Materia Inc. to Join ExxonMobil Chemical Company as Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
Materia, Inc., a high-performance structural materials company that has pioneered the development of a Nobel Prize-winning technology for making a new class of polymers, today announced that it has been acquired by ExxonMobil Chemical Company, a division of ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM).
- Materia, Inc., a high-performance structural materials company that has pioneered the development of a Nobel Prize-winning technology for making a new class of polymers, today announced that it has been acquired by ExxonMobil Chemical Company, a division of ExxonMobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM).
- With initial support from CalTech and private investor capital, Materia has achieved commercial applications in several sectors, including oil & gas and industrial molding applications.
- Since 2017, ExxonMobil and Materia have been collaborating to research further uses for Proxima under a joint development agreement, including wind blade and anti-corrosion coatings.
- ExxonMobil intends to operate the business under the Materia company name as a wholly owned subsidiary.