Celanese Announces Acetyl Intermediates Price Increases

Tue, February 5 2013

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following products effective immediately, or as contracts allow. These increases are additive to the increases announced in January 2013.

Product		USA, Canada and Mexico			Central and South America			Europe			Asia Outside China			China
		USD/LB			USD/MT			Euro/MT			USD/MT			Per MT
Acetic Acid		-			-			-			-			RMB 100
Vinyl Acetate Monomer		-			-			-			$20			RMB 200
Acetic Anhydride		-			-			-			-			RMB 150
Butyl Acetate		-			-			€ 40			$20			-
Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC)		$0.05			$100			-			$100			USD $325
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)		$0.07			$150			-			$150			USD $325
Paraformaldehyde 91 -93%		$0.015			$30			-			$15			USD $30

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products that are used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our products, essential to everyday living, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for operational excellence, sustainability and premier safety performance, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 7,600 employees worldwide and had 2011 net sales of $6.8 billion, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or the company’s blog at www.celaneseblog.com.

Celanese Corporation
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Source: Celanese Corporation