据烃加工6月30日消息，埃克森美孚化工公司日前与塞拉尼斯(Celanese)签署协议，将以11.5亿美元出售其全球山都平™(Santoprene)业务。
此次出售包括位于佛罗里达州彭萨科拉和威尔士纽波特的两个世界级制造基地，以及相关产品、工艺开发和实验室设备、运营和管理大楼、控制系统和文档，以及知识产权。
埃克森美孚公司高级副总裁Jack Williams表示:“与塞拉尼斯达成这项协议符合我们的战略，使我们能够专注于服务日益增长的初级烯烃衍生品市场，在此我们可以利用行业领先的规模、集成和专有技术的竞争优势。”
埃克森美孚的山都平™品牌是专业市场的全球领导者。该公司将继续为弹性体客户提供特殊产品，包括适用于各种应用的丁基橡胶和三元乙丙橡胶。
该交易预计将于2021年第四季度完成，需经过监管、信息和咨询流程以及第三方批准。受此次出售影响的埃克森美孚员工预计将在塞拉尼斯控制权变更后调任。
裘寅 编译自 烃加工
原文如下：
ExxonMobil to sell global Santoprene business
ExxonMobil Chemical Company has signed an agreement with Celanese for the sale of its global Santoprene business for $1.15 billion, subject to working capital and other adjustments.
The sale includes two world-scale manufacturing sites in Pensacola, Florida and Newport, Wales along with associated product, process development and laboratory equipment, operating and administration buildings, control systems and documentation, and intellectual property.
“Reaching this agreement with Celanese is consistent with our strategy and allows us to focus align="justify"> ExxonMobil’s Santoprene brand is a global leader in a specialized market. The company will continue to serve elastomers customers with specialty products, including Butyl rubber and Vistalon, which are used in a variety of applications.
The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory, information and consultation processes, and third-party approvals. The ExxonMobil employees impacted by the sale are expected to transfer to positions at Celanese following change-in-control.
