WORLD CLASS IN POLYESTER FILM 

Brief History of U.S. Operations

1963 / 64

Built by Celanese Corporation on present 193-acre site in Greer, SC.

1979

American Hoechst Corporation purchased the plant. The Celanar® product name was changed to HOSTAPHAN®.

1987

American Hoechst and Celanese merge to form the Hoechst Celanese Corporation.

1991

A joint venture partnership was created with Mitsubishi Chemical Company, forming Hoechst Diafoil Corporation.

1998

Hoechst Celanese sells Greer site with polyester film and polymer operations to Mitsubishi Chemical Company, forming Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc..

2008

Mitsubishi Polyester Film Group became a part of Mitsubishi Platics, Inc., under Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.