Celanese Announces Acetyl Intermediates Price Increases

Thu, September 26 2019

DALLAS, AMSTERDAM & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, today announced it will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following products. The price increases below will be effective immediately, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced increases.

 

Product

U.S. & Canada

 

(USD/lb)

Mexico &
South America

 

(USD/MT)

Europe,

Middle-East

& Africa

 

(EURO/MT)

 

China

 

 

(RMB/MT)

 

Asia Outside

China (AOC)

 

(USD/MT)

Acetic Acid

$0.050

-

-

¥650

$100

Vinyl Acetate Monomer

$0.050

$125

-

-

-

Ethyl Acetate

$0.050

$75

€145

-

$80

Butyl Acetate

-

-

-

-

$80

Acetic Anhydride

$0.050

-

-

¥650

-

Vinyl-based Emulsions (i.e. VAE & PVAc)

$0.030

$66

€50

-

-

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 2018 net sales of $7.2 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or our blog at www.celaneseblog.com.

Investor Relations
Chuck Kyrish
+1 972 443 4574
chuck.kyrish@celanese.com

Media Relations – Global
W. Travis Jacobsen
+1 972 443 3750
william.jacobsen@celanese.com

Media Relations Europe (Germany)
Jens Kurth
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j.kurth@celanese.com

Source: Celanese Corporation