Celanese Clear Lake, Texas

The Clear Lake plant of the Celanese Corporation opened in 1964. It is located in a petrochemical plant cluster in southern Pasadena that is separate from the rest of the Houston Ship Channel petrochemical corridor, near the Bayport Ship Channel. Celanese is one of the largest producers of acetyls, an intermediate petrochemical used in many other petrochemicals and plastics. Celanese has a few other plants in Texas, and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.