Edgar Filing: Celanese CORP

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q


þ		QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010
Or
o		TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Commission File Number) 001-32410

CELANESE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware		98-0420726
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1601 West LBJ Freeway, Dallas, TX (Address of Principal Executive Offices)		75234-6034 (Zip Code)

(972) 443-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No þ

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Series A common stock, $0.0001 par value, as of April 21, 2010 was 156,673,802.

CELANESE CORPORATION

Form 10-Q
For the Quarterly Period Ended March 31, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS


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		PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Financial Statements		3
		a) Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009		3
		b) Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009		4
		c) Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2010		5
		d) Unaudited Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009		6
		e) Notes to the Unaudited Interim Consolidated Financial Statements		7
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		30
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		42
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		42
		PART II OTHER INFORMATION
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		42
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors		42
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		42
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		43
	Item 4.	[Removed and Reserved]		43
	Item 5.	Other Information		43
	Item 6.	Exhibits		44
	Signatures			45
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Item 1.	*Financial Statements*

CELANESE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009
	(In $ millions, except for per share data)

Net sales		1,388			1,146
Cost of sales		(1,170	)		(946	)

Gross profit		218			200
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(123	)		(114	)
Amortization of intangible assets (primarily customer-related intangible assets)		(15	)		(17	)
Research and development expenses		(19	)		(20	)
Other (charges) gains, net		(77	)		(21	)
Foreign exchange gain (loss), net		2			2
Gain (loss) on disposition of businesses and assets, net		-			(3	)

Operating profit (loss)		(14	)		27
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates		26			(2	)
Interest expense		(49	)		(51	)
Interest income		1			3
Dividend income — cost investments		27			6
Other income (expense), net		6			1

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		(3	)		(16	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		20			(5	)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		17			(21	)

Earnings (loss) from operation of discontinued operations		-			1
Gain (loss) on disposition of discontinued operations		2			-
Income tax (provision) benefit from discontinued operations		(1	)		-

Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		1			1

Net earnings (loss)		18			(20	)
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		-			-

Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation		18			(20	)
Cumulative preferred stock dividends		(3	)		(3	)

Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders		15			(23	)

Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		17			(21	)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		1			1

Net earnings (loss)		18			(20	)

Earnings (loss) per common share — basic
Continuing operations		0.09			(0.17	)
Discontinued operations		0.01			0.01

Net earnings (loss) — basic		0.10			(0.16	)

Earnings (loss) per common share — diluted
Continuing operations		0.09			(0.17	)
Discontinued operations		0.01			0.01

Net earnings (loss) — diluted		0.10			(0.16	)

Weighted average shares — basic		150,272,227			143,506,981
Weighted average shares — diluted		152,642,371			143,506,981

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

CELANESE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(In $ millions,
	except share amounts)

ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		1,139		1,254
Trade receivables — third party and affiliates (net of allowance for doubtful accounts — 2010: $18; 2009: $18)		801		721
Non-trade receivables		276		262
Inventories		545		522
Deferred income taxes		41		42
Marketable securities, at fair value		4		3
Assets held for sale		3		2
Other assets		42		50

Total current assets		2,851		2,856

Investments in affiliates		764		790
Property, plant and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation — 2010: $1,122; 2009: $1,130)		2,723		2,797
Deferred income taxes		488		484
Marketable securities, at fair value		79		80
Other assets		266		311
Goodwill		765		798
Intangible assets, net		266		294

Total assets		8,202		8,410

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt — third party and affiliates		258		242
Trade payables — third party and affiliates		626		649
Other liabilities		552		611
Deferred income taxes		32		33
Income taxes payable		72		72

Total current liabilities		1,540		1,607

Long-term debt		3,233		3,259
Deferred income taxes		129		137
Uncertain tax positions		227		229
Benefit obligations		1,275		1,288
Other liabilities		1,224		1,306
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized (2010 and 2009: 0 and 9,600,000 issued and outstanding, respectively)		-		-
Series A common stock, $0.0001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized (2010: 177,242,954 issued and 156,641,268 outstanding; 2009: 164,995,755 issued and 144,394,069 outstanding)		-		-
Series B common stock, $0.0001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized (2010 and 2009: no shares issued and outstanding)		-		-
Treasury stock, at cost (2010 and 2009: 20,601,686 shares)		(781)		(781)
Additional paid-in capital		530		522
Retained earnings		1,511		1,502
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net		(686)		(659)

Total Celanese Corporation shareholders’ equity		574		584
Noncontrolling interests		-		-
Total shareholders’ equity		574		584

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity		8,202		8,410

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

CELANESE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2010
	Shares Outstanding			Amount
	(In $ millions, except share data)

Preferred stock
Balance as of the beginning of the period		9,600,000			-
Redemption of preferred stock		(9,600,000	)		-

Balance as of the end of the period		-			-

Series A common stock
Balance as of the beginning of the period		144,394,069			-
Stock option exercises		152,718			-
Conversion of preferred stock		12,084,942			-
Redemption of preferred stock		7,437			-
Stock awards		2,102			-

Balance as of the end of the period		156,641,268			-

Treasury stock
Balance as of the beginning of the period		20,601,686			(781	)
Purchases of treasury stock, including related fees		-			-

Balance as of the end of the period		20,601,686			(781	)

Additional paid-in capital
Balance as of the beginning of the period					522
Stock-based compensation, net of tax					5
Stock option exercises, net of tax					3

Balance as of the end of the period					530

Retained earnings
Balance as of the beginning of the period					1,502
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation					18
Series A common stock dividends					(6	)
Preferred stock dividends					(3	)

Balance as of the end of the period					1,511

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net
Balance as of the beginning of the period					(659	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities					3
Foreign currency translation					(31	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps					(3	)
Pension and postretirement benefits					4

Balance as of the end of the period					(686	)

Total Celanese Corporation shareholders’ equity					574

Noncontrolling interests
Balance as of the beginning of the period					-
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests					-

Balance as of the end of the period					-

Total shareholders’ equity					574

Comprehensive income (loss)
Net earnings (loss)					18
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Unrealized gain (loss) on securities					3
Foreign currency translation					(31	)
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps					(3	)
Pension and postretirement benefits					4

Total comprehensive income (loss), net of tax					(9	)

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests					-

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Celanese Corporation					(9	)

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

CELANESE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2010			2009
	(In $ millions)

Operating activities
Net earnings (loss)		18			(20	)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Other charges (gains), net of amounts used		48			(2	)
Depreciation, amortization and accretion		93			74
Deferred income taxes, net		(7	)		(1	)
(Gain) loss on disposition of businesses and assets, net		-			3
Other, net		29			28
Operating cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations		(3	)		1
Value-added tax on deferred proceeds from Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation		-			75
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade receivables — third party and affiliates, net		(82	)		(11	)
Inventories		(38	)		42
Other assets		23			55
Trade payables — third party and affiliates		32			9
Other liabilities		(58	)		(54	)

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		55			199
Investing activities
Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment		(44	)		(56	)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and assets, net		5			(1	)
Deferred proceeds on Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation		-			412
Capital expenditures related to Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation		(85	)		(58	)
Proceeds from sale of marketable securities		-			15
Other, net		(8	)		(1	)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(132	)		311
Financing activities
Short-term borrowings (repayments), net		1			(16	)
Repayments of long-term debt		(10	)		(23	)
Stock option exercises		3			-
Series A common stock dividends		(6	)		(6	)
Preferred stock dividends		(3	)		(3	)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(15	)		(48	)
Exchange rate effects on cash and cash equivalents		(23	)		12

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(115	)		474
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,254			676

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period		1,139			1,150

See the accompanying notes to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

CELANESE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.	Description of the Company and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Company

Celanese Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”) is a leading global integrated chemical and advanced materials company. The Company’s business involves processing chemical raw materials, such as methanol, carbon monoxide and ethylene, and natural products, including wood pulp, into value-added chemicals, thermoplastic polymers and other chemical-based products.

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 contained in this Quarterly Report were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for all periods presented. The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and other financial information included in this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise specified, have been presented to separately show the effects of discontinued operations. In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the term “Celanese US” refers to the Company’s subsidiary, Celanese US Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and not its subsidiaries.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets and related unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring items necessary for their fair presentation in conformity with US GAAP. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed on February 12, 2010 with the SEC as part of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2009 Form 10-K”).

Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year.

In the ordinary course of the business, the Company enters into contracts and agreements relative to a number of topics, including acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, supply agreements, product sales and other arrangements. The Company endeavors to describe those contracts or agreements that are material to its business, results of operations or financial position. The Company may also describe some arrangements that are not material but which the Company believes investors may have an interest in or which may have been subject to a Form 8-K filing. Investors should not assume the Company has described all contracts and agreements relative to the Company’s business in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Estimates and Assumptions

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, expenses and allocated charges during the reporting period. Significant estimates pertain to impairments of goodwill, intangible assets and other long-lived assets, purchase price allocations, restructuring costs and other (charges) gains, net, income taxes, pension and other postretirement benefits, asset retirement obligations, environmental liabilities and loss contingencies, among others. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

The Company has reclassified certain prior period amounts to conform to the current period’s presentation.


2.	Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Accounting Standards Update 2010-09, Subsequent Events: Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements (“ASU 2010-09”), which amends FASB ASC Topic 855, Subsequent Events. The update provides that SEC filers, as defined in ASU 2010-09, are no longer required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated in originally issued and revised financial statements. The update also requires SEC filers to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial statements are issued rather than the date the financial statements are available to be issued. The Company adopted ASU 2010-09 upon issuance. This update had no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In January 2010, the FASB issued FASB Accounting Standards Update 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures: Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements (“ASU 2010-06”), which amends FASB ASC Topic 820-10, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. The update provides additional disclosures for transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 and for activity in Level 3 and clarifies certain other existing disclosure requirements. The Company adopted ASU 2010-06 beginning January 15, 2010. This update had no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


3.	Acquisitions, Dispositions and Plant Closures

In December 2009, the Company acquired the business and assets of FACT GmbH (Future Advanced Composites Technology) (“FACT”), a German company, for a purchase price of €5 million ($7 million). FACT is in the business of developing, producing and marketing long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics. As part of the acquisition, the Company has entered into a ten year lease agreement with the seller for the property and buildings on which the FACT business is located with the option to purchase the property at various times throughout the lease. The acquired business is included in the Advanced Engineered Materials segment.

In July 2009, the Company completed the sale of its polyvinyl alcohol (“PVOH”) business to Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Sekisui”) for a net cash purchase price of $168 million, resulting in a gain on disposition of $34 million. The net cash purchase price excludes the accounts receivable and payable retained by the Company. The transaction includes long-term supply agreements between Sekisui and the Company and therefore, does not qualify for treatment as a discontinued operation. The PVOH business is included in the Industrial Specialties segment.

In July 2009, the Company announced that its wholly-owned French subsidiary, Acetex Chimie, completed the consultation procedure with the workers council on its “Project of Closure” and social plan related to the Company’s Pardies, France facility pursuant to which the Company announced its formal plan to cease all manufacturing operations and associated activities by December 2009. The Company agreed with the workers council on a set of measures of assistance aimed at minimizing the effects of the plant’s closing on the Pardies workforce, including training, outplacement and severance.

As a result of the Pardies, France Project of Closure, the Company recorded exit costs of $7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010, which included $1 million in employee termination benefits, $3 million of contract termination costs and $3 million of reindustrialization costs (Note 14) to Other charges (gains), net, in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations. In addition, the Company recorded $2 million of environmental remediation reserves, $4 million of inventory write-offs and $3 million of other plant shutdown costs for the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to the shutdown of the Company’s Pardies, France facility. The Pardies, France facility is included in the Acetyl Intermediates segment.

Assets held for sale in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets included an office building and plant assets with a net book value of $3 million and an office building with a net book value of $2 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.


