Celanese Announces GUR® Capacity Expansion at its Nanjing, China Engineered Materials Manufacturing Facility

Mon, April 30 2018

Lithium ion battery growth drives demand for UHMW-PE

DALLAS & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a global specialty materials company, today announced the addition of a new GUR® ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) production line at its Nanjing, China manufacturing facility to support the significant growth in its engineered materials business, specifically the electric vehicle market.

“As the global demand for specialty materials increases in key industries such as medical, automotive, consumer goods and energy storage, Celanese is partnering with our customers to deliver the innovative materials found in products that consumers around the world use every day,” said Scott Sutton, Celanese Chief Operating Officer. “The GUR® capacity expansion at our Nanjing integrated chemical complex will enable Celanese to continue to support a growing and diverse customer base and respond to the increasing need for specialty materials such as ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.”

The new production line at Celanese’s Nanjing manufacturing facility is expected to add approximately 15kT per year of GUR® UHMW-PE product capacity by 2019.

In addition to the demand for GUR® in sheet, profile and filter markets, Celanese is seeing market growth for GUR® in lithium ion battery separators for electric vehicle applications, resulting in 20% to 30% growth in demand per year, with most processors being located in China.

For additional information about Celanese engineered materials that are driving electric vehicle development, visit https://www.celanese.com/innovation/ev-range.aspx.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,700 employees worldwide and had 2017 net sales of $6.1 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or our blog at www.celaneseblog.com.

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