The company’s process technology builds on its industry-leading acetyl platform and integrates new technologies to produce ethanol using basic hydrocarbon feedstocks.
Following necessary approvals, Celanese intends to construct one, and possibly two, industrial ethanol complexes in China to serve the fast-growing Asia region.
Initial annual production capacity of each complex is expected to be approximately 400,000 tons, and the company can begin industrial ethanol production within 30 months after project approvals.
Celanese also intends to build an approximately 40,000 ton industrial ethanol production unit at its Clear Lake, Texas, facility for either internal use or merchant demand, and the unit will also support continuing technology development efforts over the next several years.
Following approvals, construction of the unit is anticipated to begin in mid-2011 and to be completed by the end of 2012.
