Ticona to Invest in Two New Production Facilities in China

Ticona, the engineering polymers business of Celanese Corporation, announced that it will invest in a new Celstran® long fiber reinforced thermoplastics (LFRT) compounding facility, and a new GUR® ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) facility in the Asia-Pacific region.

The new world-class plants will increase the company’s global GUR UHMW-PE capacity to 90,000 t/yr and significantly boost global Celstran LFRT capacity. The new 20,000 t/yr GUR UHMW-PE facility is planned to be operational in the first quarter of 2008, while the first 2,000 metric ton Celstran LFRT line is scheduled to be running by the third quarter of 2007.

The site selection process has been narrowed to China, one of the fastest growing markets for engineering thermoplastics worldwide.

For more information, contact Robert Shaw, Ticona, 8040 Dixie Highway, Florence, KY 41042, 859-372-3117, E-mail: robert.shaw@ticona.com, Web: www.ticona.com.