Celanese Corporation Announces 25% Dividend Increase to $0.075

Celanese Corporation CE, a global technology and specialty materials company, today announced that its board of directors has approved a 25 percent increase in the company's quarterly common stock cash dividend. The dividend rate increased from $0.06 to $0.075 per share of common stock on a quarterly basis and from $0.24 to $0.30 per share of common stock on an annual basis. The new dividend rate will be applicable to dividends payable beginning in August 2012.