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Date Title   07-29-2010 Celanese Corporation Reports Strong Second Quarter Results; Raises Full Year Outlook Second quarter highlights: Net sales were $1,517 million, up 22% from prior year period Operating profit was $156 million versus $89 million in prior year period Net earnings were $160 million versus $109 million in prior year period Operating EBITDA was $332 million versus $248 million in prior year period Diluted EPS from continuing operations was...  07-02-2010 Celanese to Hold Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call on July 29, 2010 DALLAS, Jul 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its 2010 second quarter results on Thursday, July 29, 2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Commenting on results will be David Weidman, chairman and chief executive officer, and Steven Sterin, senior vice president and chief financial officer...  07-01-2010 Celanese Announces Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Price Increases DALLAS, Jul 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company and a North American leader in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) polymers, today announced that its subsidiary, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc., will increase the price of Ateva(R) EVA for grades containing a vinyl acetate level of 25% or greater by $0.06/pound effective August 1, 2010, or as otherwise allowed by contract. Cust...  07-01-2010 Celanese Corporation Declares Common Share Dividend DALLAS, Jul 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on its common stock, payable on August 2, 2010. The dividend is payable for the period beginning May 1, 2010, and ending on and including July 31, 2010, to owners of record as of July 15, 2010. About Celanese Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production o...  06-24-2010 Celanese Announces Price Increases DALLAS, Jun 24, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, announced today that it will increase prices for the following products in the amounts detailed below effective July 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. Customers should contact their sales representatives for more details. Product Europe Euro/MT ...  06-11-2010 Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases for Acrylics in Europe DALLAS, Jun 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all acrylics sold in Europe by EUR 150/tonne, effective July 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. This price increase includes all acrylic and styrene/acrylic emulsions for the following applications: adhesives, paints and coatings, nonwovens, gla...  05-24-2010 Celanese to Present at Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference DALLAS, May 24, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced that Mark Oberle, senior vice president, corporate affairs, will address investors at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference in New York on Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 3:10 p.m. Eastern time. A webcast of the presentation and a replay of the webcast will be available in the investor section of www.celanese.co...  05-12-2010 Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in Europe, Africa and Middle East DALLAS, May 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all vinyl based emulsions sold to Europe, Africa and the Middle East by EUR 80/tonne, effective June 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. This price increase includes all PVAc homopolymers, vinyl acetate copolymers and vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions and in...  05-11-2010 Celanese Sets Aggressive EHS Sustainability Goals for Year 2015 Company on track to meet or exceed 2010 goals for safety, energy intensity, greenhouse gases and waste Newly released 2010 Sustainability Report details industry-leading commitment to safety, health and the environment Winner of ACC's 2010 Responsible Care Initiative of Year Award for continuous progress in safety and sustainability DALLAS & NEW YORK, May 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, g...  05-11-2010 Celanese Corporation Highlights Growth Opportunities at Investor Conference Continues transformation to technology and specialty materials portfolio; Reiterates confidence to increase earnings power to between $1.6 billion and $1.8 billion by 2013 DALLAS, May 11, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, will present its business strategy, innovation programs and growth opportunities at its investor conference today at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time in New York City. T...  05-06-2010 Celanese Enhances Advanced Engineered Materials Segment Through Acquisition of Global LCP and PCT Product Lines from DuPont Performance Polymers DALLAS, May 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that its Advanced Engineered Materials business has completed a transaction to acquire two product lines, DuPont(TM) Zenite(R) liquid crystal polymer (LCP) and Thermx(R) polycyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate (PCT), from DuPont Performance Polymers. "This acquisition will continue to build upon Celanese's position as a global ...  