SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Townsend Jay

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CELANESE CORPORATION

1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY

(Street)

DALLAS

75234

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/26/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celanese CORP [ CE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Sr. VP, Bus. Strat. and Dev.

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	85,490	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	01/21/2013	Class A Common Stock	434,506	$16	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Granted pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vested with respect to 15% of the Option Shares on January 21, 2005; with respect to 20% on each of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006; and subject to continued employment, will continue to vest 20% on December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, and with respect to the remaining 5% on March 31, 2009.

Remarks:

Exhibit List. Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

	/s/ Kevin J. Rogan as Attorney-In-Fact for Jay C. Townsend	05/03/2007
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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