4.	Marketable Securities, at Fair Value

The Company’s captive insurance companies and pension-related trusts hold available-for-sale securities for capitalization and funding requirements, respectively. The Company received proceeds from sales of marketable

securities and recorded realized gains (losses) to Other income (expense), net, in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations as follows:


	Three months ended
	March 31,
	2010		2009
	(In $ millions)

Proceeds from sale of securities		-		15

Realized gain on sale of securities		-		1
Realized loss on sale of securities		-		-

Net realized gain (loss) on sale of securities		-		1

The Company reviews all investments for other-than-temporary impairment at least quarterly or as indicators of impairment exist. Indicators of impairment include the duration and severity of the decline in fair value below carrying value as well as the intent and ability to hold the investment to allow for a recovery in the market value of the investment. In addition, the Company considers qualitative factors that include, but are not limited to: (i) the financial condition and business plans of the investee including its future earnings potential, (ii) the investee’s credit rating, and (iii) the current and expected market and industry conditions in which the investee operates. If a decline in the fair value of an investment is deemed by management to be other-than-temporary, the Company writes down the carrying value of the investment to fair value, and the amount of the write-down is included in net earnings. Such a determination is dependent on the facts and circumstances relating to each investment. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had gross unrealized losses of $2 million related to equity securities held for greater than twelve months in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets. The Company did not recognize any other-than-temporary impairment losses related to equity securities in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

The amortized cost, gross unrealized gain, gross unrealized loss and fair values for available-for-sale securities by major security type are as follows:


			Gross		Gross
	Amortized		Unrealized		Unrealized		Fair
	Cost		Gain		Loss		Value
	(In $ millions)

US government debt securities		24		2		-		26
US corporate debt securities		1		-		-		1

Total debt securities		25		2		-		27
Equity securities		55		-		(2)		53
Money market deposits and other securities		3		-		-		3

As of March 31, 2010		83		2		(2)		83


US government debt securities		26		2		-		28
US corporate debt securities		1		-		-		1

Total debt securities		27		2		-		29
Equity securities		55		-		(3)		52
Money market deposits and other securities		2		-		-		2

As of December 31, 2009		84		2		(3)		83

Fixed maturities as of March 31, 2010 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities could differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations, with or without call or prepayment penalties.


	Amortized		Fair
	Cost		Value
	(In $ millions)

Within one year		4		4
From one to five years		-		-
From six to ten years		-		-
Greater than ten years		24		26

Total		28		30

Proceeds received from fixed maturities that mature within one year are expected to be reinvested into additional securities upon such maturity.


5.	Inventories


	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(In $ millions)

Finished goods		397		367
Work-in-process		29		28
Raw materials and supplies		119		127

Total		545		522


6.	Goodwill


	Advanced
	Engineered			Consumer			Industrial			Acetyl
	Materials			Specialties			Specialties			Intermediates			Total
	(In $ millions)

As of December 31, 2009
Goodwill		263			257			35			243			798
Accumulated impairment losses		-			-			-			-			-

		263			257			35			243			798
Exchange rate changes		(10	)		(8	)		(1	)		(14	)		(33	)

As of March 31, 2010
Goodwill		253			249			34			229			765
Accumulated impairment losses		-			-			-			-			-

Total		253			249			34			229			765


7.	Intangible Assets, Net


							Customer-						Covenants
	Trademarks						Related						not to
	and Trade						Intangible			Developed			Compete
	names			Licenses			Assets			Technology			and Other			Total
	(In $ millions)

Gross Asset Value
As of December 31, 2009		83			29			552			13			12			689
Exchange rate changes		(3	)		-			(28	)		-			(1	)		(32	)

As of March 31, 2010		80			29			524			13			11			657

Accumulated Amortization
As of December 31, 2009		(5	)		(6	)		(362	)		(11	)		(11	)		(395	)
Amortization		-			(1	)		(14	)		-			-			(15	)
Exchange rate changes		-			-			19			-			-			19

As of March 31, 2010		(5	)		(7	)		(357	)		(11	)		(11	)		(391	)

Net book value		75			22			167			2			–			266

Aggregate amortization expense for intangible assets with finite lives during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009 was $15 million and $17 million, respectively.

Estimated amortization expense for the succeeding five fiscal years is $57 million in 2011, $45 million in 2012, $26 million in 2013, $15 million in 2014 and $6 million in 2015. The Company’s trademarks and trade names have an indefinite life. Accordingly, no amortization was recorded on these intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company did not renew or extend any intangible assets.


8.	Current Other Liabilities


	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(In $ millions)

Salaries and benefits		83		100
Environmental (Note 12)		21		13
Restructuring (Note 14)		79		99
Insurance		25		37
Asset retirement obligations		12		22
Derivatives		71		75
Current portion of benefit obligations		49		49
Interest		20		20
Sales and use tax/foreign withholding tax payable		13		15
Uncertain tax positions		5		5
Other		174		176

Total		552		611


9.	Noncurrent Other Liabilities


	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(In $ millions)

Environmental (Note 12)		85		93
Insurance		87		85
Deferred revenue		46		49
Deferred proceeds (Note 21)		793		846
Asset retirement obligations		58		45
Derivatives		41		44
Income taxes payable		35		61
Other		79		83

Total		1,224		1,306


10.	Debt


	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(In $ millions)

Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt — third party and affiliates
Current installments of long-term debt, interest rates ranging from 2.31% to 25.73%		104		102
Short-term borrowings, including amounts due to affiliates, interest rates ranging from 0.04% to 5.04%		154		140

Total		258		242

Long-term debt
Senior credit facilities: Term loan facility due 2014		2,742		2,785
Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds, interest rates ranging from 5.7% to 6.7%, due at various dates through 2030		181		181
Obligations under capital leases and other secured and unsecured borrowings due at various dates through 2054		261		242
Other bank obligations, interest rates ranging from 2.3% to 5.3%, due at various dates through 2014		153		153

Subtotal		3,337		3,361
Less: Current installments of long-term debt		104		102

Total		3,233		3,259

Senior Credit Facilities

The Company’s senior credit agreement consists of $2,280 million of US dollar-denominated and €400 million of Euro-denominated term loans due 2014, a $600 million revolving credit facility terminating in 2013 and a $228 million credit-linked revolving facility terminating in 2014. Borrowings under the senior credit agreement bear interest at a variable interest rate based on LIBOR (for US dollars) or EURIBOR (for Euros), as applicable, or, for US dollar-denominated loans under certain circumstances, a base rate, in each case plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the term loans and any loans under the credit-linked revolving facility is 1.75%, subject to potential reductions as defined in the senior credit agreement. As of March 31, 2010, the applicable margin was

1.75%. The term loans under the senior credit agreement are subject to amortization at 1% of the initial principal amount per annum, payable quarterly. The remaining principal amount of the term loans is due on April 2, 2014.

As of March 31, 2010, there were no outstanding borrowings or letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2010, there were $90 million of letters of credit issued under the credit-linked revolving facility and $138 million remained available for borrowing.

In June 2009, the Company entered into an amendment to the senior credit agreement. The amendment reduced the amount available under the revolving credit facility from $650 million to $600 million and increased the first lien senior secured leverage ratio that is applicable when any amount is outstanding under the revolving credit portion of the senior credit agreement. The first lien senior secured leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated first lien senior secured debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, subject to adjustments identified in the credit agreement.

Prior to giving effect to the amendment, the maximum first lien senior secured leverage ratio was 3.90 to 1.00. As amended, the maximum senior secured leverage ratio for the following trailing four-quarter periods is as follows:


		First Lien Senior Secured
		Leverage Ratio

March 31, 2010		4.75 to 1.00
June 30, 2010		4.25 to 1.00
September 30, 2010		4.25 to 1.00
December 31, 2010 and thereafter		3.90 to 1.00

As a condition to borrowing funds or requesting that letters of credit be issued under that facility, the Company’s first lien senior secured leverage ratio (as calculated as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under the revolving facility) cannot exceed the threshold as specified above. Further, the Company’s first lien senior secured leverage ratio must be maintained at or below that threshold while any amounts are outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

Based on the estimated first lien senior secured leverage ratio for the trailing four quarters at March 31, 2010, the Company’s borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility is currently $600 million. As of March 31, 2010, the Company estimates its first lien senior secured leverage ratio to be 3.02 to 1.00 (which would be 3.66 to 1.00 were the revolving credit facility fully drawn). The maximum first lien senior secured leverage ratio under the revolving credit facility for such period is 4.75 to 1.00.

The Company’s senior credit agreement also contains a number of restrictions on certain of its subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, restrictions on their ability to incur indebtedness; grant liens on assets; merge, consolidate, or sell assets; pay dividends or make other restricted payments; make investments; prepay or modify certain indebtedness; engage in transactions with affiliates; enter into sale-leaseback transactions or certain hedge transactions; or engage in other businesses. The senior credit agreement also contains a number of affirmative covenants and events of default, including a cross default to other debt of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries in an aggregate amount equal to more than $40 million and the occurrence of a change of control. Failure to comply with these covenants, or the occurrence of any other event of default, could result in acceleration of the loans and other financial obligations under the Company’s senior credit agreement.

The Company is in compliance with all of the covenants related to its debt agreements as of March 31, 2010.

The senior credit agreement is guaranteed by Celanese Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of Celanese Corporation, and certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company’s subsidiary, Celanese US, and is secured by a lien on substantially all assets of Celanese US and such guarantors, subject to certain agreed exceptions, pursuant to the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, dated as of April 2, 2007, by and among Celanese Holdings LLC, Celanese US, certain subsidiaries of Celanese US and Deutsche Bank AG, New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent.


11.	Benefit Obligations

The components of net periodic benefit costs recognized are as follows:


							Postretirement
	Pension Benefits						Benefits
	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
	(In $ millions)

Service cost		8			7			-			-
Interest cost		48			47			4			4
Expected return on plan assets		(50	)		(50	)		-			-
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss		2			-			(1	)		(1	)
Curtailment (gain) loss		(2	)		-			-			-

Total		6			4			3			3

The Company expects to contribute $46 million to its defined benefit pension plans in 2010. As of March 31, 2010, $10 million of contributions have been made. The Company’s estimates of its US defined benefit pension plan contributions reflect the provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

The Company expects to make benefit contributions of $27 million under the provisions of its other postretirement benefit plans in 2010. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, $7 million of benefit contributions have been made.

The Company participates in multiemployer defined benefit plans in Europe covering certain employees. The Company’s contributions to the multiemployer defined benefit plans are based on specified percentages of employee contributions and totaled $1 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009.


12.	Environmental

General

The Company is subject to environmental laws and regulations worldwide that impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the air and water and establish standards for the treatment, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. The Company believes that it is in substantial compliance with all applicable environmental laws and regulations. The Company is also subject to retained environmental obligations specified in various contractual agreements arising from the divestiture of certain businesses by the Company or one of its predecessor companies. The Company’s environmental reserves for remediation matters as of March 31, 2010 were $106 million with $21 million recorded in current Other liabilities and $85 million recorded in noncurrent Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s environmental reserves for remediation matters as of December 31, 2009 were $106 million with $13 million recorded in current Other liabilities and $93 million recorded in noncurrent Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

Remediation

Due to its industrial history and through retained contractual and legal obligations, the Company has the obligation to remediate specific areas on its own sites as well as on divested, orphan or US Superfund sites (as defined below). In addition, as part of the demerger agreement between the Company and Hoechst AG (“Hoechst”), a specified portion of the responsibility for environmental liabilities from a number of Hoechst divestitures was transferred to the Company. The Company provides for such obligations when the event of loss is probable and reasonably estimable. The Company believes that environmental remediation costs will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company, but may have a material adverse effect on the results of operations or cash flows in any given accounting period.

