Celanese Announces Acetyl Intermediates Price Increases

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global chemical and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following acetyl intermediates products. The price increases below will be effective immediately, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced increases.

Product

 

China
(RMB/MT)

 

Asia Outside
China
(USD/MT)

 

EMEA

(EUR/MT)

 

South America
& Mexico
(USD/MT)

 

USA &
Canada
(USD/LB)

Acetic Acid

 

¥700

 

$100

 

€100

 

$100

 

$0.045

Vinyl Acetate
Monomer

 

¥700

 

$100

 

€250

 

$250

 

$0.10

Acetic
Anhydride

 

¥400

 

$60

 

€75

 

$60

 

$0.03

Vinyl-based
Emulsions (i.e.
VAE & PVAc)

 

¥300

 

$50

 

€50

 

$66

 

$0.03

Ethyl Acetate

 

-

 

$50

 

€50

 

$50

 

$0.02

Butyl Acetate

 

-

 

$50

 

-

 

-

 

-

Ethylene Vinyl
Acetate (EVA)

 

¥700

 

-

 

-

 

$100

 

$0.05

Low-Density
Polyethylene
(LDPE)

 

¥700

 

-

 

-

 

$100

 

$0.05

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical 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 2019 net sales of $6.3 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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