---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001306830-25-000205"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CE"
cik: "0001306830"
company_name: "Celanese Corp"
filed_at: "2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T01:53:15.219010+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Celanese to sell Micromax portfolio to Element Solutions for ~$500M

## Summary
- Purchase price of approximately $500 million in cash, subject to adjustments; proceeds dedicated to deleveraging.
- Business has current pro forma run-rate EBITDA of roughly $40 million for 2025.
- Transaction expected to close in Q1 2026, subject to regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
- Buyer is Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI); the business enhances ESI's electronics segment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001306830-25-000205
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CE
- cik: 0001306830
- company_name: Celanese Corp
- filed_at: 2025-10-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000205/0001306830-25-000205-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683025000205/ce-20251028.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-25-000205
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-25-000205.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-25-000205.txt

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