US Superfund Sites

In the US, the Company may be subject to substantial claims brought by US federal or state regulatory agencies or private individuals pursuant to statutory authority or common law. In particular, the Company has a potential liability under the US Federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, and related state laws (collectively referred to as “Superfund”) for investigation and cleanup costs at approximately 40 sites. At most of these sites, numerous companies, including certain companies comprising the Company, or one of its predecessor companies, have been notified that the Environmental Protection Agency, state governing bodies or private individuals consider such companies to be potentially responsible parties (“PRP”) under Superfund or related laws. The proceedings relating to these sites are in various stages. The cleanup process has not been completed at most sites and the status of the insurance coverage for most of these proceedings is uncertain. Consequently, the Company cannot accurately determine its ultimate liability for investigation or cleanup costs at these sites.

As events progress at each site for which it has been named a PRP, the Company accrues, as appropriate, a liability for site cleanup. Such liabilities include all costs that are probable and can be reasonably estimated. In establishing these liabilities, the Company considers its shipment of waste to a site, its percentage of total waste shipped to the site, the types of wastes involved, the conclusions of any studies, the magnitude of any remedial actions that may be necessary and the number and viability of other PRPs. Often the Company joins with other PRPs to sign joint defense agreements that settle, among PRPs, each party’s percentage allocation of costs at the site. Although the ultimate liability may differ from the estimate, the Company routinely reviews the liabilities and revises the estimate, as appropriate, based on the most current information available. The Company had provisions totaling $11 million and $10 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for US Superfund sites which is included in the $106 million recorded in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets for environmental reserves for remediation as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Additional information relating to environmental remediation activity is contained in the footnotes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements included in the 2009 Form 10-K.


13.	Shareholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

On February 1, 2010, the Company delivered notice to the holders of its 4.25% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), pursuant to which the Company called for the redemption of all 9.6 million outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Holders of the Preferred Stock were entitled to convert each share of Preferred Stock into 1.2600 shares of the Company’s Series A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 19, 2010. As of such date, holders of Preferred Stock had elected to convert 9,591,276 shares of Preferred Stock into an aggregate of 12,084,942 shares of Common Stock. The 8,724 shares of Preferred Stock that remained outstanding after such conversions were redeemed by the Company on February 22, 2010 for 7,437 shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock. In addition to the shares of Common Stock issued in respect of the shares of Preferred Stock converted and redeemed, the Company paid cash in lieu of fractional shares. The Company recorded expense of less than $1 million in Additional paid-in capital in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to the conversion and redemption of the Preferred Stock.

Treasury Stock

In February 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $400 million of the Company’s Common Stock. This authorization was increased by the Board to $500 million in October 2008. The authorizations give management discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be repurchased. As of March 31, 2010, the Company had repurchased 9,763,200 shares of its Common Stock at an average purchase price of $38.68 per share for a total of $378 million pursuant to this authorization. During the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company did not repurchase any shares of its Common Stock.

Purchases of treasury stock reduce the number of shares outstanding and the repurchased shares may be used by the Company for compensation programs utilizing the Company’s stock and other corporate purposes. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of Shareholders’ equity.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

Adjustments to net earnings (loss) to calculate other comprehensive income (loss) totaled $(27) million and $(111) million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These amounts included tax expense of $2 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.


14.	Other (Charges) Gains, Net


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2010			2009
	(In $ millions)

Employee termination benefits		(5	)		(24	)
Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation (Note 21)		(6	)		(3	)
Plumbing actions		12			1
Insurance recoveries associated with Clear Lake, Texas		-			6
Asset impairments		(72	)		(1	)
Plant/office closures		(6	)		-

Total		(77	)		(21	)

2010

As a result of the proposed closure of the Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom acetate production facility (Note 22), the Company wrote down the related property, plant and equipment to its fair value of $31 million, resulting in long-lived asset impairment losses of $72 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The Company calculated the fair value using a discounted cash flow model incorporating discount rates commensurate with the risks involved for the reporting unit which is classified as a Level 3 measurement under FASB ASC Topic 820. The key assumptions used in the discounted cash flow valuation model include discount rates, growth rates, cash flow projections and terminal value rates. Discount rates, growth rates and cash flow projections are the most sensitive and susceptible to change as they require significant management judgment.

The Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom facility is included in the Consumer Specialties segment.

As a result of the Company’s Pardies, France Project of Closure (Note 3), the Company recorded exit costs of $7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010, which consisted of $1 million in employee termination benefits, $3 million of contract termination costs and $3 million of reindustrialization costs.

Other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was partially offset by $11 million of recoveries and a $1 million decrease in legal reserves associated with plumbing cases which is included in the Company’s Advanced Engineered Materials business segment.

2009

During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company began efforts to align production capacity and staffing levels with the Company’s current view of an economic environment of prolonged lower demand. The Company recorded employee termination benefits of $21 million related to this endeavor. As a result of the shutdown of the vinyl acetate monomer (“VAM”) production unit in Cangrejera, Mexico, the Company recognized employee termination benefits of $1 million and long-lived asset impairment losses of $1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009. The VAM production unit in Cangrejera, Mexico is included in the Company’s Acetyl Intermediates segment.

Other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was partially offset by $6 million of insurance recoveries in satisfaction of claims the Company made related to the unplanned outage of the Company’s Clear Lake, Texas acetic acid facility during 2007 and $1 million of insurance recoveries associated with plumbing cases.

The changes in the restructuring reserves by business segment are as follows:


	Advanced
	Engineered			Consumer			Industrial			Acetyl
	Materials			Specialties			Specialties			Intermediates			Other			Total
	(In $ millions)

Employee Termination Benefits
Reserve as of December 31, 2009		7			4			3			60			7			81
Additions		1			1			-			1			1			4
Cash payments		(3	)		(2	)		(1	)		(10	)		(2	)		(18	)
Other changes		-			-			-			-			(1	)		(1	)
Exchange rate changes		-			-			-			(4	)		-			(4	)

Reserve as of March 31, 2010		5			3			2			47			5			62

Plant/Office Closures
Reserve as of December 31, 2009		-			-			-			17			1			18
Additions		-			-			-			6			-			6
Cash payments		-			-			-			(6	)		-			(6	)
Exchange rate changes		-			-			-			(1	)		-			(1	)

Reserve as of March 31, 2010		-			-			-			16			1			17

Total		5			3			2			63			6			79


15.	Income Taxes

The Company’s effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was 667% compared to (31)% for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The change in the effective rate was primarily due to the effect of new tax legislation in Mexico, partially offset by foreign losses not resulting in tax benefits in the current period, the effect of healthcare reform in the US and lower earnings in jurisdictions participating in tax holidays.

In March 2010, the President of the United States signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Currently, employers providing retiree prescription drug coverage that is at least as valuable as the coverage offered under Medicare Part D are entitled to a subsidy from the government. Prior to the new law, employers were entitled to deduct the entire cost of providing the retiree prescription drug coverage, even though a portion was offset by the subsidy. Under the new legislation, in years subsequent to 2012, the tax deductible prescription coverage is reduced by the amount of the subsidy. As a result, the Company reduced its deferred tax asset related to postretirement prescription drug coverage by the amount of the subsidy to be received subsequent to 2012. This reduction of $7 million to the Company’s deferred tax asset was charged to deferred tax expense during the three months ended March 31, 2010.

On December 7, 2009, Mexico enacted the 2010 Mexican Tax Reform Bill (“Tax Reform Bill”) to be effective January 1, 2010. The estimated income tax impact to the Company of the Tax Reform Bill at December 31, 2009 was $73 million and was charged to tax expense during the three months ended December 31, 2009.

On March 31, 2010, the Mexican tax authorities issued new regulations to clarify various provisions included in the Tax Reform Bill, including certain aspects of the recapture rules related to income tax loss carryforwards, intercompany dividends and differences between consolidated and individual Mexican tax earnings and profits. At March 31, 2010, the application of the new regulations resulted in a reduction of $43 million to the estimated income tax impact of the Tax Reform Bill that was recorded by the Company during the three months ended December 31, 2009. After inflation and currency adjustments, the Company’s estimated tax liability at March 31, 2010 related to the combined Tax Reform Bill and the new regulations is $35 million, payable $2 million in 2010, $2 million in 2011, $4 million in 2012, $4 million in 2013, and $23 million in 2014 and thereafter.

Liabilities for uncertain tax positions and related interest and penalties are recorded in Uncertain tax positions and current Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2010, the total unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions increased by $7 million for interest and changes in unrecognized tax benefits in foreign jurisdictions, and decreased $10 million due to currency translation adjustments. Currently, uncertain tax positions are not expected to change significantly over the next 12 months.


16.	Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management

To reduce the interest rate risk inherent in the Company’s variable rate debt, the Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to convert a portion of the variable rate debt to a fixed rate obligation. These interest rate swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges. If an interest rate swap agreement is terminated prior to its maturity, the amount previously recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net is recognized into earnings over the period that the hedged transaction impacts earnings. If the hedging relationship is discontinued because it is probable that the forecasted transaction will not occur according to the original strategy, any related amounts previously recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net are recognized into earnings immediately.

The notional value of the Company’s US dollar interest rate swap agreements at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. The notional value of the Company’s Euro interest rate swap agreement was €150 million at both March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

The Company enters into foreign currency forwards and swaps to minimize its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations. Through these instruments, the Company mitigates its foreign currency exposure on transactions with third party entities as well as intercompany transactions. The foreign currency forwards and swaps are not designated as hedges under FASB ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Gains and losses on foreign currency forwards and swaps entered into to offset foreign exchange impacts on intercompany balances are classified as Other income (expense), net, in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations. Gains and losses on foreign currency forwards and swaps entered into to offset foreign exchange impacts on all other assets and liabilities are classified as Foreign exchange gain (loss), net, in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations. The notional value of the Company’s foreign currency forwards and swaps at March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 was $1.1 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively.

The following table presents information regarding changes in the fair value of the Company’s derivative arrangements:


	Three months ended						Three months ended
	March 31, 2010						March 31, 2009
	Gain (Loss)						Gain (Loss)
	Recognized in Other			Gain (Loss)			Recognized in Other			Gain (Loss)
	Comprehensive			Recognized in			Comprehensive			Recognized in
	Income			Income			Income			Income
	(In $ millions)

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments
Interest rate swaps		(16	) ⁽²⁾		(18	) ⁽¹⁾		(15	)		(12	) ⁽¹⁾
Derivatives designated as net investment
hedging instruments
Euro-denominated term loan		-			-			(1	)		-
Derivatives not designated as
hedging instruments
Foreign currency forwards and swaps		-			25			-			(9	)

Total		(16	)		7			(16	)		(21	)


⁽¹⁾	Amount represents reclassification from Accumulated other comprehensive income and is classified as interest expense in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations.

⁽²⁾	Amount excludes $4 million of losses associated with the Company’s equity method investments’ derivative activity and $1 million of tax expense recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss).


17.	Fair Value Measurements

On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of FASB ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (“FASB ASC Topic 820”) for nonrecurring fair value measurements of non-financial assets and liabilities, such as goodwill, indefinite-lived intangible assets, property, plant and equipment and asset retirement obligations. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

FASB ASC 820 establishes a three-tiered fair value hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation techniques used in fair value calculations. The three levels of inputs are defined as follows:


	Level 1 —	unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets accessible by the Company

Level 2 — inputs that are observable in the marketplace other than those inputs classified as Level 1

Level 3 — inputs that are unobservable in the marketplace and significant to the valuation

FASB ASC Topic 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. If a financial instrument uses inputs that fall in different levels of the hierarchy, the instrument will be categorized based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value calculation.

The Company’s financial assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and include securities available for sale and derivative financial instruments. Securities available for sale include US government and corporate bonds and equity securities. Derivative financial instruments include interest rate swaps and foreign currency forwards and swaps.

