Ticona to stop Selling DURACON POM and DURANEX PBT

Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, today announced it will discontinue the sale of the DURACON® POM and DURANEX® PBT brands from Polyplastics Co. Ltd. on September 1, 2012, in the Americas and November 15, 2012, in Europe.

Customers that intend to use DURACON® POM and DURANEX® PBT after these dates are advised to contact Polyplastics.

There is no change in the availability and service level for Ticona branded thermoplastics Hostaform® / Celcon® POM, Celanex® PBT, Fortron® PPS, GUR® UHMW-PE, Vectra® / Zenite® LCP, Thermx® PCT, Celstran® / Compel® / Factor® LFRT, Impet® PET and Vandar® PBT. These high performance engineering thermoplastics are produced in the United States, Germany and China, and available to Ticona customers throughout the world for use in existing and new applications.

Hostaform®, Celcon®, Celanex®, Celstran®, Compel®, Factor®, GUR®, Impet®, Riteflex®, Vandar®, Zenite® and Thermx® registered trademarks are owned by Ticona or its affiliates.
Fortron® is a registered trademark of Fortron Industries LLC.
DURACON® and DURANEX® registered trademarks are owned by Polyplastics.

About Ticona and Celanese

Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, produces and markets a broad range of high performance products, and posted net sales of $1,298 million in fiscal 2011. Ticona employs more than 1,700 individuals at production, compounding and research facilities in the USA, Germany, Brazil and China. For more information, please visit www.ticona.com or www.ticona.cn (Chinese language).

Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of specialty materials and chemical products which 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.