Celanese Corporation · NYSE:CE
Celanese — Investor Presentation (February 2025)
10 slides from Celanese's investor presentation, Feb 18, 2025
Slide 1: 2025 Key Actions
2025 Key Actions February 2025 Exhibit 99.1(b)
Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements
Celanese Corporation Disclosures Forward-Looking Statements This presentation may contain "forward-looking statements," which include information concerning Celanese Corporation’s (the “Company”) plans objectives, goals, strategies, future revenues, cash flow, financial performance, synergies, capit
Slide 3: Discussion Topics
Discussion Topics 3 Company Overview Historical Financials Strategic Priorities
Slide 4: Company Snapshot
. . . A global chemical and specialty materials company that engineers and manufactures a variety of products essential to everyday living Company Snapshot 4 20+ COUNTRIES 56 MANUFACTURING SITES Dallas HEADQUARTERS ~$2.4B 2024 Operating EBITDA ~$10.3B 2024 NET SALES 12,163 GLOBAL EMPLOYEES * * Repre
Slide 5: Committed to Taking Bold Action to Reestablish Industry Leadership and Lift Earnings
$4.07 $4.50 $5.67 $6.02 $6.61 $7.51 $11.00 $9.53 $7.64 $18.12 $15.88 $8.92 $8.37 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 2.2 1.8 1.5 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.4 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Committed to Taking Bold Action to Re
Slide 6: Advancing Strategic Priorities to Realize Celanese's Potential
Advancing Strategic Priorities to Realize Celanese’s Potential 6 INCREASE CASH FLOW to Deleverage the balance sheet DRIVE TOP-LINE GROWTH through Supercharging the pipeline & industry opportunities INTENSIFY COST REDUCTION by Driving productivity everyday
Slide 7: Increase Cash Flow to Deleverage the Balance Sheet
Refinance certain debt maturities and de-risk capital structure Actively pursue divestiture opportunities to advance deleveraging Reduce inventory in Engineered Materials (EM) by over $100M Post-integration inventory optimization Update lead times and service levels to better leverage our global foo
Slide 8: Intensify Cost Reduction
Actions Taken Intensify Cost Reduction 13,263 12,410 12,163 ~11,850 Jan 2023 Jan 2024 Jan 2025 Jan 2025 11% 42 plants 34 plants Nov 2022 Feb-25 19% Implemented Workforce Reductions Engineered Materials Manufacturing Footprint $75 million in SG&A cost reductions underway with a goal of achieving top
Slide 9: Drive Top-Line Growth
Actions Taken Drive Top-Line Growth Engineered Materials - Projects Won in High Growth Segments Percent increase 2024 vs 2023 Acetyl Chain – Unparalleled Optionality Drives Growth Align revenue enhancement model to global growth sectors Refocus on smaller volume, high-margin projects Deliver ~$200M
Slide 10: Why Own Celanese Today
Why Own Celanese Today Our mission is to position Celanese as a top quartile company for total shareholder return by delivering earnings growth in any environment 10 Strong earnings leverage as demand recovers Actions underway to deliver near-term earnings improvement New leadership driving change A