Marketable Securities. Where possible, the Company utilizes quoted prices in active markets to measure debt and equity securities; such items are classified as Level 1 in the hierarchy and include equity securities and US government bonds. When quoted market prices for identical assets are unavailable, varying valuation techniques are used. Common inputs in valuing these assets include, among others, benchmark yields, issuer spreads and recently reported trades. Such assets are classified as Level 2 in the hierarchy and typically include corporate bonds and other US government securities.

Derivatives. Derivative financial instruments are valued in the market using discounted cash flow techniques. These techniques incorporate Level 1 and Level 2 inputs such as interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. These market inputs are utilized in the discounted cash flow calculation considering the instrument’s term, notional amount, discount rate and credit risk. Significant inputs to the derivative valuation for interest rate swaps and foreign currency forwards and swaps are observable in the active markets and are classified as Level 2 in the hierarchy.

The following fair value hierarchy tables present information about the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:


	Fair Value Measurement Using
	Quoted Prices in
	Active Markets for		Significant Other
	Identical Assets		Observable Inputs
	(Level 1)		(Level 2)			Total
	(In $ millions)

Marketable securities, at fair value
US government debt securities		-		26			26
US corporate debt securities		-		1			1

Total debt securities		-		27			27
Equity securities		53		-			53
Money market deposits and other securities		-		3			3
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency forwards and swaps		-		6			6	⁽¹⁾

Total assets as of March 31, 2010		53		36			89

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments
Interest rate swaps		-		(67	)		(67	) ⁽²⁾
Interest rate swaps		-		(41	)		(41	) ⁽³⁾
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency forwards and swaps		-		(4	)		(4	) ⁽²⁾

Total liabilities as of March 31, 2010		-		(112	)		(112	)

Marketable securities, at fair value
US government debt securities		-		28			28
US corporate debt securities		-		1			1

Total debt securities		-		29			29
Equity securities		52		-			52
Money market deposits and other securities		-		2			2
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency forwards and swaps		-		12			12	⁽¹⁾

Total assets as of December 31, 2009		52		43			95

Derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments
Interest rate swaps		-		(68	)		(68	) ⁽²⁾
Interest rate swaps		-		(44	)		(44	) ⁽³⁾
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign currency forwards and swaps		-		(7	)		(7	) ⁽²⁾

Total liabilities as of December 31, 2009		-		(119	)		(119	)


⁽¹⁾		Included in current Other assets in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

⁽²⁾		Included in current Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

⁽³⁾		Included in noncurrent Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

Summarized below are the carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments that are not carried at fair value on the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheets:


	As of March 31, 2010				As of December 31, 2009
	Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
	Amount		Value		Amount		Value
			(In $ millions)

Cost investments		182		-		183		-
Insurance contracts in nonqualified pension trusts		66		66		66		66
Long-term debt, including current installments of long-term debt		3,337		3,269		3,361		3,246

In general, the cost investments included in the table above are not publicly traded and their fair values are not readily determinable; however, the Company believes the carrying values approximate or are less than the fair values.

As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, trade payables, short-term debt and the current installments of long-term debt approximate carrying values due to the short-term nature of these instruments. These items have been excluded from the table with the exception of the current installments of long-term debt. Additionally, certain noncurrent receivables, principally insurance recoverables, are carried at net realizable value.

The fair value of long-term debt is based on valuations from third-party banks and market quotations.


18.	Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is involved in a number of legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits and claims incidental to the normal conduct of business, relating to such matters as product liability, antitrust, intellectual property, workers’ compensation, chemical exposure, prior acquisitions and divestitures, past waste disposal practices and release of chemicals into the environment. While it is impossible at this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, lawsuits and claims, the Company is actively defending those matters where the Company is named as a defendant. Additionally, the Company believes, based on the advice of legal counsel, that adequate reserves have been made and that the ultimate outcomes of all such litigation and claims will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the Company; however, the ultimate outcome of any given matter may have a material impact on the results of operations or cash flows of the Company in any given reporting period.

Plumbing Actions

CNA Holdings LLC (“CNA Holdings”), a US subsidiary of the Company, which included the US business now conducted by the Ticona business that is included in the Advanced Engineered Materials segment, along with Shell Oil Company (“Shell”), E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”) and others, has been a defendant in a series of lawsuits, including a number of class actions, alleging that plastics manufactured by these companies that were utilized in the production of plumbing systems for residential property were defective or caused such plumbing systems to fail. Based on, among other things, the findings of outside experts and the successful use of Ticona’s acetal copolymer in similar applications, CNA Holdings does not believe Ticona’s acetal copolymer was defective or caused the plumbing systems to fail. In many cases CNA Holdings’ potential future exposure may be limited by invocation of the statute of limitations since CNA Holdings ceased selling the resin for use in the plumbing systems in site-built homes during 1986 and in manufactured homes during 1990.

In November 1995, CNA Holdings, DuPont and Shell entered into national class action settlements that called for the replacement of plumbing systems of claimants who have had qualifying leaks, as well as reimbursements for certain leak damage. In connection with such settlement, the three companies had agreed to fund these replacements and reimbursements up to an aggregate amount of $950 million. As of March 31, 2010, the aggregate funding is $1,110 million, due to additional contributions and funding commitments made primarily by other parties.

During the period between 1995 and 2001, CNA Holdings was also named as a defendant in the following putative class actions:

§ Cox, et al. v. Hoechst Celanese Corporation, et al., No. 94-0047 (Chancery Ct., Obion County, Tennessee) (class was certified).

§ Couture, et al. v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 200-06-000001-985 (Quebec Superior Court, Canada).

§ Dilday, et al. v. Hoechst Celanese Corporation, et al., No. 15187 (Chancery Ct., Weakley County, Tennessee).

§ Furlan v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. C967239 (British Columbia Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, Canada).

§ Gariepy, et al. v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 30781/99 (Ontario Court General Division, Canada).

§ Shelter General Insurance Co., et al. v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 16809 (Chancery Ct., Weakley County, Tennessee).

§ St. Croix Ltd., et al. v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 1997/467 (Territorial Ct., St. Croix Division, the US Virgin Islands).

§ Tranter v. Shell Oil Company, et al., No. 46565/97 (Ontario Court General Division, Canada).

In addition, between 1994 and 2008 CNA Holdings was named as a defendant in numerous non-class actions filed in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas, the US Virgin Islands and Canada of which ten are currently pending. In all of these actions, the plaintiffs have sought recovery for alleged damages caused by leaking polybutylene plumbing. Damage amounts have generally not been specified but these cases generally do not involve (either individually or in the aggregate) a large number of homes.

As of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had remaining accruals of $54 million and $55 million, respectively, of which $1 million and $1 million, respectively, is included in current Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets with the remainder recorded in noncurrent Other liabilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company recorded $11 million in plumbing claim recoveries.

Plumbing Insurance Indemnifications

Celanese GmbH entered into agreements with insurance companies related to product liability settlements associated with Celcon^® plumbing claims. These agreements, except those with insolvent insurance companies, require the Company to indemnify and/or defend these insurance companies in the event that third parties seek additional monies for matters released in these agreements. The indemnifications in these agreements do not provide for time limitations.

In certain of the agreements, Celanese GmbH received a fixed settlement amount. The indemnities under these agreements generally are limited to, but in some cases are greater than, the amount received in settlement from the insurance company. The maximum exposure under these indemnifications is $95 million. Other settlement agreements have no stated limits.

There are other agreements whereby the settling insurer agreed to pay a fixed percentage of claims that relate to that insurer’s policies. The Company has provided indemnifications to the insurers for amounts paid in excess of the settlement percentage. These indemnifications do not provide for monetary or time limitations.

Sorbates Antitrust Actions

In 2004 a civil antitrust action styled Freeman Industries LLC v. Eastman Chemical Co., et. al. was filed against Hoechst and Nutrinova, Inc. in the Law Court for Sullivan County in Kingsport, Tennessee. The plaintiff sought monetary damages and other relief for alleged conduct involving the sorbates industry. The trial court dismissed the plaintiff’s claims and upon appeal the Supreme Court of Tennessee affirmed the dismissal of the plaintiff’s claims. In December 2005, the plaintiff lost an attempt to amend its complaint and the entire action was dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff’s counsel subsequently filed a new complaint with new class representatives in the District Court

of the District of Tennessee. The Company’s motion to strike the class allegations was granted in April 2008 and the plaintiff’s request to appeal the ruling remains pending.

Polyester Staple Antitrust Litigation

CNA Holdings, the successor in interest to Hoechst Celanese Corporation (“HCC”), Celanese Americas Corporation and Celanese GmbH (collectively, the “Celanese Entities”) and Hoechst, the former parent of HCC, were named as defendants in two actions (involving 25 individual participants) filed in September 2006 by US purchasers of polyester staple fibers manufactured and sold by HCC. The actions allege that the defendants participated in a conspiracy to fix prices, rig bids and allocate customers of polyester staple sold in the United States. These actions were consolidated in a proceeding by a Multi-District Litigation Panel in the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina styled In re Polyester Staple Antitrust Litigation, MDL 1516. On June 12, 2008 the court dismissed these actions against all Celanese Entities in consideration of a payment by the Company of $107 million. This proceeding related to sales by the polyester staple fibers business which Hoechst sold to KoSa, Inc. in 1998. Accordingly, the impact of this settlement was reflected within discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company also previously entered into tolling arrangements with four other alleged US purchasers of polyester staple fibers manufactured and sold by the Celanese Entities. These purchasers were not included in the settlement and one such company filed suit against the Company in December 2008 in the Western District of North Carolina entitled Milliken & Company v. CNA Holdings, Inc., Celanese Americas Corporation and Hoechst AG (No. 8-CV-00578). The Company is actively defending this matter.

In 1998, HCC sold its polyester staple business as part of the sale of its Film & Fibers Division to KoSa B.V., f/k/a Arteva B.V. and a subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. (“KoSa”). In March 2001 the US Department of Justice (“DOJ”) commenced an investigation of possible price fixing regarding sales in the US of polyester staple fibers after the period the Celanese Entities were engaged in the polyester staple fiber business. The Celanese Entities were never named in these DOJ actions. As a result of the DOJ action, during August of 2002, Arteva Specialties, S.a.r.l., a subsidiary of KoSa, (“Arteva Specialties”) pled guilty to criminal violation of the Sherman Act related to anti-competitive conduct occurring after the 1998 sale of the polyester staple fiber business and paid a fine of $29 million. In a complaint pending against the Celanese Entities and Hoechst in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Koch Industries, Inc., KoSa, Arteva Specialties and Arteva Services S.a.r.l. seek damages in excess of $371 million that includes indemnification for all damages related to the defendants’ alleged participation in, and failure to disclose, the alleged conspiracy during due diligence. The Company is actively defending this matter.

Acetic Acid Patent Infringement Matters

On May 9, 1999, Celanese International Corporation filed a private criminal action styled Celanese International Corporation v. China Petrochemical Development Corporation against China Petrochemical Development Corporation (“CPDC”) in the Taiwan Kaoshiung District Court alleging that CPDC infringed Celanese International Corporation’s patent covering the manufacture of acetic acid. Celanese International Corporation also filed a supplementary civil brief that, in view of changes in Taiwanese patent laws, was subsequently converted to a civil action alleging damages against CPDC based on a period of infringement of ten years, 1991-2000, and based on CPDC’s own data that was reported to the Taiwanese securities and exchange commission. Celanese International Corporation’s patent was held valid by the Taiwanese patent office. On August 31, 2005, the District Court held that CPDC infringed Celanese International Corporation’s acetic acid patent and awarded Celanese International Corporation approximately $28 million (plus interest) for the period of 1995 through 1999. In October 2008, the High Court, on appeal, reversed the District Court’s $28 million award to the Company. The Company appealed to the Superior Court in November 2008, and the court remanded the case to the Intellectual Property Court on June 4, 2009. On January 16, 2006, the District Court awarded Celanese International Corporation $800,000 (plus interest) for the year 1990. In January 2009, the High Court, on appeal, affirmed the District Court’s award and CPDC appealed on February 5, 2009 to the Supreme Court. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, this case was remanded to the Intellectual Property Court. On June 29, 2007, the District Court awarded Celanese International Corporation $60 million (plus interest) for the period of 2000 through 2005. CPDC appealed this ruling and on

July 21, 2009, the High Court ruled in CPDC’s favor. The Company appealed to the Supreme Court and in December 2009, the case was remanded to the Intellectual Property Court.

