(ICIS) -- US Celanese's top executive hinted on Tuesday that the company was considering building a new acetic acid plant, although he offered no specifics about where or when it might be built.
In a conference call that focused frequently on acetic acid, Celanese chief executive David Weidman said there had been no new plants built since 2008 or early 2009. ⌠At some point you shouldn't be surprised if we announced a new acetic acid plant that was economically attractive relative to debottlenecking or any other option that we had," Weidman said at the end of the call. He added that acetic acid is the foundation of the company, and Celanese plans to maintain that position.