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Celanese Corporation Common Stock and Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

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Celanese Corporation Common Stock

Celanese Corporation, a chemical and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells engineered polymers worldwide. The Engineered Materials segment offers nylon and polypropylene compounds and formulations, high temperature nylon, polyoxymethylene, polyethylene and polybutylene terephthalates, ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, long-chain polyamides, long-fiber reinforced thermoplastics, liquid crystal polymers, thermoplastic elastomers and vulcanizates, polyphenylene sulfide, ethylene vinyl acetate pharmaceutical grade copolymers, and ethylene acrylic elastomers for use in automotive, medical, industrial, energy storage, consumer electronics, appliance, construction, filtration equipment, telecommunication, beverage, electrical, and consumer apparel applications. Its Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, vinyl acetate ethylene emulsions, conventional emulsions, ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, low-density polyethylene resins, redispersible powders, acetic anhydride, ethyl acetates, formaldehydes, butyl acetates, acetate tows, and acetate flakes for use in paints, coatings, adhesives, textiles, paper finishing, flexible packaging, lamination products, pharmaceuticals, films, inks, plasticizers, solvents, automotive parts, external thermal insulation composite systems, tiling, plasters and renders, lubricants, filtration, food and beverage, consumer goods, and food packaging applications. The company offers its products under the Celanyl, FRIANYL, ECOMID, Zytel, Celcon, Hostaform, Celanex, Crastin, Thermx, Rynite, GUR, Celstran, Factor, Vectra, Zenite, Forprene, Sofprene, Laprene, Hytrel, Santoprene, Dytron, Geolast, Vamac, Polifor, Tecnoprene, and VitalDose brands. It sells its products directly to customers and through distributors; and serves original equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers TiO2 in two crystalline forms comprising rutile and anatase to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability for various products, including paints, coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics, as well as for various specialty products, such as inks, foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It also produces ilmenite, a raw material used directly as a feedstock by sulfate-process TiO2 plants; iron-based chemicals, which are used as treatment and conditioning agents for industrial effluents and municipal wastewater, as well as in the manufacture of iron pigments, cement, and agricultural products; and specialty chemicals for use in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, and production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones and other electronic devices, as well as for use in natural gas pipe and other specialty applications. In addition, the company provides technical services for its products. It sells its products under the KRONOS brand through agents and distributors to paint, plastics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.

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