GERMANY: Celanese And Teijin Form Asian Acetate Alliance
A new deal agreed between Frankfurt-based Celanese AG and Teijin Limited means that Teijin will market Celanese Acetate filament products in Japan as an independent consultant and assist in sales in the Asia region. In a related move, Teijin will also discontinue production of acetate flake at its Matsuyama site in December 2001 and acetate filament in February 2002.