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Company Overview

Business Description

Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Headquarters
United States of America US
Employees
11 434
IPO date
Jan 21, 2005

Celanese is a chemical company that makes materials used inside other products. Its main businesses include acetyl products, which are building blocks for paints, adhesives, coatings, pharmaceuticals, and industrial chemicals, and engineered materials, which are high-performance plastics and compounds used in auto parts, electronics, appliances, and consumer goods. In simple terms, Celanese sells the specialty ingredients and plastic materials that manufacturers mix into finished products.

Its customers are mostly other businesses, not individual shoppers. It sells to industrial companies, manufacturers, and distributors that need reliable chemical inputs or durable plastic materials for their own production lines. Celanese makes money by selling these materials under long-term supply relationships and through technical products that often require customer approval, qualification, and steady support.

What makes Celanese different is its role in the middle of the industrial supply chain. It does not make finished consumer brands; it supplies the hard-to-replace materials that help those brands perform better, last longer, or meet specific technical requirements. That gives the company a business built around process know-how, product consistency, and deep ties to manufacturing customers.

Celanese Corp Investor Relations

Address
222 W. Las Colinas Blvd., Suite 900N
Irving, Texas
United States of America

Business Segments

Engineered Materials

This segment makes specialty plastics and compounds that are designed for specific uses in finished products. Celanese sells these materials into parts and components for cars, electronics, medical devices, appliances, a...

Customers and revenue model

Acetyl Chain

This segment makes acetyl chemicals used as building blocks in other products. It includes products such as acetic acid, vinyl acetate-related chemicals, and other intermediate materials used in coatings, adhesives, text...

Customers and revenue model

Management

Ms. Lori J. Ryerkerk BS

Chairman, President & CEO

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Mr. Chuck B. Kyrish

Senior VP & CFO

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Mr. Scott A. Richardson

Executive VP & COO

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Ms. Ashley B. Duffie

Senior VP & General Counsel

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Mr. Mark C. Murray

Senior Vice President of Acetyls

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Ms. Anne Puckett J.D.

Executive Officer

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Mr. Thomas Francis Kelly

Senior Vice President of Engineered Materials

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Mr. Aaron M. McGilvray

VP of Finance, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer

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Mr. Sameer Purao

Senior VP & Chief Information Officer

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William Cunningham

Vice President of Investor Relations

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