MOSCOW (MRC) -- Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company, has announced that its subsidiary, Celanese US Holdings LLC, has completed a registered offering of USD500 million of US dollar-denominated Senior Notes due in 2024, said the producer in its press release.
The company simultaneously entered into a cross-currency swap to effectively convert the Notes into a euro-denominated borrowing.
The net borrowing rate to the company will be 1.03%, comprised of the 3.52% yield on the Notes, minus the impact of the currency swap. Proceeds from the Notes will be used to refinance existing shorter term euro-denominated debt. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the company and certain Celanese domestic subsidiaries, similar to prior issuances.
"This deal is another transaction that will extend our debt maturity profile, while at the same time reducing our interest expense. The consistent improvement in our business performance is reflected in an improved credit profile and credit rating, allowing us to extend our debt maturities at lower borrowing costs," said Scott Richardson, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
As MRC reported earlier, Celanese Corporation has increased May list and off-list selling prices for Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) sold in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia Outside China (AOC). The price increases below were effective for orders shipped on or after 24 April, 2019, or as contracts otherwise allow, and are incremental to any previously announced increases. Thus, VAM prices rose, as follows:
- by EUR100/mt - for Europe, the Middle East & Africa;
- by USD50/mt - for AOC.
Besides, Celanese increased its prices of emulsion polymers by USD25/mt for AOC and prices of acetic anhydride by EUR30/mt for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Celanese Corporation is a global technology leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 7,700 employees worldwide and had 2018 net sales of USD7.2 billion.
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