Celanese to Build Industrial Ethanol Plants with Advanced Technology

Celanese Corporation,a global technology and specialty materialscompany,announced on November 10th its intention to constructmanufacturing facilities in China and the U.S. to utilize recently-developedadvanced technology for the production of ethanol for chemicalapplications and other industrial uses. Celanese’s innovative processtechnology builds on the company’s industry-leading acetyl platformand integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basichydrocarbon feedstocks.Following necessary approvals,Celanese intends to construct one,and possibly two,industrial ethanol complexes in China to serve thefast-growing Asia region. Initial annual production capacity of eachcomplex is expected to be approximately 400 000 tons. The com-