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29-574: On Wednesday 17 October 2007, King Harald of Norway opened Statkraft's first gas power plant at Knapsack in Germany. The plant will have an installed capacity of 800 MW. Knapsack, its first documentary mention in 1566, started to emerge into a notable village after 1900 due to establishment and development of industry (1906 the Knapsack-Griesheim AG, later part of the Hoechst AG ; 1913 construction of

58-408: A $ 2.7 billion deal, Hoechst Celanese sold its Trevira division to a consortium between Houston -based KoSa, a joint venture of Koch Industries , IMASAB S.A., and Grupo Xtra , both of Mexico. Also in 1998, Hoechst combined most of its industrial chemical operations into a new company, Celanese AG. In 1999, Hoechst spun off Celanese AG as a publicly traded German corporation, cross-listed on both

87-520: A $ 2.9 billion profit. In June 2009, the company sold its polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH) business to Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd . Celanese has a process to make ethanol from natural gas . In late 2020, Celanese sold their 45% stake in Polyplastics to Daicel , who already owned 55% of the company. This transaction resulted in Daicel attaining full ownership of Polyplastics. In 1985, Hoechst Celanese

116-506: A $ 20 million plant in Rock Hill, South Carolina , to produce polybenzimidazole (PBI), a material used to fabricate high-performance protective apparel used in firefighter's gear and astronaut space suits . Celanese spun off its pharmaceutical business as Celgene in 1986. In 1987, Celanese Corporation was acquired by Hoechst and merged with its American subsidiary, American Hoechst, to form Hoechst Celanese Corporation. In 1998, in

145-634: A 20th-century American architect , to build the “ Celanese House ,” a model home in New Canaan, Connecticut , to showcase the company's new materials and styles. Celanese bought operations of the British chemicals firm Imperial Chemical Industries in 1982. This included the Fiber Industries Incorporated plant in Salisbury, North Carolina , a part of Invista since 2004. In 1983, Celanese built

174-598: A lifetime of 50 years service. According to the lawsuit, scientists from the defendants allegedly reported that the PB plumbing systems would degrade even when exposed to low concentrations of chlorine typically found in municipal water systems. The lawsuit claimed that in spite of this knowledge, the defendants concealed the information and continued to market these products (Shell supplying PB resins to water pipe manufacturers and Hoechst Celanese providing acetal resins to manufacturers of pipe fittings) until approximately 1996. The lawsuit

203-415: A number of illnesses. Hoechst Celanese asked the courts to dismiss these charges as spurious, claiming that its discharges have not caused substantial harm to anyone or to the environment, and further asserting that a 3-year limit on tort claims had expired, relieving the company of any responsibility for damages which might be eventually discovered. Acetyl intermediates is Celanese's largest segment, with

232-511: A product range consisting of basic chemicals such as acetic acid , acetic anhydride , and vinyl acetate . Customers of acetyl intermediates and industrial specialties are in the chemical, paint and coatings, construction, and adhesive industries for polymerization . Advanced engineered materials offers plastic polymers to customers in the automotive, electronics, telecommunications, and medical industries. Major products include engineered plastics for fuel system components (provided by Ticona ,

261-622: Is also the world's largest producer of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM). Celanese operates 25 production plants and six research centers in 11 countries, mainly in North America, Europe, and Asia. The company owns and operates the world's three largest acetic acid plants: one in the Clear Lake area of Pasadena , Texas , one on Jurong Island in Singapore , and a third in Nanjing , China . In 1918,

290-726: Is one of the world's largest producers of cellulose acetate . Acetate products are primarily used in cigarette filters , as well as in the production of fashion apparel and linings . Celanese also manufactures Clarifoil cellulose acetate film that is wood pulp based and certified biodegradable and compostable in home and industrial composting conditions. Industrial specialties, using the feedstock from acetyl intermediates, manufactures polymer and emulsions such as polyvinyl acetate emulsions, and specialty chemicals as ethylene vinyl acetate . Major end-use markets include polyvinyl alcohol producers, paper, mortar and gypsum, textiles, paints, coatings, and adhesives manufacturers. TCX Technology