Asbestos Claims

As of March 31, 2010, the Company and several of its US subsidiaries are defendants in approximately 516 asbestos cases. During the three months ended March 31, 2010, 17 new cases were filed against the Company and 27 cases were resolved. Because many of these cases involve numerous plaintiffs, the Company is subject to claims significantly in excess of the number of actual cases. The Company has reserves for defense costs related to claims arising from these matters. The Company believes that there is no material exposure related to these matters.

Award Proceedings in relation to Domination Agreement and Squeeze Out

On October 1, 2004, a Domination Agreement between Celanese GmbH and the Purchaser became operative. When the Domination Agreement became operative, the Purchaser became obligated to offer to acquire all outstanding Celanese GmbH shares from the minority shareholders of Celanese GmbH in return for payment of fair cash compensation. The amount of this fair cash compensation was determined to be €41.92 per share, plus interest, in accordance with applicable German law. Until the Squeeze-Out was registered in the commercial register in Germany on December 22, 2006, any minority shareholder who elected not to sell its shares to the Purchaser was entitled to remain a shareholder of Celanese GmbH and to receive from the Purchaser a gross guaranteed annual payment on its shares of €3.27 per Celanese GmbH share less certain corporate taxes in lieu of any dividend.

The amounts of the fair cash compensation and of the guaranteed annual payment offered under the Domination Agreement as well as the Squeeze-Out compensation are under court review in two separate special award proceedings. The amounts of the fair cash compensation and of the guaranteed annual payment offered under the Domination Agreement may be increased in special award proceedings initiated by minority shareholders, which may further reduce the funds the Purchaser can otherwise make available to the Company. As of March 30, 2005, several minority shareholders of Celanese GmbH had initiated special award proceedings seeking the court’s review of the amounts of the fair cash compensation and of the guaranteed annual payment offered under the Domination Agreement. As a result of these proceedings, the amount of the fair cash consideration and the guaranteed annual payment offered under the Domination Agreement could be increased by the court so that all minority shareholders, including those who have already tendered their shares into the mandatory offer and have received the fair cash compensation could claim the respective higher amounts. The court dismissed all of these proceedings in March 2005 on the grounds of inadmissibility. Thirty-three plaintiffs appealed the dismissal, and in January 2006, twenty-three of these appeals were granted by the court. They were remanded back to the court of first instance, where the valuation will be further reviewed. On December 12, 2006, the court of first instance appointed an expert to help determine the value of Celanese GmbH. In the first quarter of 2007, certain minority shareholders that received €66.99 per share as fair cash compensation also filed award proceedings challenging the amount they received as fair cash compensation.

The Company received applications for the commencement of award proceedings filed by 79 shareholders against the Purchaser with the Frankfurt District Court requesting the court to set a higher amount for the Squeeze-Out compensation. The motions are based on various alleged shortcomings and mistakes in the valuation of Celanese GmbH done for purposes of the Squeeze-Out. On May 11, 2007, the court of first instance appointed a common representative for those shareholders that have not filed an application on their own.

Should the court set a higher value for the Squeeze-Out compensation, former Celanese GmbH shareholders who ceased to be shareholders of Celanese GmbH due to the Squeeze-Out are entitled, pursuant to a settlement agreement between the Purchaser and certain former Celanese GmbH shareholders, to claim for their shares the higher of the compensation amounts determined by the court in these different proceedings. Payments these shareholders already received as compensation for their shares will be offset so that those shareholders who ceased to be shareholders of Celanese GmbH due to the Squeeze-Out are not entitled to more than the higher of the amount set in the two court proceedings.

Guarantees

The Company has agreed to guarantee or indemnify third parties for environmental and other liabilities pursuant to a variety of agreements, including asset and business divestiture agreements, leases, settlement agreements and various agreements with affiliated companies. Although many of these obligations contain monetary and/or time limitations, others do not provide such limitations.

As indemnification obligations often depend on the occurrence of unpredictable future events, the future costs associated with them cannot be determined at this time.

The Company has accrued for all probable and reasonably estimable losses associated with all known matters or claims that have been brought to its attention. These known obligations include the following:

• Demerger Obligations

The Company has obligations to indemnify Hoechst, and its legal successors, for various liabilities under the Demerger Agreement, including for environmental liabilities associated with contamination arising under 19 divestiture agreements entered into by Hoechst prior to the demerger.

The Company’s obligation to indemnify Hoechst, and its legal successors, is subject to the following thresholds:

§ The Company will indemnify Hoechst, and its legal successors, against those liabilities up to €250 million;

§ Hoechst, and its legal successors, will bear those liabilities exceeding €250 million, however the Company will reimburse Hoechst, and its legal successors, for one-third of those liabilities for amounts that exceed €750 million in the aggregate.

The aggregate maximum amount of environmental indemnifications under the remaining divestiture agreements that provide for monetary limits is approximately €750 million. Three of the divestiture agreements do not provide for monetary limits.

Based on the estimate of the probability of loss under this indemnification, the Company had reserves of $31 million and $32 million as of March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for this contingency. Where the Company is unable to reasonably determine the probability of loss or estimate such loss under an indemnification, the Company has not recognized any related liabilities.

The Company has also undertaken in the Demerger Agreement to indemnify Hoechst and its legal successors for liabilities that Hoechst is required to discharge, including tax liabilities, which are associated with businesses that were included in the demerger but were not demerged due to legal restrictions on the transfers of such items. These indemnities do not provide for any monetary or time limitations. The Company has not provided for any reserves associated with this indemnification as it is not probable or estimable. The Company has not made any payments to Hoechst or its legal successors during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, in connection with this indemnification.

• Divestiture Obligations

The Company and its predecessor companies agreed to indemnify third-party purchasers of former businesses and assets for various pre-closing conditions, as well as for breaches of representations, warranties and covenants. Such liabilities also include environmental liability, product liability, antitrust and other liabilities. These indemnifications and guarantees represent standard contractual terms associated with typical divestiture agreements and, other than environmental liabilities, the Company does not believe that they expose the Company to any significant risk. As of both March 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company has reserves in the aggregate of $32 million for these matters.

The Company has divested numerous businesses, investments and facilities through agreements containing indemnifications or guarantees to the purchasers. Many of the obligations contain monetary and/or time limitations, ranging from one year to thirty years. The aggregate amount of guarantees provided for under these agreements is approximately $1.9 billion as of March 31, 2010. Other agreements do not provide for any monetary or time limitations.

Purchase Obligations

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into commitments to purchase goods and services over a fixed period of time. The Company maintains a number of “take-or-pay” contracts for purchases of raw materials and utilities. As of March 31, 2010, there were outstanding future commitments of $1.7 billion under take-or-pay contracts. The Company recognized $3 million of losses related to take-or-pay contract termination costs for the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to the Company’s Pardies, France Project of Closure (Note 3 and Note 14). The Company does not expect to incur any material losses under take-or-pay contractual arrangements unrelated to the Pardies, France Project of Closure. Additionally, as of March 31, 2010, there were other outstanding commitments of $684 million representing maintenance and service agreements, energy and utility agreements, consulting contracts and software agreements.

During March 2010, the Company successfully completed an amended raw material purchase agreement with a supplier who had filed for bankruptcy. Under the original contract, the Company made advance payments in exchange for preferential pricing on certain volumes of material purchases over the life of the contract. The cancellation of the original contract and the terms of the subsequent amendment resulted in the Company accelerating amortization on the unamortized prepayment balance of $22 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010. The accelerated amortization was recorded to Cost of sales in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations as follows: $20 million was recorded in the Acetyl Intermediates segment and $2 million was recorded in the Advanced Engineered Materials segment.


19.	Business Segments


	Advanced
	Engineered			Consumer			Industrial			Acetyl			Other
	Materials			Specialties			Specialties			Intermediates			Activities			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(In $ millions)

Three months ended March 31, 2010
Net sales		282			238	⁽¹⁾		242			724	⁽¹⁾		-			(98	)		1,388
Other (charges) gains, net		5			(73	)		-			(7	)		(2	)		-			(77	)
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates		21			-			-			1			4			-			26
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		67			(30	)		12			30			(82	)		-			(3	)
Depreciation and amortization		20	⁽³⁾		11			10			45	⁽³⁾		3			-			89
Capital expenditures ⁽²⁾		5			6			5			5			2			-			23
Goodwill and intangible assets		365			287			58			321			-			-			1,031
Total Assets		2,263			981			755			1,996			2,207			-			8,202
Three months ended March 31, 2009
Net sales		165			266			242			572	⁽¹⁾		-			(99	)		1,146
Other (charges) gains, net		(9	)		-			(2	)		(1	)		(9	)		-			(21	)
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates		(8	)		1			-			2			3			-			(2	)
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		(27	)		69			10			16			(84	)		-			(16	)
Depreciation and amortization		17			12			13			27			2			-			71
Capital expenditures ⁽²⁾		4			8			10			8			-			-			30
Goodwill and intangible assets as of December 31, 2009		385			299			62			346			-			-			1,092
Total Assets as of December 31, 2009		2,211			1,083			740			1,986			2,390			-			8,410


⁽¹⁾	Includes $98 million and $99 million of intersegment sales eliminated in consolidation for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

⁽²⁾	Includes decrease of accrued capital expenditures of $21 million and $26 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

⁽³⁾	Includes $2 million for Advanced Engineered Materials and $20 million for Acetyl Intermediates for the accelerated amortization of the unamortized prepayment related to a raw material purchase agreement (Note 18).


20.	Earnings (Loss) Per Share


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2010				2009
	Basic		Diluted		Basic		Diluted
	(In $ millions, except for share and per share data)

Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		17		17		(21)		(21)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		1		1		1		1

Net earnings (loss)		18		18		(20)		(20)
Less: Cumulative preferred stock dividends		(3)		(3)		(3)		(3)

Net earnings (loss) available to common shareholders		15		15		(23)		(23)


Weighted-average shares — basic		150,272,227		150,272,227		143,506,981		143,506,981
Dilutive stock options				1,921,121				-
Dilutive restricted stock units				449,023				-
Assumed conversion of preferred stock				-				-

Weighted-average shares — diluted				152,642,371				143,506,981


Per share
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		0.09		0.09		(0.17)		(0.17)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		0.01		0.01		0.01		0.01

Net earnings (loss)		0.10		0.10		(0.16)		(0.16)

The following securities were not included in the computation of diluted net earnings per share as their effect would have been antidilutive:


	Three Months
	Ended March 31,
	2010		2009

Stock options		611,250		6,941,949
Restricted stock units		-		628,005
Convertible preferred stock		6,302,027		12,076,985

Total		6,913,277		19,646,939


21.	Ticona Kelsterbach Plant Relocation

In November 2006, the Company finalized a settlement agreement with the Frankfurt, Germany Airport (“Fraport”) to relocate the Kelsterbach, Germany Ticona business, included in the Advanced Engineered Materials segment, resolving several years of legal disputes related to the planned Fraport expansion. As a result of the settlement, the Company will transition Ticona’s operations from Kelsterbach to the Hoechst Industrial Park in the Rhine Main area in Germany by mid-2011. Under the original agreement, Fraport agreed to pay Ticona a total of €670 million over a five-year period to offset the costs associated with the transition of the business from its current location and the closure of the Kelsterbach plant. In February 2009, the Company announced the Fraport supervisory board approved the acceleration of the 2009 and 2010 payments of €200 million and €140 million, respectively, required by the settlement agreement signed in June 2007. In February 2009, the Company received a discounted amount of €322 million ($412 million) under this agreement. In addition, the Company received €59 million ($75 million) in value-added tax from Fraport which was remitted to the tax authorities in April 2009. Amounts received from Fraport are accounted for as deferred proceeds and are included in noncurrent Other liabilities in the unaudited consolidated balance sheets.

