Fourth paragraph, first sentence of release should read: “The Sustainability award went to a fuel delivery module engineered by Aisan Industry for Toyota using Celanese POM ECO-C” (instead of “The Powertrain award went to a fuel delivery module engineered by Aisan Industry for Toyota using Celanese POM ECO-C“).

The updated release reads: 

CELANESE MATERIALS INNOVATION POWERS TWO SPE® AUTOMOTIVE INNOVATION AWARD WINNERS

Celanese Santoprene® TPV and POM ECO-C, made with captured CO2, enable award-winning innovation and circularity in automotive applications

Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE), a global specialty materials and chemical company, today announced that two applications developed with Celanese materials technology and application development expertise received top honors in two categories at the 55th annual SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards Gala, held November 4th in Livonia, Michigan.

The SPE® Automotive Innovation Awards honor advances in vehicle design, engineering, manufacturing and sustainability. This year’s winners – a fully thermoplastic body door seal and a fuel delivery module made with an engineering polymer derived from captured CO2 – were engineered by Celanese customers Cooper Standard and Aisan Industry for automakers Volvo Cars and Toyota.

The Process, Assembly & Enabling Technologies award was received for a body door seal engineered by Cooper Standard for Volvo Cars using Celanese Santoprene® thermoplastic vulcanizate. The fully thermoplastic design replaces conventional EPDM rubber and its metal carrier, cutting weight, simplifying manufacturing and increasing design flexibility without compromising sealing performance. By eliminating the mixed rubber-and-metal construction, the seal is easier to recycle, supporting more circular vehicle design.

The Sustainability award went to a fuel delivery module engineered by Aisan Industry for Toyota using Celanese POM ECO-C. The module uses a POM ECO-C grade with properties comparable to the conventional material, enabling a drop-in conversion without redesigning the part or changing molds or processing conditions. Using Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU) technology, POM ECO-C converts captured CO2 into a high-performance engineering polymer, turning an industrial emission into a valuable feedstock while meeting the performance and reliability demands of fuel-system components. The approach reduces reliance on fossil-based feedstocks and can support customers’ requirements around increasing circular content in a diverse range of solutions.

“These awards reflect how Celanese combines materials technology, innovation and application development expertise with close collaboration across the automotive value chain,” said Todd Elliott, Senior Vice President, Engineered Materials, at Celanese. “Whether it is a thermoplastic seal that simplifies vehicle manufacturing or an engineering polymer made from captured CO2 and proven in a critical fuel system, our goal is to help our customers and their automaker partners create value through better performance, more efficient manufacturing and more circular materials as mobility evolves.”

Celanese materials were also featured in finalist applications, including a hidden rear wiper made with Santoprene® TPV and turbo air ducts made with Celanese PPS, underscoring the breadth of the company’s portfolio across vehicle systems.

Learn more about Celanese sustainable products at https://www.celanese.com/sustainability-offerings and find product information at https://askchemille.com.

About Celanese

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We support sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create and growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese Corporation is a Fortune 500 company that employs more than 11,000 employees worldwide with 2025 net sales of $9.5 billion.

Santoprene® is a registered trademark of Celanese or its affiliates. SPE® is a registered trademark of the Society of Plastics Engineers. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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