MOSCOW (MRC) -- Celanese Corporation, a global technology and specialty materials company, has announced that the company's board of directors increased its share repurchase authorization to USD500 million, as per the company's press release.
As of September 30, 2014, the company had USD199 million remaining under its previous authorizations. The authorization gives management discretion in determining the timing and conditions under which shares may be repurchased.
As MRC wrote before, Celanese Corporation has increase the price of vinyl acetate-based emulsions sold in the Americas. Thus, PVAc homopolymer, vinyl acetate ethylene (EVA) and vinyl acrylic emulsions will increase by up to USD0.05/wet pound effective November 1, 2014, or as contracts allow. This price increase affects all applications including, but not limited to, adhesives, paints and coatings, building products, nonwovens, glass fiber, carpet, paper and textiles.
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Based in Dallas, Texas, Celanese employs approximately 7,400 employees worldwide and had 2013 net sales of USD6.5 billion.
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