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Celanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells value-added chemicals, thermoplastic polymers, and other chemical-based products worldwide. The company?s Advanced Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for use in automotive, medical, and electronics products, as well as other consumer and industrial applications. Its Consumer Specialties segment provides cellulose acetate flakes, films, and tows for use in filter products applications; Sunett, a sweetener for use in various beverages, confections, and dairy products; Qorus, a sweetener system designed for low-to no-calorie carbonated and non-carbonated beverages, flavored waters, energy drinks, and milk and dairy products; and food protection ingredients, such as potassium sorbate and sorbic acids for use in foods, beverages, and personal care products. The company?s Industrial Specialties segment produces emulsions and ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) performance polymers. This segment offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; EVA resins and compounds for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, medical products, automotive, carpeting, and photovoltaic cells applications. Its Acetyl Intermediates segment offers acetyl products, including acetic acids, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters for use as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals. The company also provides organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It has a strategic alliance with Airborne Oil & Gas to develop and supply composite materials for deepwater oil and gas pipelines. The company was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
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