AES, formed in 1991, is a limited partnership between ExxonMobil Chemical and Solutia. Headquartered in Akron, OH, AES has annual sales of approximately $300 million and employs nearly 700 people worldwide.
    
“This acquisition demonstrates ExxonMobil Chemical’s commitment to having the broadest portfolio of polymers based upon ethylene and propylene serving a broad range of markets,” said Jim Harris, polymers senior vice president, ExxonMobil Chemical. “We are very pleased, as AES is the premier engineered thermoplastic elastomer business, well known for the quality of its products and customer service.”

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