Celanese
1211 Avenue of the Americas, formerly the Celanese Building, completed in 1973 | |
| Company type | Public |
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| ISIN | US1508701034 |
| Industry | Chemicals and advanced materials |
| Predecessor | Celanese AG |
| Founded | 1918 in New York City |
| Founder | Camille Dreyfus |
| Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Global |
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| Revenue | US$10.28 billion (2024) |
| US$−697 million (2024) | |
| US$−1.52 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | US$22.86 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | US$5.175 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 12,163 (2024) |
| Website | celanese |
| Footnotes / references | |
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.