Celanese CORP (Form: 3, Received: 01/26/2005 16:21:52)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*
HAIN J TRAVIS
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 1/24/2005
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celanese CORP [CE]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
_____ Director                            ___ X ___ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          _____ Other (specify below)

(Street)


(City)              (State)              (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY) 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4) 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5) 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Series B Common Stock 1/24/2005 ⁽¹⁾ Series A Common Stock 7350435 ⁽¹⁾ I See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Convertible at the option of the holder into Series A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. Conversion is automatic upon payment of a special dividend.

(2) BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. owns the 7,350,435 shares of Series B Common Stock reported as beneficially owned in the above table. As the director of BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, the general partner of BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P., which is the general partner of BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P., Mr. Hain controls BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. Mr. Hain disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships

Director 10% Owner Officer Other

HAIN J TRAVIS

X

Signatures

/s/ J. Travis Hain 1/26/2005

^** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
Series B Common Stock	1/24/2005	⁽¹⁾	Series A Common Stock	7350435	⁽¹⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

EXHIBIT 99.1

Information Regarding Joint Filers

Designated Filer of Form 3: J. Travis Hain

Item 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement: January 24, 2005

Item 4. Issuer Name and Ticker Symbol: Celanese Corporation (CE)

Designated Filer:	Ownership Form	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
J. Travis Hain 100 North Tryon Street Bank of America Plaza Charlotte, NC 28255	Indirect	Indirect 100% Owner of Reported Shares, as director of BACM I Sidecar GP Limited
Joint Filers:
BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. 100 North Tryon Street Bank of America Plaza Charlotte, NC 28255	Direct
BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P. 100 North Tryon Street Bank of America Plaza Charlotte, NC 28255	Indirect	Indirect 100% Owner of Reported Shares, as general partner of BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P.
BACM I Sidecar GP Limited 100 North Tryon Street Bank of America Plaza Charlotte, NC 28255	Indirect	Indirect 100% Owner of Reported Shares, as general partner of BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P.

SIGNATURES

BA CAPITAL INVESTORS SIDECAR FUND, L.P. Dated: January 26, 2005

By: BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P., its general partner

By: BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, its general partner

By: /s/ J. Travis Hain
Name: J. Travis Hain
Title: Director

BA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT SIDECAR, L.P. Dated: January 26, 2005

By: BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, its general partner

By: /s/ J. Travis Hain
Name: J. Travis Hain
Title: Director

BACM I SIDECAR GP LIMITED Dated: January 26, 2005

By: /s/ J. Travis Hain
Name: J. Travis Hain
Title: Director

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Series B Common Stock	1/24/2005	⁽¹⁾	Series A Common Stock	7350435	⁽¹⁾	I	See Footnote ⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Convertible at the option of the holder into Series A Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis. Conversion is automatic upon payment of a special dividend.
(2)	BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. owns the 7,350,435 shares of Series B Common Stock reported as beneficially owned in the above table. As the director of BACM I Sidecar GP Limited, the general partner of BA Capital Management Sidecar, L.P., which is the general partner of BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P., Mr. Hain controls BA Capital Investors Sidecar Fund, L.P. Mr. Hain disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
HAIN J TRAVIS		X

Signatures
/s/ J. Travis Hain		1/26/2005
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note:	File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.