[Celanese Corporation Letterhead] November 2, 2005 VIA FACSIMILE AND EDGAR - ----------------------- Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Corporation Finance 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 RE: CELANESE CORPORATION AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-1 FILE NO.: 333-127902 --------------------- Ladies and Gentlemen: Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), the undersigned hereby requests that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Celanese Corporation (the "Company") be accelerated so that the Registration Statement may become effective at 4:00 p.m. EST on November 3, 2005, or as soon as possible thereafter. In this regard, the Company is aware of its obligations under the Act. The Company acknowledges that o should the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the filing effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to the filing; o the action of the Commission or the staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the filing effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in the filing; and o the Company may not assert staff comments and the declaration of effectiveness as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. Very truly yours, Celanese Corporation By: /s/ John J. Gallagher III ------------------------------ Name: John J. Gallagher III Title: CFO
Celanese Corp - Ordinary Shares - Series A (CE) S-1/AIPO registration (amended)
Filed: 3 Nov 05, 12:00am