04-27-2010 Celanese Corporation Reports Strong First Quarter Results Record Quarterly Performance in Advanced Engineered Materials; Raises Outlook for Full Year First quarter highlights: Net sales were $1,388 million, up 21% from prior year period Operating profit was ($14) million versus $27 million in prior year period Net earnings were $18 million versus ($20) million in prior year period Operating EBITDA was $246 million versus $136 million in pri...  04-27-2010 Celanese Announces Proposed Consolidation of Acetate Manufacturing Company Proposes Closure of Spondon, United Kingdom Facility DALLAS & SPONDON, England, Apr 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced it is considering a consolidation of its global acetate manufacturing operations by proposing the closure of its acetate manufacturing facility in Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom. The consolidation is designed to strengthen the company's competitive p...  04-26-2010 Celanese Corporation Announces 25 Percent Dividend Increase DALLAS, Apr 26, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that its board of directors has approved a 25 percent increase in the company's quarterly common stock cash dividend. The quarterly dividend rate increased from $0.04 to $0.05 per share of common stock on a quarterly basis and from $0.16 to $0.20 per share of common stock on an annual basis. "Management and the Board of Directors be...  04-08-2010 Celanese Corporation to Host 2010 Investor Day DALLAS, Apr 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that it will host its 2010 Investor Day on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 in New York City. David Weidman, chairman and chief executive officer, and Celanese business leaders will present an update on the company's business strategy, innovation and growth opportunities. Presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time and conclude at 11:30 ...  04-08-2010 Celanese to Hold First Quarter Earnings Conference Call on April 27, 2010 DALLAS, Apr 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its 2010 first quarter results on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Commenting on results will be David Weidman, chairman and chief executive officer, and Steven Sterin, senior vice president and chief financial officer. This call will b...  04-05-2010 Celanese Corporation Declares Common Share Dividend DALLAS, Apr 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.04 per share on its common stock, payable on May 1, 2010. The dividend is payable for the period beginning February 1, 2010 and ending on and including April 30, 2010 to owners of record as of April 15, 2010. About Celanese As a global leader in the chemicals industry, Celanese Corporation makes product...  04-02-2010 Celanese Announces Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Price Increases DALLAS, Apr 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and a North American leader in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) polymers, announced today that its subsidiary, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc., will increase the price of all grades of Ateva(R) EVA by $0.06 per pound and all grades of LDPE by $0.04 per pound effective May 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. Customers should contact their Celanese sa...  04-01-2010 Celanese and SABIC Announce Polyacetal Expansion in Middle East Construction of 50,000 Ton Facility in the Region to Support Future Growth of Polyacetal Industry; Advantaged Raw Material Position to Support Ibn Sina Joint Venture and POM Production DALLAS, Apr 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, and Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) today announced their National Methanol Co. (Ibn Sina) joint venture will construct a 50,000 ton polyacetal (POM) pro...  03-31-2010 Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East DALLAS, Mar 31, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all pure acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsions sold to Europe, North Africa and the Middle East by EUR 150 per ton, effective April 15, 2010, or as contracts allow. This price increase includes all 100 percent acrylic and styrene acrylic emulsions and affects applications including, but not limited...  03-30-2010 Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in Asia DALLAS, Mar 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all VAE (vinyl acetate ethylene copolymer) emulsions sold in Asia, effective April 6, 2010, or as contracts allow. All VAE emulsions will increase US$80 per ton. This increase affects all applications including, but not limited to, adhesives, paints and ...  03-29-2010 Celanese Announces Price Increases for Ticona POM and PBT Products in North and South America DALLAS, Mar 29, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, and its Ticona engineering polymers business, today announced a price increase of 10 percent in North America and South America for POM products (Hostaform(R) and Celcon(R)) and PBT products (Celanex(R) PBT, Vandar(R) PBT, Impet(R) PET and Riteflex(R) TPC-ET) effective with all shipments beginning on April 15, or as contracts allow. About ...  03-15-2010 Celanese Announces Price Increases DALLAS, Mar 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, will increase prices for the following products in the amounts detailed below effective April 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. Product USA, Canada and Mexico Central and South America Europe Asia USD/LB USD/MT ...  03-12-2010 Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in North America DALLAS, Mar 12, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all vinyl acetate homopolymer and vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions sold in North America, effective April 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. All vinyl acetate homopolymer and vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions will increase by $0.03 per wet lb. This increase ...  02-26-2010 Celanese Announces Acrylate-based Emulsions Price Increase in North America DALLAS, Feb 26, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all acrylic-based emulsions in North America effective March 15, 2010, or as contracts allow. Pure acrylic emulsions will increase by $0.06 per wet lb. and vinyl-acrylic emulsions will increase by $0.03 per wet lb. This increase affects all applications ...  02-18-2010 Celanese to Present at Morgan Stanley Global Basic Materials Conference on February 25 DALLAS, Feb 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that Steven Sterin, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will address investors at the Morgan Stanley Global Basic Materials Conference in New York on Thursday, February 25, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time. A webcast of the presentation and a replay of the webcast will be available in the investor section of www.celane...  