Celanese Corporation
Irving, Texas
Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence - Energy Management
Celanese Corporation is a producer of specialty materials and chemical products for major industries and consumer applications. The company promoted energy efficiency and decarbonization throughout the ENERGY STAR® network of industrial partners and aided individual ENERGY STAR industrial partners in improving energy management by sharing strategies and management techniques. Key 2021 accomplishments include:
- Achieving an energy intensity reduction of 7%. The company reduced energy intensity year over year for a total improvement of approximately 13% since 2013.
- Pursuing more than 130 energy projects, including an innovative CO2 capture and utilization project where approximately 60% of vented waste CO2 at the company’s Clear Lake, Texas, facility will be captured and employed to manufacture methanol.
- Supporting ENERGY STAR’s Focus on Energy Efficiency in Energy Intensive Industries group and annual industrial meeting with project presentations.
- Enhancing the company’s Environment, Social and Governance program by publishing a new climate policy, sustainability report and website, reporting progress to sustainability tracking organizations, and working with customers to provide products that support the circular economy through light weighting and bio-based feedstocks.