319-566: The Frankfurt and New York stock exchanges as "CZZ" and "CZ", respectively. On 16 December 2003, the U.S. private equity firm Blackstone Group announced a takeover offer for Celanese, after two years of wooing management. Shareholders formally approved the offer from Blackstone on 16 June 2004, and Blackstone completed the acquisition of Celanese AG. The company was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange , and Blackstone changed

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348-637: The Oil Campaign of World War II . Its managers in charge were prosecuted along with other IG Farben managers — during the Nuremberg trials — in the IG Farben trial for their role in the exploitation of enslaved laborers and for testing drugs on concentration camp prisoners. 1951 — Hoechst AG was re-founded on December 7 in Frankfurt when IG Farben was split into its founder companies. The original capitalization of

377-700: The brown coal power plant Goldenberg-Werk). During World War II the RAF bombed the Knapsack power-station several times. The first raid was a low-level daylight raid on 12 August 1941 by 54 Bristol Blenheims under the command of Wing Commander Nichol of No. 114 Squadron RAF . The Blenheims hit their targets (the Goldenberg Power Station in Knapsack and the Fortuna Power Station in Quadrath ) but twelve of

406-572: The American Cellulose & Chemical Manufacturing Company (known as Amcelle) was founded in New York City by Swiss chemist Camille Dreyfus . The American Cellulose and Chemical Manufacturing Co. Ltd plant in Cumberland, Maryland , was set up during World War I to produce cheaper fabric for airplane manufacturing. The plant location was chosen inland to protect against Zeppelin attacks. It

435-723: The American chemical company Celanese and formed a new Hoechst subsidiary in the US, Hoechst Celanese. 1988 — Hoechst AG sold Berger, Jenson and Nicholson Ltd to Williams Holdings . 1995 — Hoechst merges with Marion Merrell Dow of Kansas City , Missouri forming U.S. subsidiary Hoechst Marion Roussel (HMR). 1997 — Hoechst underwent a realignment wherein its various businesses were transferred to independent companies, including Nutrinova and Clariant . 1999 (December 7) — Hoechst and Rhône-Poulenc settle Federal Trade Commission charges that merger would violate U.S. antitrust laws; 1999 — Aventis

464-451: The Blenheims were lost during the raid, 22 percent of those that took part which was far above the sustainable loss rate of less than five. A further raid took place on the night of 2/3 October 1943 with 12 OBOE Mosquitos , and a second attack that year was another night attack on 21/22 December 1943 by 4 Mosquitos. Due to environmental constraints, 4000 citizens had to be resettled between

493-541: The Third Reich. New York: Cambridge University Press. Celanese Celanese Corporation , formerly known as Hoechst Celanese , is an American technology and specialty materials company headquartered in Irving , Texas . It is a Fortune 500 corporation. The company is the world's leading producer of acetic acid , producing about 1.95 million tonnes per year, representing approximately 25% of global production. Celanese

522-431: The chemical company Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co. which eventually became Hoechst AG. He was the great-grandfather of William von Meister , one of the founders of Control Video Corporation which later became America Online . Pascal Soriot (the now-chief executive of AstraZeneca) held positions with the organisation from 1989 up until 2006, through Aventis. Stephan H. Lindner. Inside IG Farben: Hoechst During

551-489: The company was 100,000 Deutsche Mark . By 1953, Hoechst had acquired parts of Knapsack-Griesheim, Kalle AG  [ de ] , Behring Werke, Wacker Chemie and Ruhr Chemie, among others. 1957 — Signed a technical cooperation contract with Handok Pharmaceuticals In South Korea 1964 — Handok Pharmaceuticals Joint Venture Partner In South Korea 1969 — Hoechst acquired Cassella . 1970 — Hoechst AG took over Berger, Jenson and Nicholson Ltd . 1987 — Hoechst acquired

