Ticona at a glance

Status:
A business of Celanese Corporation

Year of formation:
1961, as a joint venture by the Celanese Corporation of America and Hoechst AG

Sector/positioning:
Leading supplier of engineering plastics; world market leader for Hostaform®/Celcon® POM, GUR® PE-UHMW and Vectra® LCP

Sales in 2007:
$ 1.030 B

Main markets:
Europe, Americas, Asia/Pacific

Target industries:
Key technological sectors (automotive, electrical/electronics, communications technology, medical technology, industrial applications, machine and plant construction, appliances)

Product range:
Hostaform® / Celcon® / Duracon® (POM)
Celanex® / Duranex® (PBT)
Vandar® (thermoplastic polyester alloys)
Impet® (PET)
Riteflex® (TPC-ET)
Vectra® (LCP)
Fortron® (PPS)
GUR® (PE-UHMW)
Celstran® / Compel® (LFRT)

Production / R&D in Europe:
Kelsterbach, Germany
Oberhausen, Germany
Frankfurt, Germany

Production / R&D in Americas:
Auburn Hills, Michigan/US
Shelby, North Carolina/US
Bishop, Texas/US
Florence, Kentucky/US
Winona, Minnesota/US
Suzano, Brazil

Production / R&D in Asia:
Nanjing, China

Affiliates:
Fortron Industries, Wilmington, North Carolina/US
Polyplastics Co. Ltd, Kuantan, Malaysia
Polyplastics Co. Ltd., Fuji City, Japan
Polyplastics Co. Ltd; Kaohsiung, Taiwan
PTM Engineering Plastics, Nantong, China