Prix Celanese Corp (CE)

Celanese Corp. engages in the provision of technology and specialty materials businesses. The company is headquartered in Irving, Texas and currently employs 12,163 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2005-01-21. The firm is a global producer of engineered polymers that are used in a variety of applications. Its segments include Engineered Materials and the Acetyl Chain. The firm's Engineered Materials segment includes the engineered materials business and certain strategic affiliates. The Engineered Materials business develops, produces and supplies a broad portfolio of high-performance specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as industrial products and consumer electronics. The firm's Acetyl Chain segment includes the integrated chain of acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomer (VAM), acetic anhydride, acetate esters, emulsion polymers, ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) polymers, redispersible powders (RDP), and acetate tow businesses. The Acetyl Chain business produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, VAM, acetic anhydride and acetate esters.