Celanese Extends Exclusive Acetyls R&D Technology Agreement with SWRDICI

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials company, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Southwest Research and Design Institute of Chemical Industry (SWRDICI), a subsidiary of ChemChina, one of the largest chemical concerns in the world, to extend their joint research and development in acetyls technology.

The agreement calls for the continued exclusive collaboration between SWRDICI and Celanese to jointly develop technological advances in the production of acetic acid and other acetyls products.

“Asia is of critical importance for Celanese, particularly as we pursue our growth strategy to better meet increasing global customer demand,” said Todd Elliott, senior vice president, Acetyls. “SWRDICI has been a traditional supplier of technology to the acetyls industry. This contract allows Celanese to exclusively access local expertise to meet customer needs, furthering our capabilities to provide a highly reliable, cost efficient supply to the global acetyls market and develop new application opportunities for our products.”

“Celanese has a long-standing relationship with SWRDICI dating back to 2008, and as we expand our efforts in China as part of our strategy to meet global demand, our agreement with SWRDICI continues our acetyl technology development growth strategy with local partners,” concluded Elliott.

About SWRDICI

The Southwest Research & Design Institute of Chemical Industry is a national key laboratory for the utilization of industrial gas emissions. The laboratory focuses on the purification and utilization of industrial gas emissions and carries out research on basic technologies used in application, utilization and engineering development. It is an industrial gas emissions utilization laboratory with strengths in the research of gas separation and C1 chemical technologies, combining basic engineering technology, analysis and testing technology, and catalysis reaction engineering technology, focusing on carbonyl synthesis.

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,700 employees worldwide and had 2017 net sales of $6.1 billion. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or our blog at www.celaneseblog.com.

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