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 including, but not limited to, adhesives, paint and coatings, paper, nonwovens and textiles.
Customers should contact their Celanese sales representative for more details.
About Celanese
As a global leader in the chemicals industry, Celanese Corporation makes products essential to everyday living. Our products, found in consumer and industrial applications, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Net sales totaled $5.1 billion in 2009, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America. Known for operational excellence and execution of its business strategies, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with innovations and best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 7,400 employees worldwide. For more information on Celanese Corporation, please visit the company's website at www.celanese.com.
About the Emulsion Polymers Business of Celanese
The Emulsion Polymers business of Celanese is a global leader in developing products and application technology to improve performance, create value and drive innovation in a broad range of industrial and consumer end-use applications including adhesives, coatings, engineered fabrics, glass fibers, paper, textiles and more. The business has manufacturing facilities worldwide and is supported by expert technical service regionally. More information about the Emulsions Polymers business of Celanese is available at www.celanese-emulsions.com.
