Celanese Corp
Celanese Corporation, formerly known as Hoechst Celanese, is an American technology and specialty materials company headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a Fortune 500 corporation. The company is the world's leading producer of acetic acid, producing about 1.95 million tonnes per year, representing approximately 20% of global production. Celanese is also the world's largest producer of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM).
Basic company information
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- Business sectors
- chemical industry [1]
- Company / filing name
- Celanese Corp [2]
- Headquarters location
- Irving [1]
- Founded
- 1999; 1918 [1]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [1]
- Founders
- Camille Dreyfus [1]
- Official website
- www.celanese.com ↗ [1]
- Annual revenue
- USD 9,673,000,000 · reported year 2022 [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US1508701034 [1]
- CIK
- 1306830 [2]
- Country in background record
- United States [1]
- Symbols / exchanges
- CE (NYSE) [2]
Company positioning and business
Celanese Corporation, formerly known as Hoechst Celanese, is an American technology and specialty materials company headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a Fortune 500 corporation. The company is the world's leading producer of acetic acid, producing about 1.95 million tonnes per year, representing approximately 20% of global production. Celanese is also the world's largest producer of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM). [3]
Celanese operates 25 production plants and six research centers in 11 countries, mainly in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company owns and operates the world's three largest acetic acid plants: one in the Clear Lake area of Pasadena, Texas, one on Jurong Island in Singapore, and a third in Nanjing, China. [3]
During 2018 Celanese along with 90 additional Fortune 500 companies "paid an effective federal tax rate of 0% or less" as a result of Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Celanese. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Understanding company scale
Annual revenue: USD 9,673,000,000 · reported year 2022. [1]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
Listed securities: CE (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [2]
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
No individual financial documents have been indexed yet. Open the source to consult company disclosures. [2]
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Celanese Corp founded?
Founded: 1999; 1918. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Where is the headquarters of Celanese Corp?
Headquarters location: Irving. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Which business sectors are recorded for Celanese Corp?
Business sectors: chemical industry. The linked source provides the background record. [1]
Sources and review dates
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Company identity and profile data ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Celanese (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.