Celanese Announces Acetyls Price Increase in China

Mon, June 22 2015

DALLAS & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for acetic acid in view of the recent rapid increase and continued volatility in China methanol prices. The price increase below will be effective immediately, or as contracts allow.

Product					China
					RMB/MT
Acetic Acid					RMB 100

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