Below is a summary of the financial statement impact associated with the Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation:


	Three Months Ended				Total From
	March 31,				Inception Through
	2010		2009		March 31, 2010
	(In $ millions)

Proceeds received from Fraport		-		412		749
Costs expensed		5		3		38
Costs capitalized⁽¹⁾		68		65		684


⁽¹⁾	Includes decrease in accrued capital expenditures of $17 million and increase in accrued capital expenditures of $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively.


22.	Subsequent Events

On April 1, 2010, the Company announced that its National Methanol Co. joint venture (“Ibn Sina”), whose term is now being extended until 2032, will construct a 50,000 ton polyacetal (“POM”) production facility in Saudi Arabia. The Company’s pro rata share of invested capital in the POM expansion is expected to total approximately $150 million over a three-year period, beginning in late 2010. The Company, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (“SABIC”) and Duke Energy Corporation entered into the Ibn Sina joint venture in 1981. The Company and an affiliate of Duke Energy each hold a 25% interest in the venture, with the remaining 50% held by SABIC. Upon successful startup of the POM facility, the Company’s economic interest in Ibn Sina will increase from 25% to a total of 32.5%. SABIC’s economic interest will remain unchanged. In connection with this transaction, the Company reassessed the factors surrounding the accounting method for this investment and will change the accounting from the cost method of accounting for investments to the equity method of accounting for investments beginning April 1, 2010. The impact of this change in accounting has not been determined. The Ibn Sina joint venture is included in the Acetyl Intermediates segment.

On April 5, 2010, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share on its Common Stock amounting to $6 million. The cash dividends are for the period from February 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010 and will be paid on May 1, 2010 to holders of record as of April 15, 2010.

On April 26, 2010, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a 25% increase in the Company’s quarterly Common Stock cash dividend. The Directors increased the quarterly dividend rate from $0.04 to $0.05 per share of Common Stock on a quarterly basis and $0.16 to $0.20 per share of Common Stock on an annual basis. The new dividend rate will be applicable to dividends payable beginning in August 2010.

On April 27, 2010, the Company announced it is considering a plan to consolidate its global acetate manufacturing capabilities by proposing the closure of its acetate manufacturing facility in Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom. The consolidation is designed to strengthen the Company’s competitive position, reduce fixed costs and align future production capacities with anticipated industry demand trends. The consolidation is also driven by a global shift in product consumption. The Company would expect to serve its acetate customers under this proposal by optimizing its global production network, which includes facilities in Lanaken, Belgium; Narrows, Virginia; and Ocotlan, Mexico, as well as the Company’s acetate joint venture facilities in China. If the Company proceeds with the proposed closure, the Company expects to operate its Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom facility through late 2011 to ensure a smooth transition to these other manufacturing facilities. The Company will engage in a consultation procedure with labor unions associated with the proposed closure.

In connection with the proposed closure of the Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom facility, the Company concluded that certain long-lived assets were partially impaired. Accordingly, during the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company recorded long-lived asset impairment losses of $72 million to Other charges (gains), net in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations (Note 14).


Item 2.	*Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations*

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the term “Celanese” refers to Celanese Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and not its subsidiaries. The terms the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us,” refer to Celanese and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The term “Celanese US” refers to our subsidiary, Celanese US Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and not its subsidiaries. The term “Purchaser” refers to our subsidiary, Celanese Europe Holding GmbH & Co. KG, and not its subsidiaries, except where otherwise indicated.

Forward-Looking Statements May Prove Inaccurate

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) and other parts of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contain certain forward-looking statements and information relating to us that are based on the beliefs of our management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. When used in this document, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and “project” and similar expressions, as they relate to us are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Celanese Corporation and Subsidiaries consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed on February 12, 2010 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) as part of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2009 Form 10-K”) and the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law.

See Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors of our 2009 Form 10-K for a description of risk factors that could significantly affect our financial results. In addition, the following factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:


	•	changes in general economic, business, political and regulatory conditions in the countries or regions in which we operate;

	•	the length and depth of product and industry business cycles particularly in the automotive, electrical, electronics and construction industries;

	•	changes in the price and availability of raw materials, particularly changes in the demand for, supply of, and market prices of ethylene, methanol, natural gas, wood pulp, fuel oil and electricity;

	•	the ability to pass increases in raw material prices on to customers or otherwise improve margins through price increases;

	•	the ability to maintain plant utilization rates and to implement planned capacity additions and expansions;

	•	the ability to reduce production costs and improve productivity by implementing technological improvements to existing plants;

	•	increased price competition and the introduction of competing products by other companies;

	•	changes in the degree of intellectual property and other legal protection afforded to our products;

	•	compliance costs and potential disruption or interruption of production due to accidents or other unforeseen events or delays in construction of facilities;

	•	potential liability for remedial actions and increased costs under existing or future environmental regulations, including those relates to climate change;

	•	potential liability resulting from pending or future litigation, or from changes in the laws, regulations or policies of governments or other governmental activities in the countries in which we operate;


	•	changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates; and

	•	various other factors, both referenced and not referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Many of these factors are macroeconomic in nature and are, therefore, beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those described in this Quarterly Report as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned or projected. We neither intend nor assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

Overview

We are a leading global integrated producer of chemicals and advanced materials. We are one of the world’s largest producers of acetyl products, which are intermediate chemicals for nearly all major industries, as well as a leading global producer of high-performance engineered polymers that are used in a variety of high-value end-use applications. As an industry leader, we hold geographically balanced global positions and participate in diversified end-use markets. Our operations are primarily located in North America, Europe and Asia. We combine a demonstrated track record of execution, strong performance built on shared principles and objectives, and a clear focus on growth and value creation.

2010 Significant Events:

• We announced the construction of a 50,000 ton polyacetal (“POM”) production facility in our National Methanol Co. joint venture (“Ibn Sina”) in Saudi Arabia and extended the venture, which will now run until 2032. Upon successful startup of the POM facility, our economic interest in Ibn Sina will increase from 25% to a total of 32.5%.

• We announced that we are considering a consolidation of our global acetate manufacturing capabilities with the potential closure of our acetate manufacturing facility in Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom. We expect this proposed action would meet our return criteria for investment in productivity-related projects.

• We received formal approval of our previously announced plans to expand flake and tow capacities, each by 30,000 tons, at our joint venture facility in Nantong, China, with our joint venture partner, China National Tobacco Corporation.

• We announced a 25% increase in our quarterly common stock cash dividend beginning August 2010. The annual dividend rate will increase from $0.16 to $0.20 per share of common stock and the quarterly rate will increase from $0.04 to $0.05 per share.

Results of Operations

Financial Highlights


	Three Months Ended March 31,
				% of						% of
	2010			Net Sales			2009			Net Sales
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions, except for percentages)

Net sales		1,388			100.0			1,146			100.0
Gross profit		218			15.7			200			17.4
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(123	)		(8.9	)		(114	)		(9.9	)
Other (charges) gains, net		(77	)		(5.5	)		(21	)		(1.8	)
Operating profit (loss)		(14	)		(1.0	)		27			2.4
Equity in net earnings (loss) of affiliates		26			1.9			(2	)		(0.2	)
Interest expense		(49	)		(3.5	)		(51	)		(4.4	)
Dividend income — cost investments		27			1.9			6			0.5
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		(3	)		(0.2	)		(16	)		(1.4	)
Amounts attributable to Celanese Corporation
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations		17			1.2			(21	)		(1.8	)
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations		1			0.1			1			0.1
Net earnings (loss)		18			1.3			(20	)		(1.7	)
Depreciation and amortization		89			6.4			71			6.2


	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
	2010		2009
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions)

Short-term borrowings and current installments of long-term debt — third party and affiliates		258		242
Long-term debt		3,233		3,259

Total debt		3,491		3,501

Summary of Consolidated Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

Net sales increased 21% during the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 primarily due to increased volumes across all business segments, except for Consumer Specialties, as a result of the gradual recovery of the global economy. Consumer Specialties continued to experience volume declines due to softening in consumer demand, particularly within our Nutrinova business. Net sales were also positively affected by favorable foreign currency impacts across all business segments. An increase in net sales as a result of our acquisition of FACT GmbH (Future Advanced Composites Technology) (“FACT”) in December 2009 within our Advanced Engineered Materials segment only slightly offset the decrease in net sales due to the sale of our polyvinyl alcohol (“PVOH”) business in July 2009 within our Industrial Specialties segment.

Gross profit increased due to higher net sales. As a percentage of sales, gross profit declined due to overall increased raw material and energy costs which were only partially offset by increased prices. The write-off of other productive assets of $17 million related to our Singapore and Nanjing, China facilities and increased depreciation and amortization also contributed to a lower gross profit percentage. The increase in amortization was a result of $22 million of accelerated amortization to write-off the asset associated with a raw material purchase agreement with a supplier who filed for bankruptcy during 2009. The accelerated amortization was recorded as $20 million to the Acetyl Intermediates segment and $2 million to the Advanced Engineered Materials segment.

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 primarily due to the increase in operations. As a percentage of sales, selling, general and administrative expenses declined due to our fixed spending reduction efforts and restructuring efficiencies.

The components of Other (charges) gains, net are as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2010			2009
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions)

Employee termination benefits		(5	)		(24	)
Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation		(6	)		(3	)
Plumbing actions		12			1
Insurance recoveries associated with Clear Lake, Texas		-			6
Asset impairments		(72	)		(1	)
Plant/office closures		(6	)		-

Total		(77	)		(21	)

As a result of the proposed closure of the Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom acetate production facility (see Note 22 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements), we wrote down the related property, plant and equipment to its fair value of $31 million, resulting in long-lived asset impairment losses of $72 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom facility is included in the Consumer Specialties segment.

As a result of the Pardies, France Project of Closure, we recorded exit costs of $7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010, which consisted primarily of $1 million in employee termination benefits, $3 million of contract termination costs and $3 million of reindustrialization costs. The Pardies, France facility is included in our Acetyl Intermediates segment.

During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we began efforts to align production capacity and staffing levels given the potential for an economic environment of prolonged lower demand. We recorded employee termination benefits of $21 million related to this endeavor. As a result of the shutdown of the vinyl acetate monomer (“VAM”) production unit in Cangrejera, Mexico, we recognized employee termination benefits of $1 million and long-lived asset impairment losses of $1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 which is included in our Acetyl Intermediates segment.

Other charges for the three months ended March 31, 2009 was partially offset by $6 million of insurance recoveries in satisfaction of claims we made related to the unplanned outage of our Clear Lake, Texas acetic acid facility during 2007 and $1 million of insurance recoveries associated with plumbing cases.

Operating profit decreased $41 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, as compared to the same period in 2009, resulting in an operating loss of $14 million. Operating profit was negatively impacted by a significant increase in Other charges for the period. The long-lived asset impairment losses related to our Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom plant and plant closure costs for our Pardies, France facility contributed to the overall increase in Other charges. The write-off of other productive assets of $17 million related to our Singapore and Nanjing, China facilities and increased depreciation and amortization also contributed to a lower gross profit percentage. The increase in amortization was a result of $22 million of accelerated amortization to write-off the asset associated with a raw material purchase agreement with a supplier who filed for bankruptcy during 2009.

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax increased $13 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 primarily due to increased equity in net earnings of affiliates and increased dividend income from cost investments more than offsetting the decrease in operating profit. Equity in net earnings of affiliates increased $28 million compared to the same period in 2009. Dividend income from our Acetyl Intermediates segment’s cost investment, Ibn Sina, increased $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 as a result of increased earnings.

Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2010 was 667% compared to (31)% for the three months ended March 31, 2009. The change in the effective rate was primarily due to the effect of new tax legislation in Mexico, partially offset by foreign losses not resulting in tax benefits in the current period, the effect of healthcare reform in the US and lower earnings in jurisdictions participating in tax holidays.

Selected Data by Business Segment


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
					Change
	2010		2009		in $
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions)

Net sales
Advanced Engineered Materials		282		165		117
Consumer Specialties		238		266		(28)
Industrial Specialties		242		242		-
Acetyl Intermediates		724		572		152
Other Activities		-		-		-
Inter-segment eliminations		(98)		(99)		1

Total		1,388		1,146		242

Other (charges) gains, net
Advanced Engineered Materials		5		(9)		14
Consumer Specialties		(73)		-		(73)
Industrial Specialties		-		(2)		2
Acetyl Intermediates		(7)		(1)		(6)
Other Activities		(2)		(9)		7

Total		(77)		(21)		(56)

Operating profit (loss)
Advanced Engineered Materials		46		(19)		65
Consumer Specialties		(30)		66		(96)
Industrial Specialties		12		10		2
Acetyl Intermediates		2		12		(10)
Other Activities		(44)		(42)		(2)

Total		(14)		27		(41)

Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax
Advanced Engineered Materials		67		(27)		94
Consumer Specialties		(30)		69		(99)
Industrial Specialties		12		10		2
Acetyl Intermediates		30		16		14
Other Activities		(82)		(84)		2

Total		(3)		(16)		13

Depreciation and amortization
Advanced Engineered Materials		20		17		3
Consumer Specialties		11		12		(1)
Industrial Specialties		10		13		(3)
Acetyl Intermediates		45		27		18
Other Activities		3		2		1

Total		89		71		18

Factors Affecting Business Segment Net Sales

The charts below set forth the percentage increase (decrease) in net sales from the period ended March 31, 2009 to the period ended March 31, 2010 attributable to each of the factors indicated for the following business segments.


	Volume			Price			Currency		Other⁽¹⁾				Total
	(unaudited)
	(In percentages)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2009
Advanced Engineered Materials		71			(11	)		6		5	⁽²	⁾		71
Consumer Specialties		(11	)		-			-		-				(11	)
Industrial Specialties		16			(4	)		3		(15		)⁽³⁾		-
Acetyl Intermediates		14			10			3		-				27
Total Company		18			3			3		(3		)		21


⁽¹⁾		Includes the effects of the captive insurance companies and the impact of fluctuations in intersegment eliminations.

⁽²⁾		2010 includes the effects of the FACT acquisition.

⁽³⁾		2010 does not include the effects of the PVOH business, which was sold on July 1, 2009.

Summary by Business Segment for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2009

Advanced Engineered Materials


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
							Change
	2010			2009			in $
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions, except for percentages)

Net sales		282			165			117
Net sales variance
Volume		71	%
Price		(11	) %
Currency		6	%
Other		5	%
Other (charges) gains, net		5			(9	)		14
Operating profit (loss)		46			(19	)		65
Operating margin		16.3	%		(11.5	) %
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		67			(27	)		94
Depreciation and amortization		20			17			3

Our Advanced Engineered Materials segment develops, produces and supplies a broad portfolio of high performance technical polymers for application in automotive and electronics products, as well as other consumer and industrial applications. Together with our strategic affiliates, we are a leading participant in the global technical polymers industry. The primary products of Advanced Engineered Materials are POM, polyphenylene sulfide (“PPS”), long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics (“LFT”), polybutylene terephthalate (“PBT”), polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”), ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (“GUR^®”) and liquid crystal polymers (“LCP”). POM, PPS, LFT, PBT and PET are used in a broad range of products including automotive components, electronics, appliances and industrial applications. GUR^® is used in battery separators, conveyor belts, filtration equipment, coatings and medical devices. Primary end markets for LCP are electrical and electronics.

Advanced Engineered Materials’ net sales increased $117 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. The increase in net sales is related to significant increases in volume which is primarily due to the gradual recovery in the global economy. Advanced Engineered Materials’ reported our lowest net sales during the three months ended March 31, 2009. Since then, the business segment has continued to see

sequential volume improvement each quarter. Net sales were also positively affected by favorable foreign currency impacts and the acquisition of FACT at December 31, 2009, which was offset by decreases in average prices driven by product mix.

Operating profit increased from an operating loss of $19 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to an operating profit of $46 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The impact from higher sales volumes and positive changes from inventory restocking was only partially offset by lower sales pricing as a result of higher raw material and energy costs. Other charges positively impacted operating profit by decreasing from an expense of $9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to income of $5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Other charges decreased primarily as a result of plumbing recoveries and lower employee severance. Deprecation and amortization includes $2 million of accelerated amortization to write-off the asset associated with a raw material purchase agreement with a supplier who filed for bankruptcy during 2009.

Our equity affiliates have experienced similar volume increases due to increased demand during the three months ended March 31, 2010. As a result, our proportional share of net earnings of these affiliates increased $29 million compared to the same period in 2009.

Consumer Specialties


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
							Change
	2010			2009			in $
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions, except for percentages)

Net sales		238			266			(28	)
Net sales variance
Volume		(11	) %
Price		-	%
Currency		-	%
Other		-
Other (charges) gains, net		(73	)		-			(73	)
Operating profit (loss)		(30	)		66			(96	)
Operating margin		(12.6	) %		24.8	%
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		(30	)		69			(99	)
Depreciation and amortization		11			12			(1	)

Our Consumer Specialties segment consists of our Acetate Products and Nutrinova businesses. Our Acetate Products business primarily produces and supplies acetate tow, which is used in the production of filter products. We also produce acetate flake, which is processed into acetate tow and acetate film. Our Nutrinova business produces and sells Sunett^®, a high intensity sweetener, and food protection ingredients, such as sorbates, for the food, beverage and pharmaceuticals industries.

Decreased volumes in our Acetate and Nutrinova businesses and a decrease in price in Sunett^® partially offset by an increase in pricing in our Acetate business contributed to a decrease in net sales during the three month period ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 2009. Decreased volumes were primarily due to softening in consumer demand in our Nutrinova business and continuing soft demand for tow coupled with the timing of sales related to an electrical disruption and subsequent production outage at our manufacturing facility in Narrows, Virginia in our Acetate business. The facility resumed normal operations during the quarter and we expect to recover the impacted volume throughout the remainder of the year.

Operating profit of $66 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2009 decreased to an operating loss of $30 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2010. Improved pricing and the company’s fixed spending reduction efforts were not able to offset the lower volumes and higher energy costs. An increase in other charges had the most significant impact on operating profit as it was unfavorably impacted by long-lived asset impairment losses of $72 million associated with the proposed closure of our acetate production facility in Spondon, Derby, United Kingdom.

During the three month period ended March 31, 2010, earnings from continuing operations before tax decreased due to lower operating profit and lower dividends from our China ventures by $3 million compared to 2009.

Industrial Specialties


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
							Change
	2010			2009			in $
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions, except for percentages)

Net sales		242			242			-
Net sales variance
Volume		16	%
Price		(4	) %
Currency		3	%
Other		(15	) %
Other (charges) gains, net		-			(2	)		2
Operating profit (loss)		12			10			2
Operating margin		5.0	%		4.1	%
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		12			10			2
Depreciation and amortization		10			13			(3	)

Our Industrial Specialties segment includes our Emulsions and ethylene vinyl acetate (“EVA”) Performance Polymers businesses. Our Emulsions business is a global leader which produces a broad product portfolio, specializing in vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions, and is a recognized authority on low volatile organic compounds, an environmentally-friendly technology. Our emulsions products are used in a wide array of applications including paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles and paper. EVA Performance Polymers offers a complete line of low-density polyethylene and specialty ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds. EVA Performance Polymers’ products are used in many applications including flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, medical devices and tubing, automotive, carpeting and solar cell encapsulation films.

In July 2009, we completed the sale of our PVOH business to Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd. (“Sekisui”) for a net cash purchase price of $168 million, excluding the value of accounts receivable and payable retained by Celanese. The transaction resulted in a gain on disposition of $34 million and includes long-term supply agreements between Sekisui and Celanese.

Net sales were flat for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Lower net sales resulting from the sale of our PVOH business were offset by increased volumes from our EVA Performance Polymers and Emulsions businesses. EVA Performance Polymers’ volumes were lower for the three months ended March 31, 2009 due to the force majeure event at our Edmonton, Alberta, Canada plant. Repairs to restore production have been completed and normal operations resumed in late 2009. Lower prices in Emulsions were largely offset by favorable currency impacts for the three months ended March 31, 2010.

Operating profit increased $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Increased sales volumes were largely offset by higher raw material costs in our Emulsions business and increased spending and energy costs attributable to the resumption of normal operations at our Edmonton, Alberta, Canada plant.

Acetyl Intermediates


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
							Change
	2010			2009			in $
	(unaudited)
	(In $ millions, except for percentages)

Net sales		724			572			152
Net sales variance
Volume		14	%
Price		10	%
Currency		3	%
Other		-
Other (charges) gains, net		(7	)		(1	)		(6	)
Operating profit (loss)		2			12			(10	)
Operating margin		0.3	%		2.1	%
Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before tax		30			16			14
Depreciation and amortization		45			27			18

Our Acetyl Intermediates segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, VAM, acetic anhydride and acetate esters. These products are generally used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, textiles, medicines and more. Other chemicals produced in this business segment are organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural and chemical products. To meet the growing demand for acetic acid in China and ongoing site optimization efforts, we successfully expanded our acetic acid unit in Nanjing, China from 600,000 tons per reactor annually to 1.2 million tons per reactor annually. Using new AOPlus^®2 capability, the acetic acid unit could be further expanded to 1.5 million tons per reactor annually with only modest additional capital.

Acetyl Intermediates’ net sales increased by $152 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 due to improvement in the global economy and increased overall demand. Current period increases in volume were also a direct result of our successful acetic acid expansion at our Nanjing, China plant. We also experienced favorable pricing which was driven by rising raw material costs and price increases in Asian and European acetic acid prices and VAM prices across all regions. Favorable foreign currency impacts also contributed to the increase in net sales.

Operating profit decreased from $12 million during the three months ended March 31, 2009 to $2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010. The decline is primarily related to increases in variable costs, other charges, depreciation and amortization and unusual cost of sales charges which were only partially offset by higher volumes and prices. Higher variable costs were a direct result of price increases, primarily in ethylene. Other charges consisted primarily of plant closure costs related to our Pardies, France facility. In addition, we recorded $2 million of environmental remediation reserves, $4 million of inventory write-offs and $3 million of other plant shutdown costs for the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to the shutdown of the Pardies, France facility. The write-off of other productive assets of $17 million at our Singapore and Nanjing, China plants and increased depreciation and amortization also contributed to a lower operating profit. The increase in amortization was a result of $20 million of accelerated amortization to write-off the asset associated with a raw material purchase agreement with a supplier who filed for bankruptcy during 2009.

Earnings from continuing operations before tax increased $14 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, due to increased dividend income from Ibn Sina which was only partially offset by lower operating profit. Dividend income from Ibn Sina increased $24 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 compared to the same period in 2009 as a result of increased earnings.

Other Activities

Other Activities primarily consists of corporate center costs, including financing and administrative activities, and our captive insurance companies.

Net sales remained flat for the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009.

The operating loss for Other Activities increased $2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009. The increase was due to higher selling, general and administrative costs, which were only partially offset by lower other charges. Higher selling, general and administrative expenses were primarily due to increased stock-based compensation costs as a result of a change in assumptions and higher environmental remediation costs. Other charges were higher in the first quarter of 2009 related to employee termination benefits.

