Celanese news

Operations in Mechelen to cease by September 2024, incurring $60-75M in costs. Employee termination costs pending consultation. Facility produces engineering thermoplastics and elastomers.

The expansion will add 34KT annual capacity by 2024, supporting EV market growth and medical grade production. Site selection is ongoing, considering both existing and new locations.

Celanese is investing in new reactors and debottlenecking projects to boost vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions and redispersible polymer powders capacities in Europe and Asia by 2023.

The new center will consolidate operations from Germany and Italy to optimize manufacturing and enhance Celanese's competitive position. Transition to complete in 12-24 months, ensuring smooth employee transition.

The acquisition includes global production facilities, product portfolio, and customer agreements. It aims to enhance Celanese's emulsions business and support growth in construction materials.

Plans to expand emulsion polymers with projects in Nanjing and Geleen, increasing VAE capacity by 2023. Additional capacity increases at other sites are also planned. Financial details undisclosed.

The expansion at the Ferrara facility includes a new polymerization unit and plans for another, enhancing capacity to meet growing demand for high-performance thermoplastic co-polyesters.

The debottlenecking project aims to boost POM production, meeting rising demand for specialty materials. Phase I completes in 2020, with Phase II following soon after.

The sale includes a 25,000mt emulsions unit with 29 employees. Celanese will still market certain products. The VAE unit will close due to lack of buyers, with production ceasing in October.

A new CO2 plant at Industriepark Höchst purifies and liquefies CO2 from vinyl acetate production, achieving high purity and energy efficiency, reducing emissions, and improving supply reliability.

A €5 million investment will recycle 28,000 tons of CO2 annually, reducing emissions and producing high-purity CO2 for various industries, including food and welding, at Industriepark Höchst.

The new POM plant in Frankfurt has a capacity of 140,000 tons per year, enhancing global operations and technical capabilities to meet rising demand for polymer-based products.