ExxonMobil
American multinational oil and gas corporation that uses additive manufacturing for spare parts production and advanced materials development, including Proxxima polyolefin thermoset resin systems
- CEO / Founder
- Darren W. Woods
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Latest Round
- Post-IPO
Technology & Products
Key Products
Upstream oil and natural gas production; Downstream refining and fuels (Exxon, Mobil, Esso brands); Chemical products (petrochemicals, polymers, synthetic rubber); Low Carbon Solutions (carbon capture & storage, hydrogen, biofuels, lithium); Proxxima polyolefin thermoset resin systems; Advanced synthetic graphite; Advanced recycling technologies
Patent position
ExxonMobil filed 34 patent families across all years, with 38% in WO, 29% in US, 21% in EP, and 12% in CN. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 4 families filed 2022–2024, 16 in 2019–2021
- Filed in
- WO 38%US 29%EP 21%CN 12%
34 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
One of the world's largest integrated energy and chemical companies with industry-leading upstream portfolio, the largest refining footprint among IOCs, and growing low-carbon solutions and advanced materials businesses
How They Differentiate
Largest investor-owned oil company globally; vertically integrated across entire energy and chemical value chain; industry-leading cost structure and balance sheet; proprietary Proxxima polyolefin thermoset resin technology with ~60% lower lifecycle GHG emissions vs. epoxy; pioneer in digital supply chain for AM spare parts (Fieldnode consortium); advanced synthetic graphite for EV batteries
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Industrial operators, energy companies, automotive manufacturers, infrastructure developers, coatings and composites manufacturers, oil and gas supply chain
Industry Verticals
Oil and Gas; Energy; Chemicals; Automotive; Infrastructure; Aerospace; Marine; Industrial Manufacturing; Coatings; Renewable Energy
Competitors
Chevron Corporation; Shell plc; BP p.l.c.; ConocoPhillips
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Revenue $349.6B (2024); Net income $33.68B (2024); ~60,900 employees; NYSE: XOM with ~$630B market cap; $15.1B cumulative structural cost savings since 2019
Major Milestones
1999: Merger of Exxon and Mobil forming ExxonMobil; 2021: API 20S standard published enabling AM metallic components in oil and gas; 2023: Proxxima resin systems officially launched; 2024: Joined Fieldnode consortium for AM digital spare parts; 2025: Proxxima phase one blending facility in Huntsville, TX began operations (35,000 metric tons/yr capacity); 2025: Acquired Superior Graphite assets for synthetic graphite production; ~$350B annual revenue; NYSE: XOM
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 34
- Granted
- 2
- Families
- 34
Leading domains: process (29), material (23), equipment (11)
Filings by year: 2023: 4 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 9 · 2016: 9 · 2015: 4
- DEFECT REPAIR USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING3914416 · EP
- Self-supporting structures having active materials10710053 · US
- ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPOSITION2025071876 · WO
- ENHANCED HEAT TRANSFER IN PRINTED CIRCUIT HEAT EXCHANGERS2017019142 · WO
- Additive Manufacturing Composition20250108557 · US