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(Celanese) -- Celanese Corporation, a
global technology and specialty materials company, will accelerate its original
schedule and now expects to begin industrial ethanol production in China earlier
than previously announced. In addition to the company’s previously announced
plans for one, and possibly two, greenfield units, the company plans to modify
and enhance its existing integrated acetyl facility at the Nanjing Chemical
Industrial Park with its TCX advanced technology.
The modifications would add approximately 200 KT of ethanol production
capacity by mid-2013, pending approvals, and would accelerate the project six to
twelve months from its previous plan. The new ethanol production would increase
the overall profitability of the site by enhancing the mix of products
manufactured with the current capacity of certain critical raw materials
available at the site.
Total investment for the project is expected to be a fraction of the
required capital for a greenfield facility. Celanese’s TCX advanced technology
combines its proprietary and industry-leading acetyl platform with advanced
manufacturing technology to produce ethanol from hydrocarbon-sourced
feedstocks.
The company also announced it has broken ground on the previously
announced technology development unit for ethanol production at its facility in
Clear Lake, Texas, which is now expected to be operational by mid-2012. The
company also intends to construct a new research and development facility at the
Clear Lake site to continue the advancement of its acetyl and TCX™ technologies.
Collectively, the new technology development unit and research and development
facility are expected to create 50 additional technical jobs at the Clear Lake
site.
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