02-15-2010 Celanese Announces Price Increases for Ticona POM Products in Europe and Asia DALLAS, Feb 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, and its Ticona engineering polymers business, is increasing prices up to 10 percent on its POM products depending on grade. This increase takes effect on customer shipments beginning March 1, 2010, or as contracts allow, in Europe and in Asia. About Celanese As a global leader in the chemicals industry, Celanese Corporation makes products essentia...  02-15-2010 Celanese Announces Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Price Increases DALLAS, Feb 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and a North American leader in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) polymers, announced today that its subsidiary, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc., will increase the price of all grades of LDPE by $0.05/pound effective March 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. Customers should contact their Celanese sales representative for more details. About Celanes...  02-09-2010 Celanese to Present at Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference on February 18 DALLAS, Feb 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that David Weidman, chairman and chief executive officer, will address investors at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select Conference in Miami, Florida, on Thursday, February 18, 2010, at 2:55 p.m. Eastern time. A webcast of the presentation and a replay of the webcast will be available in the investor section of www.celanese.com. ...  02-09-2010 Celanese Names Mark Oberle Senior Vice President - Corporate Affairs DALLAS, Feb 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that Mark Oberle has been named senior vice president - Corporate Affairs. In addition to retaining oversight for investor relations, global communications and government affairs, Oberle will assume responsibility for the company's strategy development process, including regional oversight for Europe and Asia. Oberle joined Celanese ...  02-09-2010 Celanese Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results DALLAS, Feb 09, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE): Fourth quarter highlights: Net sales were $1,388 million, up 8% from prior year period Operating profit was $109 million versus ($152) million in prior year period Net earnings were $5 million versus ($155) million in prior year period Operating EBITDA was $227 million versus $63 million in prior year period ...  02-01-2010 Celanese Announces Price Increases for Ticona GUR(R) Products DALLAS, Feb 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, and its Ticona engineering polymers business, today announced a global price increase of 15 percent on all GUR(R) UHMW-PE and GHR(R) VHMW-PE with effect from March 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. About Celanese As a global leader in the chemicals industry, Celanese Corporation makes products essential to everyday living. Our products, found in con...  02-01-2010 Celanese Corporation Announces Redemption of 4.25% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock DALLAS, Feb 01, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, announced today that it has called for redemption all 9.6 million shares of its outstanding 4.25% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the "Preferred Stock"), bearing CUSIP 150870202. The redemption date for the Preferred Stock is February 22, 2010 and the redemption price is $25.06 per share of Preferred Stock, which represents an amount equal to the Liquidation Preference of $25.00 per...  01-18-2010 Celanese Announces Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Price Increases DALLAS, Jan 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and a North American leader in Ethylene Vinyl Acetate (EVA) polymers, announced today that its subsidiary, Celanese EVA Performance Polymers Inc., will increase the price of all grades of Ateva(R) EVA by $0.07/pound and all grades of LDPE by $0.05/pound effective February 15, 2010, or as contracts allow. Customers should contact their Celanese sales...  01-18-2010 Celanese to Hold Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call on February 9, 2010 DALLAS, Jan 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its 2009 fourth quarter results on Tuesday, February 9, 2010, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Central time/10:00 a.m. Eastern time. Commenting on results will be David Weidman, chairman and chief executive officer, and Steven Sterin, senior vice president and chief financial officer. This call wi...  01-15-2010 Celanese Announces Price Increases DALLAS, Jan 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company, will increase prices for the following products by the amounts listed below effective February 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. PRODUCT Europe Americas Euro/MT USD/MT Vinyl Acetate 30 100 ...  01-06-2010 Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increases in North America DALLAS, Jan 06, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a leading, global chemical company and global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today that it will increase the price of all emulsions in North America effective Feb. 1, 2010, or as contracts allow. Pure acrylic emulsions will increase by $0.05 per wet lb., and vinyl-based emulsions (including PVAc homopolymers, vinyl acrylic and vinyl acetate ethylene) will increase by $0.03 pe...  01-05-2010 Celanese Corporation Declares Common and Preferred Share Dividends DALLAS, Jan 05, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE), a leading, global chemical company, today declared quarterly dividends of $0.04 per share on its common stock and $0.265625 per share on its 4.25% convertible perpetual preferred stock, both payable on February 1, 2010. The dividends are payable for the period beginning November 2, 2009 and ending on and including January 31, 2010 to owners of record as of January 15, 2010. As a gl...