Celanese Corporation
Also known as Hoechst Celanese
Celanese Corporation, formerly known as Hoechst Celanese, is an American technology and specialty materials company headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a Fortune 500 corporation. The company is the world's leading producer of acetic acid, producing about 1.95 million tonnes per year, representing approximately 20% of global production. Celanese is also the world's largest producer of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM).
Key facts
- Company.name
- Celanese Corporation
- Company.logo
- Logo Celanese.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 200px
- Company.image
- 1211 Avenue of the Americas.jpg
- Company.image_caption
- 1211 Avenue of the Americas, formerly the Celanese Building, completed in 1973
- Company.type
- Public
- Company.industry
- Chemicals and advanced materials
- Company.predecessor
- Celanese AG
- Company.founder
- Camille Dreyfus
- Company.area_served
- Global
- Company.revenue
- (2024)
- Company.operating_income
- US$−697 million (2024)
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- After World War II
- 2000- present
- Class-action lawsuits
- Products
- Acetyl intermediates
- Advanced engineered materials
- Consumer specialties
- Industrial specialties
- Advanced fuel technology
- References
- External links
Celanese Corporation, formerly known as Hoechst Celanese, is an American technology and specialty materials company headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a Fortune 500 corporation. The company is the world's leading producer of acetic acid, producing about 1.95 million tonnes per year, representing approximately 20% of global production. Celanese is also the world's largest producer of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM).
Celanese operates 25 production plants and six research centers in 11 countries, mainly in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company owns and operates the world's three largest acetic acid plants: one in the Clear Lake area of Pasadena, Texas, one on Jurong Island in Singapore, and a third in Nanjing, China.