Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) said that it will increase the selling prices of selective products like Dibutyl Maleate (DBM), Dioctyl Maleate (DOM) and Plasticizer WVC 3800. 
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The company will increase the price of DBM and DOM in Europe by €100/MT. Also, prices of Plasticizer WVC 3800 (3G8) in Europe will witness a rise of €100/MT while in Asia price are slated to increase by $150/MT. The price hikes are effective immediately or as contracts permit.
Celanese also recently announced the hike in prices for vinyl acetate ethylene (VAE) emulsions in Asia (outside of China) by $80/MT, effective Jun 21 or as contracts permit.
The company is actively taking pricing actions in response to a spike raw material costs. Celanese witnessed raw material price inflation in its Acetyl Chain business in the last reported quarter. These price actions are expected to support the company’s margins and top line in 2017.
Celanese has outperformed the Zacks categorized Chemicals-Diversified industry over the last six months. The company’s shares have moved up around 18.6% over this period, compared with roughly 8.8% gain recorded by the industry.
Celanese’s strategic measures including cost savings through productivity actions are expected to lend support to its earnings in 2017. The company is also likely to gain from capacity expansion and growth initiatives like acquisitions. Moreover, Celanese remains focused on returning value to shareholders.
Celanese Corporation Price and Consensus
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Celanese currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked companies in the chemical space include Koninklijke DSM NV (OTC:RDSMY) , The Chemours Company (NYSE:CC) and BASF SE (OTC:BASFY) .
Koninklijke has expected long-term growth of 7.7% and sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here..
Chemours has expected long-term growth of 15.5% and flaunts a Zacks Rank #1.
BASF has expected long-term growth of 8.9% and carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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