Celanese Polymer Products, LLC (Washington Works)

Celanese Corporation, formerly known as Hoechst Celanese, is an American technology and specialty materials company headquartered in Irving, Texas. A Fortune 500 corporation, Celanese is the world’s leading producer of acetic acid, manufacturing approximately 1.95 million tonnes per year—around 25% of global production. The company is also the largest global producer of vinyl acetate monomer (VAM).

Celanese operates 25 production plants and six research centers across 11 countries, primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia. It owns and operates the world’s three largest acetic acid plants, located in the Clear Lake area of Pasadena, Texas; Jurong Island, Singapore; and Nanjing, China.

Chemours Company - Belle

The Chemours Company FC, LLC The Chemours Belle Plant is located in Belle, West Virginia—approximately 8 miles east of Charleston, West Virginia. The 723-acre site is situated along the Kanawha River and has manufactured various specialty and agricultural products since 1926. Chemours Belle employs approximately 250 people.

Chemours LLC (Washington Works)

Chemours Washington Works—the company's largest advanced performance materials manufacturing site—is located on 1,250 company-owned acres in Wood County, West Virginia, approximately seven miles south of Parkersburg. The site and the town are named for George Washington who originally received the land as part of a 1772 military land grant and who first surveyed the area. The products produced at Chemours Washington Works enable the continued safety and growth of the construction, semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, and household goods industries, among others. Those products include: Capstone™ repellents Teflon™ FEP, PFA, and PTFE resins Teflon™ industrial and nonstick coatings TFE and HFP monomers Our Washington Works manufacturing operation occupies 172 acres of the site, while a portion of the remainder is preserved as a Wildlife Habitat Council certified location for both the Wildlife at Work and the Corporate Lands for Learning programs. In addition to the nature trail which is open to the public, the site is home to many native fauna and flora species including osprey, eastern bluebird, white-tail deer, native grasses and the nearly-extinct American chestnut tree. Chemours also owns historic Blennerhassett Island where production water wells are located. The company leases the upper one-third of the island to the State of West Virginia for $1 a year for use as a state park and community recreation area.