Celanese Closes Acetate Tow Manufacturing Unit In Mexico
Zacks Investment Research | Jun 11, 2018 04:41AM ET
Celanese Corporation (NYSE:CE) declared that it is closing its acetate tow manufacturing unit in Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico. This move is geared to strengthen the company’s competitive position, cut fixed costs and align future production capacities with expected industry demand.
The company has witnessed challenging global business environment for acetate tow products. With declining global demand, Celanese doesn’t expect improvements either.
However, the company will continue to serve its acetate tow customers by optimizing its global production network, which includes fully-owned facilities in Lanaken, Belgium, and Narrows, Virginia, United States, and acetate tow joint-venture facilities in China. Celanese anticipates to operate its acetate tow unit in Ocotlan through the fourth quarter of 2018 to ensure a smooth closure process.
Celanese has outperformed the industry in a year’s time. While shares of the company have moved up around 31%, the industry saw a rise of roughly 12.1%.
Celanese raised earnings guidance for 2018 based on strength across its Acetyl Chain and EM units. The company now envisions adjusted earnings per share to grow in the range of 20-25% year over year in 2018, up from its earlier view of 12-16% growth.
Celanese remains focused on growth through acquisitions. The purchase of Italy-based SO.F.TER. Group has strengthened Celanese’s solutions capability and project pipeline. Moreover, the acquisition of Nilit's nylon compounding unit is in sync with Celanese’s plans to become a leading nylon compound supplier.
The buyout allows Celanese to extend its global leadership position in the engineered materials business. The recent buyout of Omni Plastics also reinforces Celanese’s global asset base by adding compounding capacity in the Americas, which will allow the company to continue supporting a diverse and growing customer base.
Moreover, the company’s strategic initiatives including productivity actions and efficiency enhancement are expected to continue to support its earnings. The company should also gain from expansion in emerging regions. Also, it continues to generate strong cash flows and remains focused on returning value to its shareholders.
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