Celanese Announces Acetyl Intermediates Price Increases

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company, will increase list and off-list selling prices for the following products effective immediately, or as contracts allow. These increases are additive to the increases announced in January 2013.

Product	USA, Canada and Mexico	Central and South America	Europe	Asia Outside China	China
	USD/LB	USD/MT	Euro/MT	USD/MT	Per MT
Acetic Acid	-	-	-	-	RMB 100
Vinyl Acetate Monomer	-	-	-	$20	RMB 200
Acetic Anhydride	-	-	-	-	RMB 150
Butyl Acetate	-	-	€ 40	$20	-
Methyl Isobutyl Carbinol (MIBC)	$0.05	$100	-	$100	USD $325
Methyl Isobutyl Ketone (MIBK)	$0.07	$150	-	$150	USD $325
Paraformaldehyde 91 -93%	$0.015	$30	-	$15	USD $30

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products that are used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our products, essential to everyday living, are manufactured in North America, Europe and Asia. Known for operational excellence, sustainability and premier safety performance, Celanese delivers value to customers around the globe with best-in-class technologies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company employs approximately 7,600 employees worldwide and had 2011 net sales of $6.8 billion, with approximately 73% generated outside of North America. For more information about Celanese Corporation and its global product offerings, visit www.celanese.com or the company’s blog at www.celaneseblog.com.