secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Celanese Corp (CE)
CIK:        0001306830
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-11T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001306830-25-000171
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Celanese Q2 2025 GAAP EPS $1.90, adjusted EPS $1.44; guides Q3 adj. EPS $1.10-$1.40
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- Net sales $2.5B (+6% QoQ); operating profit $233M; adjusted EBIT $344M; operating EBITDA $532M.
- Engineered Materials net sales $1.44B (+12% QoQ), adjusted EBIT $214M; Acetyl Chain net sales $1.12B, adjusted EBIT $196M.
- Free cash flow $311M (vs -$73M prior Q); repaid $200M term loan; new $1.75B revolver through 2030.
- Expects ~$25M negative earnings impact from inventory reduction; targeting $700-$800M free cash flow in 2025.
- Announced exit of Sempach Elotex site and Sarnia Vamac site; Micromax divestiture to second round.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000171/0001306830-25-000171-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000171/ce-20250811.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-25-000171

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