The loss from continuing operations before tax was relatively flat for the three months ended March 31, 2010, compared to the same period in 2009

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary source of liquidity is cash generated from operations, available cash and cash equivalents and dividends from our portfolio of strategic investments. In addition, we have $138 million available for borrowing under our credit-linked revolving facility and $600 million available under our revolving credit facility to assist, if required, in meeting our working capital needs and other contractual obligations.

While our contractual obligations, commitments and debt service requirements over the next several years are significant, we continue to believe we will have available resources to meet our liquidity requirements, including debt service, for the remainder of 2010. If our cash flow from operations is insufficient to fund our debt service and other obligations, we may be required to use other means available to us such as increasing our borrowings, reducing or delaying capital expenditures, seeking additional capital or seeking to restructure or refinance our indebtedness. There can be no assurance, however, that we will continue to generate cash flows at or above current levels or that we will be able to maintain our ability to borrow under our revolving credit facilities.

As a result of the Pardies, France Project of Closure, we recorded exit costs of $16 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 in the accompanying unaudited interim statements of operations. We may incur up to an additional $14 million in contingent employee termination benefits related to the Pardies, France Project of Closure. We expect that substantially all of the remaining exit costs will result in future cash expenditures through mid-2011. The Pardies, France facility is included in the Acetyl Intermediates segment. See Note 3 and Note 14 in the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.

In March 2010, the President of the United States signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Although many of the provisions of this new legislation are directed toward health insurance providers and companies in the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries, the new legislation is expected to affect companies across many industries, particularly those companies that offer post-employment benefits to employees. Most provisions of the bill are not expected to have a material impact on the Company except for the immediate accounting recognition of the loss of the retiree drug subsidy tax deduction related to our postretirement healthcare benefit plan. The immediate accounting recognition of the subsidy tax deduction loss was $7 million.

On a stand-alone basis, Celanese Corporation has no material assets other than the stock of its subsidiaries and no independent external operations of its own. As such, Celanese Corporation generally will depend on the cash flow of its subsidiaries to meet its obligations under its Series A common stock and the senior credit agreement.

Cash Flows

Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2010 were $1,139 million, which was a decrease of $115 million from December 31, 2009.

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

Cash flow from operations decreased $144 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009. The decrease in operating profit of $41 million and the decline in trade working capital contributed to the decrease. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, we received €59 million ($75 million)

for value-added tax received from Fraport, which was remitted to the German tax authorities in April 2009. No such taxes were received in 2010.

Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities

Net cash from investing activities decreased from a cash inflow of $311 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to a cash outflow of $132 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease is primarily related to receipt of proceeds of $412 million related to the Ticona Kelsterbach plant relocation and $15 million from the sale of marketable securities that were received in 2009. There were no such proceeds in 2010.

Our cash outflow for capital expenditures was $44 million and $56 million for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Capital expenditures were primarily related to major replacements of equipment, capacity expansions, major investments to reduce future operating costs, and environmental and health and safety initiatives. Capital expenditures are expected to be approximately $265 million for 2010, excluding amounts related to the relocation of our Ticona plant in Kelsterbach. We anticipate cash outflows for capital expenditures for our Ticona plant in Kelsterbach to be €238 million during 2010.

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities decreased from a cash outflow of $48 million for the three months ended March 31, 2009 to a cash outflow of $15 million for the same period in 2010. The $33 million decrease primarily relates to the decrease in cash payments made on our long and short-term debt during the three months ended March 31, 2010 as compared to 2009.

Debt and Capital

On February 1, 2010, we delivered notice to the holders of our 4.25% Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”), pursuant to which we called for the redemption of all 9.6 million outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Holders of the Preferred Stock were entitled to convert each share of Preferred Stock into 1.2600 shares of the our Series A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”), at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 19, 2010. As of such date, holders of Preferred Stock had elected to convert 9,591,276 shares of Preferred Stock into an aggregate of 12,084,942 shares of Common Stock. The 8,724 shares of Preferred Stock that remained outstanding after such conversions were redeemed by us on February 22, 2010 for 7,437 shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock. In addition to the Common Stock issued in respect of the shares of Preferred Stock converted and redeemed, we paid cash in lieu of fractional shares. In issuing these shares of Common Stock, we relied on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We paid cash dividends on our Preferred Stock of $3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2010. As a result of the redemption of our Preferred Stock, no future dividends on Preferred Stock will be paid.

On April 5, 2010, we declared a cash dividend of $0.04 per share on our Common Stock amounting to $6 million. The cash dividends are for the period from February 1, 2010 to April 30, 2010 and will be paid on May 1, 2010 to holders of record as of April 15, 2010.

On April 26, 2010, we announced that our Board of Directors approved a 25% increase in the Celanese quarterly Common Stock cash dividend. The Directors increased the quarterly dividend rate from $0.04 to $0.05 per share of Common Stock on a quarterly basis and $0.16 to $0.20 per share of Common Stock on an annual basis. The new dividend rate will be applicable to dividends payable beginning in August 2010.

In February 2008, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $400 million of our Common Stock. This authorization was increased by the Board to $500 million in October 2008. The authorizations give management discretion in determining the conditions under which shares may be repurchased. This repurchase program does not have an expiration date. As of March 31, 2010, we have repurchased 9,763,200 shares of our Common Stock at an average purchase price of $38.68 per share for a total of $378 million pursuant to this authorization. No shares were repurchased during the three months ended March 31, 2010.

As of March 31, 2010, we had total debt of $3,491 million compared to $3,501 million as of December 31, 2009. We were in compliance with all of the covenants related to our debt agreements as of March 31, 2010.

Our senior credit agreement consists of $2,280 million of US dollar-denominated and €400 million of Euro-denominated term loans due 2014, a $600 million revolving credit facility terminating in 2013 and a $228 million credit-linked revolving facility terminating in 2014. As of March 31, 2010, there were no outstanding borrowings or letters of credit issued under the revolving credit facility; accordingly, $600 million remained available for borrowing. As of March 31, 2010, there were $90 million of letters of credit issued under the credit-linked revolving facility and $138 million remained available for borrowing.

In June 2009, we entered into an amendment to the senior credit agreement. The amendment reduced the amount available under the revolving credit facility from $650 million to $600 million and increased the first lien senior secured leverage ratio that is applicable when any amount is outstanding under the revolving credit portion of the senior credit agreement. The first lien senior secured leverage ratio is calculated as the ratio of consolidated first lien senior secured debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, subject to adjustments identified in the credit agreement. Prior to giving effect to the amendment, the maximum first lien senior secured leverage ratio was 3.90 to 1.00. As amended, the maximum senior secured leverage ratio for the following trailing four-quarter periods is as follows:


	First Lien Senior Secured
	Leverage Ratio

March 31, 2010		4.75 to 1.00
June 30, 2010		4.25 to 1.00
September 30, 2010		4.25 to 1.00
December 31, 2010 and thereafter		3.90 to 1.00

As a condition to borrowing funds or requesting that letters of credit be issued under the revolving credit facility, our first lien senior secured leverage ratio (as calculated as of the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been delivered under the revolving facility) cannot exceed the threshold as specified above. Further, our first lien senior secured leverage ratio must be maintained at or below that threshold while any amounts are outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

Based on the estimated first lien senior secured leverage ratio for the trailing four quarters at March 31, 2010, our borrowing capacity under the revolving credit facility is $600 million. As of the quarter ended March 31, 2010, we estimate our first lien senior secured leverage ratio to be 3.02 to 1.00 (which would be 3.66 to 1.00 were the revolving credit facility fully drawn). The maximum first lien senior secured leverage ratio under the revolving credit facility for such quarter is 4.75 to 1.00. Our availability in future periods will be based on the first lien senior secured leverage ratio applicable to the future periods.

Contractual Obligations

Except as otherwise described in this report, there have been no material revisions to our contractual obligations as described in our 2009 Form 10-K.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have not entered into any material off-balance sheet arrangements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are based on the selection and application of significant accounting policies. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, expenses and allocated charges during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. However, we are not currently aware of any reasonably likely events or circumstances that would result in materially different results.

We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 2, Summary of Accounting Policies, of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2009 Form 10-K. We discuss our critical accounting policies and estimates in MD&A in our 2009 Form 10-K.

There have been no material revisions to the critical accounting policies as filed in our 2009 Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 2 to the accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.


Item 3.	*Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk*

Market risk for our Company has not changed materially from the foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity risks disclosed in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk in our 2009 Form 10-K.


Item 4.	*Controls and Procedures*

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

None.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1.	*Legal Proceedings*

We are involved in a number of legal and regulatory proceedings, lawsuits and claims incidental to the normal conduct of our business, relating to such matters as product liability, antitrust, intellectual property, workers’ compensation, chemical exposure, prior acquisitions, past waste disposal practices and release of chemicals into the environment. While it is impossible at this time to determine with certainty the ultimate outcome of these proceedings, lawsuits and claims, we are actively defending those matters where the Company is named as a defendant. Additionally, we believe, based on the advice of legal counsel, that adequate reserves have been made and that the ultimate outcomes of all such litigation claims will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, but may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or cash flows in any given accounting period. See also Note 18 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for a discussion of material legal proceedings.

There have been no significant developments in the “Legal Proceedings” described in our 2009 Form 10-K other than those disclosed in Note 18 to the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements.


Item 1A.	*Risk Factors*

There have been no material revisions to the “Risk factors” as described in our 2009 Form 10-K.


Item 2.	*Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds*

On February 1, 2010, the Company delivered notice to the holders of its Preferred Stock, pursuant to which the Company called for the redemption of all 9.6 million outstanding shares of Preferred Stock. Holders of the Preferred Stock were entitled to convert each share of Preferred Stock into 1.2600 shares of the Company’s Series A common

stock (“Common Stock”), at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 19, 2010. As of such date, holders of Preferred Stock had elected to convert 9,591,276 shares of Preferred Stock into an aggregate of 12,084,942 shares of Common Stock. The 8,724 shares of Preferred Stock that remained outstanding after such conversions were redeemed by the Company on February 22, 2010 for 7,437 shares of Common Stock, in accordance with the terms of the Preferred Stock. In addition to the Common Stock issued in respect of the shares of Preferred Stock converted and redeemed, the Company paid cash in lieu of fractional shares. In issuing these shares of Common Stock, the Company relied on the exemption from registration provided by Section 3(a)(9) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The table below sets forth information regarding repurchases of our Common Stock during the three months ended March 31, 2010:


							Approximate Dollar
					Total Number of		Value of Shares
	Total Number		Average		Shares Purchased as		Remaining that may be
	of Shares		Price Paid		Part of Publicly		Purchased Under
Period	Purchased⁽¹⁾		per Share		Announced Program		the Program

January 1-31, 2010		-		-		-	$	122,300,000
February 1-28, 2010		909	$	29.90		-	$	122,300,000
March 1-31, 2010		3,870	$	32.31		-	$	122,300,000


⁽¹⁾		Relates to shares employees have elected to have withheld to cover their statutory minimum withholding requirements for personal income taxes related to the vesting of restricted stock units. No shares were purchased during the three months ended March 31, 2010 under our previously announced stock repurchase plan.


Item 3.	*Defaults Upon Senior Securities*

None.


Item 4.	*[Removed and Reserved]*


Item 5.	*Other Information*

None.


Item 6.	*Exhibits*


Exhibit
Number			Description

	3	.1	Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 28, 2005).
	3	.2	Third Amended and Restated By-laws, effective as of October 23, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 29, 2008).
	31	.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith.)
	31	.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
	32	.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
	32	.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
	101	.INS	XBRL Instance Document
	101	.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
	101	.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
	101	.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
	101	.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
	101	.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

CELANESE CORPORATION


	By:	/s/ David N. Weidman

David N. Weidman

Chairman of the Board of Directors and

Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 27, 2010


	By:	/s/ Steven M. Sterin

Steven M. Sterin

Senior Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 27, 2010