What Does ExxonMobil Have to Do with Child Safety?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2011/11/11/what-does-exxonmobil-have-to-do-with-child-safety/
"It's easy to forget sometimes that oil companies are involved in a lot more than oil, or even energy in its various forms. Exxon Mobil, for example, produces a number of chemicals that have little to nothing to do with energy, including isopropyl alcohol (used for coatings, rubbing alcohol and electronics), methyl ethyl ketone (used for paint, coatings and adhesives solvent), benzene (used in styrofoam and nylon products) and a handful of plasticizers like phthalic anhydride and Jayflex® Plasticizer/Phthalates.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/amywestervelt/2011/11/11/what-does-exxonmobil-have-to-do-with-child-safety/
"It's easy to forget sometimes that oil companies are involved in a lot more than oil, or even energy in its various forms. Exxon Mobil, for example, produces a number of chemicals that have little to nothing to do with energy, including isopropyl alcohol (used for coatings, rubbing alcohol and electronics), methyl ethyl ketone (used for paint, coatings and adhesives solvent), benzene (used in styrofoam and nylon products) and a handful of plasticizers like phthalic anhydride and Jayflex® Plasticizer/Phthalates.
Over the past several years, Exxon has been working to protect its chemical business by lobbying against various proposals to reform chemical regulations in the United States."
