11 November 2015
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today announced it will expand
acetic acid and vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) capacity
in North America.
Celanese will implement a series of low capital debottlenecks
in its Clear Lake, Texas, acetic acid facility
and expects up to 150kt more product.
The current nameplate capacity of the facility
is 1,350kt per annum. The debottlenecks will happen
in stages over the next several years
with the expectation that total U.S. output
will have a nameplate capacity of
more than 1,500kt per annum by 2016.
Celanese has also begun work on
a 150kt expansion of its Clear Lake, Texas,
VAM facility raising plant capacity to 450kt – making
it the largest and most efficient VAM plant in the world.
The expansion will be complete in 2018
Celanese
President of Acetyl Chain and Integrated Supply Chain
“Today’s announcement leverages
Celanese’s leading acetyl technologies and
exhibits our continued commitment to innovation and productivity
in the Acetyl Chain.
To have the ability to add incremental capacity
as industry growth dictates, and do it with a nominal capital outlay,
is a great tool and the hallmark of our industry leadership position,”.
Celanese Contacts:
Investor Relations
Jon Puckett
Media Relations – Global
W. Travis Jacobsen
+1 972 443 3750
william.jacobsen@celanese.com
Media Relations Asia (Shanghai)
Helen Zhang
+86 21 3861 9279
lan.zhang@celanese.com
Media Relations Europe (Germany)
Jens Kurth
+49(0)69 45009 1574
j.kurth@celanese.com
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