SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 Current Report

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest events reported): October 5, 2005



                              CELANESE CORPORATION
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



          DELAWARE                      001-32410                98-0420726
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(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission File           (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                    Number)           Identification No.)
                                                          
                                                        
                 1601 WEST LBJ FREEWAY, DALLAS, TEXAS 75234-6034
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (972) 901-4500
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         ITEM 8.01    OTHER EVENTS.

         On October 5, 2005, Celanese Corporation (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Company had declared on October 5, 2005, a cash
dividend of $0.265625 on its 4.25% convertible perpetual preferred stock and a
cash dividend of $0.04 on its Series A common stock. Both cash dividends are for
the period August 1, 2005 to October 31, 2005 and are payable on November 1,
2005 to holders of record as of October 15, 2005. A copy of the press release is
attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
solely for purposes of this Item 8.01.



Item 9.01.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

       (c) Exhibits

        Exhibit Number     Description
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        99.1               Press Release dated October 5, 2005








                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.





                              CELANESE CORPORATION


                              By:       /s/ John J. Gallagher, III               
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                                   Name:    John J. Gallagher, III
                                   Title:   Executive Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer




Date: October 5, 2005








                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



                Exhibit Number     Description
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                     99.1          Press Release dated October 5, 2005

                                                                 [CELANESE LOGO]



INVESTOR INFORMATION                        Celanese Corporation
                                            Investor Relations
                                            1601 West LBJ Freeway
                                            Dallas, TX 75234-6034

                                            Mark Oberle
                                            Phone: +1-972-443-4464
                                            Fax: +1-972-332-9373
                                            Mark.Oberle@celanese.com




CELANESE CORPORATION DECLARES COMMON AND PREFERRED SHARE DIVIDENDS

         DALLAS, Texas, October 5, 2005 - Celanese Corporation today declared
quarterly dividends of $0.04 per share of its common stock and $0.265625 per
share on its 4.25% convertible perpetual preferred stock, both payable on
November 1.

         The dividends are payable for the period from August 1, 2005 to October
31, 2005 to owners of record as of October 15.

Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) is an integrated global producer of value-added
industrial chemicals based in Dallas, Texas. The Company is the #1 or #2
producer of products comprising the majority of its sales and has four major
businesses: Chemicals Products, Technical Polymers Ticona, Acetate Products and
Performance Products. Celanese has 29 production plants, with major operations
in North America, Europe and Asia. In 2004, Celanese Corporation and its
predecessor had combined net sales of $5.1 billion. The presentation of combined
net sales of Celanese Corporation with its predecessor is not in accordance with
U.S. GAAP. For more information on Celanese Corporation including a
reconciliation of the combined net sales, please visit the company's web site at
www.celanese.com.