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Lori J. Ryerkerk

Chief executive: Celanese (1 May 2019 to 1 Jan 2025)

43commitments announced
28with a clear outcome
14met on time
50%on-time rate

Commitments are credited to the chief executive in office on the day they were announced. Where a deadline fell after the leader left, the entry is marked. Sources for each leadership change: Celanese filing.

Commitments announced under Lori J. Ryerkerk

Celaneseannounced 4 Nov 2024 Temporarily idle production facilities in every region No record found31 Dec 2024
Celaneseannounced 20 Feb 2024 Complete the methanol unit turnaround Met31 Mar 2024
Celaneseannounced 20 Feb 2024 Make the new acetic acid unit operational Met31 Mar 2024
Celaneseannounced 20 Feb 2024 Complete the consolidation of European regional management activities Met31 Dec 2024
Celaneseannounced 6 Nov 2023 Cease HPN polymerization at the Uentrop, Germany facility Not met1 Feb 2024
Celaneseannounced 6 Nov 2023 Complete the M&M IT integration cutover to the upgraded Celanese SAP ERP Met31 Mar 2024
Celaneseannounced 7 Aug 2023 Execute a major turnaround at the Singapore acetic acid unit No record found30 Sep 2023
Celaneseannounced 7 Aug 2023 Run Nanjing and Singapore acetic acid units at reduced rates No record found31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 7 Aug 2023 Run block operations across global production units No record found31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 7 Aug 2023 Idle certain production units or lines at legacy EM and M&M facilities No record found31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 7 Aug 2023 Restart the Clear Lake acid unit Met31 Mar 2024
Celaneseannounced 9 May 2023 Complete commissioning and start-up of the new acetic acid production unit Not met30 Sep 2023
Celaneseannounced 23 Feb 2023 Start up the Frankfurt VAM plant No record found31 Mar 2023
Celaneseannounced 23 Feb 2023 Close the Food Ingredients joint venture transaction with Mitsui Met30 Sep 2023
Celaneseannounced 23 Feb 2023 Complete the new acetic acid facility and Fairway Methanol facility expansion Late31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 23 Feb 2023 Complete the capacity expansion of the Fairway Methanol LLC joint venture No record found31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 3 Nov 2022 Complete the scheduled Frankfurt POM turnaround Met31 Dec 2022
Celaneseannounced 18 Feb 2022 Close the acquisition of the Mobility & Materials business from DuPont Met31 Dec 2022
Celaneseannounced 21 Oct 2021 Launch a new sustainability website No record found30 Nov 2021
Celaneseannounced 21 Oct 2021 Install a second heat recovery boiler at the Nanjing facility No record found31 Dec 2022
Celaneseannounced 21 Oct 2021 Complete the European Compounding Center of Excellence in Forli, Italy Late31 Dec 2022
Celaneseannounced 21 Oct 2021 Complete Asia compounding expansions across three sites No record found21 Oct 2023
Celaneseannounced 22 Jul 2021 Consolidate compounding volume to Forli, Italy Late31 Dec 2022
Celaneseannounced 22 Jul 2021 Construct two new VAE reactors in Nanjing and Frankfurt Not met31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 22 Jul 2021 Complete compounding expansions at Nanjing, Suzhou, and Silvassa facilities Not met31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 22 Jul 2021 Expand Fairway JV methanol production capacity Met31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 22 Jul 2021 Complete 34 kt GUR expansion at Oberhausen, Germany No record found31 Dec 2024
Celaneseannounced 30 Jun 2021 Close the acquisition of the Santoprene TPV elastomers business from ExxonMobil Met31 Dec 2021
Celaneseannounced 22 Apr 2021 Return Clear Lake acetic acid production to full rates Met30 Jun 2021
Celaneseannounced 22 Apr 2021 Bring online GUR® ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene production capacity in Europe No record found31 Dec 2024
Celaneseannounced 28 Jan 2021 Build a world-scale liquid crystal polymer polymerization plant in China Not met31 Dec 2024
Celaneseannounced 28 Jan 2021 Complete the liquid crystal polymer facility in China Not met31 Dec 2024
Celaneseannounced 9 Dec 2020 Close the restructuring of the KEPCO joint venture Late31 Dec 2021
Celaneseannounced 28 Jul 2020 Complete additional turnarounds across the production network No record found31 Dec 2020
Celaneseannounced 28 Jul 2020 Transfer production assets to the Forli facility Not met28 Jul 2022
Celaneseannounced 28 Jul 2020 Complete additional supply chain improvements No record found31 Dec 2022
Celaneseannounced 20 Jul 2020 Complete the sale of the Polyplastics equity investment to Daicel Corporation Met31 Dec 2020
Celaneseannounced 27 Apr 2020 Complete construction of a new acetic acid production unit at Clear Lake Late30 Jun 2023
Celaneseannounced 27 Apr 2020 Achieve mechanical completion of the acetic acid reconfiguration project and capacity expansion Late31 Dec 2023
Celaneseannounced 30 Jan 2020 Complete turnarounds at Clear Lake and Nanjing acetic acid and Clear Lake methanol facilities Met30 Jun 2020
Celaneseannounced 30 Jan 2020 Consolidate Engineered Materials compounding operations at the Shelby, North Carolina site No record found30 Jun 2020
Celaneseannounced 30 Jan 2020 Complete the global acetic acid reconfiguration at the Clear Lake facility Not met31 Dec 2021
Celaneseannounced 21 Oct 2019 Consolidate the production facility in Ocotlán, Mexico Met31 Oct 2019

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