580-676: The engineering polymer business of Celanese), conveyor belts, electronics, safety systems, emissions filtration, and fluid handling. Polymer production is improved by the acquisition of SO.F.TER Group, Forlì , in Italy in 2016. The food ingredients business Nutrinova produces the high intensity sweetener Sunett ( acesulfame K ), the preservatives Nutrinova, potassium sorbate , and sorbic acid , and other food ingredients. Major end-use markets include beverages, confections, baked goods, and dairy products. In 2021, Celanese ranked 7th on FoodTalks' Global Top 20 Food Preservative Companies list. Celanese

609-542: The entity's name back to Celanese Corporation. Under Blackstone, a number of streamlining initiatives were undertaken, and several acquisitions were made. On 21 January 2005, Celanese Corporation conducted an initial public offering and became a publicly traded corporation traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CE". When Blackstone sold the last of its shares in 2007, it had made five times what it had invested and it, and its co-investors collected

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638-475: The international market the name was simplified to "Farbwerke Hoechst AG". Until 1925, the Hoechst AG was independent. In 1916, the Hoechst AG was one of the co-founders of IG Farben , an advocacy group of Germany's chemicals industry to gain industrial power during and after World War I. In 1925, IG Farben turned from an advocacy group into the well-known conglomerate. Various Hoechst facilities were bombed during

667-475: The new company's 2004 merger with Sanofi-Synthélabo , it became a subsidiary of the resulting Sanofi-Aventis pharmaceuticals group. The company was founded in 1863 as "Teerfarbenfabrik Meister, Lucius & Co." in Höchst , near Frankfurt and changed its name some years later to "Teerfarbenfabrik Meister Lucius & Brüning". In 1880, it became a stock company "Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning AG". For

696-588: The word “Celanese,” a combination of “cellulose” and “ease” in 1925, seeking to promote the ease of cleaning and care of their acetate yarn, or artificial silk, fabrics. They officially took this name in 1927, becoming Celanese Corporation of America. In 1947, Celanese started producing acetate fiber at its plant near Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico . The plant was closed in 2019. By 1958, Celanese had 13 domestic plants, three research and development centers, some 30 groups of products, and approximately 13,000 employees. In 1959, Celanese commissioned Edward Durell Stone ,

725-417: The years 1969 and 1979. Commons:Hürth-Knapsack gallery of local photographs 50°52′N 06°51′E  /  50.867°N 6.850°E  / 50.867; 6.850 Hoechst AG Hoechst AG ( German pronunciation: [ˈhøːçst] ) was a German chemicals , later life sciences, company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999. With

754-487: Was also situated in proximity to a ready source of water at the Potomac River and easy access to coal supplies and railroad lines. After a series of delays, production began on Christmas Day, 1924 with a series of cellulose acetate commercial fabrics and yarns intended as alternatives to silk . The plant was closed in 1983, and was later torn down to provide a space for a new state prison. The company had introduced

783-504: Was formed when Hoechst AG merged with Rhône-Poulenc S.A. The merged company was headquartered in Strasbourg , Eastern France . As part of the merger, the company demerged many of its industrial businesses into Celanese, which became an independent company again (e.g. the engineering polymers business Ticona ). 2005 — The company became a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi-Aventis (now called Sanofi ). Wilhelm Meister (1827–1895) founded

812-436: Was named along with Shell Oil and US Brass as a defendant in a class action lawsuit for $ 7 billion in both past and potential future damages for which they were accused of being liable because of leaks in their polybutylene (PB) plumbing systems. The lawsuit alleged a complex scheme to mislead buyers into believing that PB plumbing systems were suitable for use as potable water distribution systems and purportedly enjoying

841-583: Was settled in 1995 for US$ 950,000,000. In January 2014, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of the citizens of Cannon's Campground, seeking relief from health and environmental dangers posed by groundwater and surface water contamination emanating from the Hoechst-Celanese manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina . The lawsuit alleged the dumping of a number of toxic chemicals into local waters, which has diminished property values and caused

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