Dallas, March 4, 2005 – Celanese Chemicals today announced that it will increase the price for all PVAc homopolymer and VAE co-polymers in North America by 3 cents (USD) per wet pound, effective March 15, 2005, or as contracts allow. Acrylic and vinyl-acrylic emulsions will increase by 6 cents (USD) per wet pound, effective March 15, 2005, or as contracts allow in the same region.

Celanese Emulsions, a business of Celanese Chemicals, is a global supplier of emulsion and adhesive polymers to the architectural coatings, adhesives, paper, nonwovens, textiles and building products industries.

About Celanese
Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) is an integrated global producer of value-added industrial chemicals with 2004 sales of $5.1 billion. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company holds #1 or #2 market positions in products comprising the majority of its sales and has four major businesses: Chemicals Products, Technical Polymers Ticona, Acetate Products and Performance Products. Celanese has 29 production plants, with major operations in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.celanese.com.