- The name "Celanese" (pronounced: "Sell-un-ease") is
derived from a combination of "cellulose acetate" and the phrase "ease of care,"
referring to the easy wear of the material made from the product.
- The original Celanese
Corporation was founded by the Swiss Dreyfus brothers, Camille and Henri, who began their research in
1904 in Basel, Switzerland, They opened their first factory in 1910.
- Celanese Acetate
has manufacturing sites in the US, UK, Belgium, Mexico and China.
- Cellulose acetate
(powder form) was invented in the 1850's by a French scientist named Franchimont.
- During
WWI Camille Dreyfus produced cellulose acetate to replace the highly flammable nitro-cellulose that
was then used to coat airplane wings.
- Acetate yarns were initially developed as an
alternative to silk.
- Acetate is made with cellulose which is a renewable resource.
Cellulose acetate is compostable and breaks down into carbon dioxide and water.
- Celanese
Acetate produces acetate in many forms, including a particulate polymer form (most often called flake),
and bands of tow.
- Acetate is found in screwdriver handles, ink pen reservoirs, x-ray
films, and a host of other end uses.
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