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Celanese & Blackstone to form $1.3 bn JV in acetate tow

Proposed JV to combine Celanese's cellulose derivatives and Blackstone's Rhodia Acetow businesses

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Last Updated : Jun 19 2017 | 5:18 PM IST

Specialty materials company Celanese Corporation and funds managed by Blackstone, one of the world’s leading investment firms, have signed a definitive agreement to form a JV that will create a global acetate tow supplier. Celanese and Blackstone will own 70 percent and 30 percent of the JV, respectively.

Under the terms of the agreement, Celanese will contribute its Cellulose Derivatives business unit, including its equity interest in existing JVs with China National Tobacco Corporation, and Blackstone will contribute its Rhodia Acetow business unit, which it recently acquired from Solvay. The new company is expected to generate 2017 annual pro forma revenue

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