Celanese Announces Intermediate Chemistry Price Increases

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Celanese Announces Intermediate Chemistry Price Increases

Mon, December 2 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 January 1, 2014:

Product	North America		Central and South America	Europe	Asia Outside China
	USA, Canada	Mexico
	¢ / Lb	¢ / Lb	USD/MT	Euro/MT	USD/MT
Acetic Acid	2.5 ¢	2.5 ¢	$50	€ 30	$100
Acetic Anhydride	7.0 ¢	7.0 ¢	$150	€ 150	$150¹
Vinyl Acetate Monomer	2.5 ¢	$100/MT	$100	€ 70	$100
Butyl Acetate	-	-	-	€ 35	$60
Ethyl Acetate	2.5 ¢	2.5 ¢	$50	€ 50	$70
Formaldehyde	2.0 ¢	-	-	-	-

The above price increases are incremental to the below price increases previously announced on November 4, 2013:

Product

North America

Central and
South
America

Europe

Asia Outside
China

USA,
Canada

Mexico

¢ / Lb

USD/MT

Euro/MT

USD/MT

Acetic Acid

2.5 ¢

$55

€ 30

$55²

Acetic Anhydride

3.0 ¢

$65

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. With sales almost equally divided between North America, Europe and Asia, the company uses the full breadth of its global chemistry, technology and business expertise to create value for customers and the corporation. Celanese partners with customers to solve their most critical needs while making a positive impact on its communities and the world. Based in Dallas, Texas, Celanese employs approximately 7,600 employees worldwide and had 2012 net sales of $6.4 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or our blog at www.celaneseblog.com.

All registered trademarks are owned by Celanese International Corporation or its affiliates.

¹ Excludes Japan and Korea

² Amended price increase

Celanese Corporation
Investor Relations:
Jon Puckett, +1 972-443-4965
jon.puckett@celanese.com
or
Media Relations:
W. Travis Jacobsen, +1 972-443-3750
william.jacobsen@celanese.com

Source: Celanese Corporation