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Celanese Announces Emulsions Price Increase in Americas

Friday 25. March 2011 - Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global technology and specialty materials company and a global leader in emulsion polymers, announced today it will increase the price of all emulsions sold in the Americas effective April 1, 2011, or as contracts allow.

The increase will be as follows: vinyl acetate homopolymers by $.03 / pound, vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions by $0.03 / pound, vinyl acrylic emulsions by $0.05 / pound and pure acrylic emulsions by $0.09 / pound.
Sustained price increases in raw materials, particularly in the propylene/acrylic monomer chain, as well as increased transportation costs particularly in North America are primary reasons for these increases.
This price increase includes all emulsions and affects applications including, but not limited to, adhesives, paint and coatings, building and construction, nonwovens, glass fiber, carpet and textiles.