Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, and its Ticona engineering polymers business, today announced it will increase prices worldwide for the following products:

  • Hostaform®, Celcon® and Amcel® acetal copolymer (POM) by up to 0.27 USD/kg or higher on selected products.
  • Celanex® PBT, Vandar® PBT, Impet® PET and Riteflex® TPC-ET polyesters by up to 0.48 USD/kg or higher on selected products.
  • Celstran® LFT by up to 0.27 USD/kg or higher on selected products.

These price increases are effective on global customer shipments beginning Feb. 15, 2011, or as contracts allow, except for Asia Pacific where the increases are effective Feb. 28, 2011, or as contracts allow.

Customers should contact their Ticona Engineering Polymers sales representative for more details.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products which 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 7,400 employees worldwide and had 2009 net sales of $5.1 billion, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global product offerings, visit www.celanese.com.

About Ticona

Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, produces and markets a broad range of high performance products, and posted net sales of $808 million in fiscal 2009. Ticona employs more than 1,450 individuals at production, compounding and research facilities in the USA, Germany, Brazil and China. For more information, please visit www.ticona.com or www.ticona.cn (Chinese language).

Hostaform®, Celcon®, Amcel®, Celanex®, Vandar®, Impet®, Riteflex® and Celstran® are registered trademarks owned by Ticona or its affiliates.

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Celanese® is a registered trademark of Celanese International Corporation.

Celanese Corporation
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