Ticona at a glance

Status:
A business of Celanese AG

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 2006:
$ 915 million

Main markets:
Europe, America, 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® (TPE-E)
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 America:
Auburn Hills, Michigan/US
Shelby, North Carolina/US
Bishop, Texas/US
Florence, Kentucky/US
Winona, Minnesota/US
Suzano, Brazil

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