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For the past 30 years, ExxonMobil has helped appliance manufacturers bring performance, convenience and efficiency into the home by developing polypropylene grades able to withstand long-term, repeated exposure to heat and detergents. Today many of the components of home laundry appliances (washers, dryers) and dishwashers are produced from neat and filled polypropylene supplied by ExxonMobil, enabling manufacturers to reduce costs while offering attractive appearance and durability.   In addition to the "wet side" of major appliances, ExxonMobil continues to offer a gradeslate with versatile attributes supporting a broad array of appliance applications.

Typical Applications
  • Dishwashers
  • Washers and dryers
  • Refrigerators
  • Floor care
  • Small appliances


Product Attributes

  • Excellent resistance to hot water, high detergent and bleach concentrations, and dry heat
  • Attractive appearance and durability
  • Excellent dielectric properties
  • Excellent stiffness and impact balance
  • Broad range of melt flow rates
  • Strong Underwriters Laboratory (UL) product recognition

Technical Information
Injection Molding Problems and Solutions



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