ExxonMobil adopts Advanced Polymers Coatings' new TriFLEX™ technology for railcars

Advanced Polymer Coatings launched TriFLEX^TM, a revolutionary exterior coating technology and ExxonMobil has already begun applying this innovative solution on its commercial railcars, with plans for extensive future use.

TriFLEX^TM coating offers railcar owners a superior exterior coating solution that integrates the benefits of anticorrosion performance with long-term UV resistance, offering superior performance to traditional single-coat epoxy or polyurethane system.

Currently, many railcar owners rely on single-coat epoxy for exterior protection, which provides effective anticorrosion capabilities but falls short in UV resistance. Alternatively, TriFLEX^TM coating ensures both advantages in one application, extending the expected coating life to 25 years compared to the 15 years typically achieved with a single-coat epoxy. Given a typical railcar’s life expectancy of 50 years, TriFLEX^TM coating reduces the need for recoating, saving ~30% in costs and improving operational efficiency by avoiding downtime. For ExxonMobil, one of the largest independent shippers and owners of railcars in North America, these savings can be substantial.

Contributing to the standout performance of TriFLEX^TM coating is ExxonMobil's Proxxima^TM polyolefin thermoset resin systems, which is based on Nobel Prize-winning technology. Proxxima^TM systems provide exceptional corrosion resistance, impact resistance, flexibility, and rapid return to service due to its exceptional dry time performance. 

Additionally, with TriFLEX^TM, a single-coat of thin film (6-8 mil DFT) helps lower both the material consumption and the overall carbon footprint by leveraging the Proxxima^TM systems GHG advantage versus many traditional thermoset resins on a cradle-to-gate basis.

ExxonMobil’s adoption of TriFLEX^TM coating underscores both companies' commitment to advancing coating solutions that enhance performance and longevity, while offering economic and operational benefits to railcar owners.

To learn more about ExxonMobil's Proxxima^TM Polyolefin Thermoset Resin Systems, please visit http://Proxxima.com. To learn more about collaboration opportunities in the coatings market, contact William Handy.

To learn more about Advanced Polymer Coatings, TriFLEX^TM coating, and its high-performance coating systems, please visit https://www.adv-polymer.com.

Contacts:

Jake Valadez, APC Global Industrial Manager

Scott Wesemeyer, APC Marketing Manager

Bill Handy, ExxonMobil

Christina Curato, ExxonMobil