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accession: "0001306830-24-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2024-02-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-05T06:16:55.131212+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese to close Mechelen, Belgium facility; expects $60-75M in costs

## Summary
- Closure of Engineered Materials compounding site acquired from DuPont in Nov 2022.
- Non-cash accelerated depreciation of $40-50M; cash shutdown costs of $20-25M.
- Manufacturing to cease by end of September 2024, subject to works council consultation.
- Employee termination costs not yet estimable; depends on consultation outcome.
- Cash outflows for closure expected during fiscal 2024 and 2025.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-24-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2024-02-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.05
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683024000035/0001306830-24-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683024000035/ce-20240229.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-24-000035.txt

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