Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020


	As of December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In $ millions)
Short-Term Borrowings and Current Installments of Long-Term Debt - Third Party and Affiliates
Current installments of long-term debt	431	28
Short-term borrowings, including amounts due to affiliates(1)	65	81

Revolving credit facility(2)	—	272
Accounts receivable securitization facility(3)	—	115
Total	496	496

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(1)The weighted average interest rate was 0.6% and 2.3% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company entered into an aggregate of $300 million in short-term, bilateral term loans, which were repaid during the same period.

(2)The weighted average interest rate was 0.0% and 1.6% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(3)The weighted average interest rate was 0.0% and 2.4% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.


	As of December 31,
	2020	2019
	(In $ millions)
Long-Term Debt






Senior unsecured notes due 2021, interest rate of 5.875%	400	400
Senior unsecured notes due 2022, interest rate of 4.625%	500	500

Senior unsecured notes due 2023, interest rate of 1.125%	919	841
Senior unsecured notes due 2024, interest rate of 3.500%	499	499
Senior unsecured notes due 2025, interest rate of 1.250%	368	337
Senior unsecured notes due 2027, interest rate of 2.125%	610	558

Pollution control and industrial revenue bonds due at various dates through 2030, interest rates ranging from 4.05% to 5.00%	166	167

Bank loans due at various dates through 2026(1)	8	9
Obligations under finance leases due at various dates through 2054	201	144

Subtotal	3,671	3,455
Unamortized debt issuance costs(2)	(13)	(18)
Current installments of long-term debt	(431)	(28)
Total	3,227	3,409

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(1)The weighted average interest rate was 1.3% and 1.3% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

(2)Related to the Company's long-term debt, excluding obligations under finance leases.

Senior Credit Facilities

The Company has a senior credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") consisting of a $1.25 billion senior unsecured revolving credit facility (with a letter of credit sublimit), maturing in 2024. The Credit Agreement is guaranteed by Celanese, Celanese US and domestic subsidiaries together representing substantially all of the Company's US assets and business operations ("the Subsidiary Guarantors"). The Subsidiary Guarantors are listed in Exhibit 22.1 to this Annual Report.

The Company's debt balances and amounts available for borrowing under its senior unsecured revolving credit facility are as follows:


			As of December 31, 2020
			(In $ millions)
Revolving Credit Facility
Borrowings outstanding(1)			—

Available for borrowing(2)			1,250

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(1)The Company borrowed $685 million and repaid $963 million under its senior unsecured revolving credit facility during the year ended December 31, 2020.

(2)The margin for borrowings under the senior unsecured revolving credit facility was 1.5% above LIBOR or EURIBOR at current Company credit ratings.

Senior Notes

The Company has outstanding senior unsecured notes, issued in public offerings registered under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Securities Act"), as amended (collectively, the "Senior Notes"). The Senior Notes were issued by Celanese US and are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Celanese and the Subsidiary Guarantors. Celanese US may redeem some or all of each of the Senior Notes, prior to their respective maturity dates, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount, plus a "make-whole" premium as specified in the applicable indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

In May 2019, Celanese US completed an offering of $500 million in principal amount of 3.500% senior unsecured notes due May 8, 2024 (the "3.500% Notes") in a public offering registered under the Securities Act. The 3.500% Notes were issued at a discount to par at a price of 99.895%, which is being amortized to Interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations over the term of the 3.500% Notes. Net proceeds from the sale of the 3.500% Notes were used to redeem in full the 3.250% senior unsecured notes due October 15, 2019 (the "3.250% Notes"), to repay $156 million of outstanding borrowings under the senior unsecured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes. In connection with the issuance of the 3.500% Notes, the Company entered into a cross-currency swap to effectively convert its fixed-rate US dollar denominated debt under the 3.500% Notes, including annual interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity, to fixed-rate Euro denominated debt. See Note 19 for additional information.

Principal payments scheduled to be made on the Company's debt, including short-term borrowings, are as follows:


			(In $ millions)
2021			496
2022			527
2023			943
2024			541
2025			453
Thereafter			776
Total			3,736

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

On July 6, 2020, the Company entered into an amended and restated receivables purchase agreement (the "Amended Receivables Purchase Agreement") under its US accounts receivable securitization facility among certain of the Company's subsidiaries, its wholly-owned, "bankruptcy remote" special purpose subsidiary ("SPE") and certain global financial institutions ("Purchasers"). The Amended Receivables Purchase Agreement extends the term of the securitization facility such that the SPE may sell certain receivables to the Purchasers until July 2, 2021. Under the Amended Receivables Purchase Agreement, transfers of accounts receivable from the SPE are treated as sales and are accounted for as a reduction in accounts receivable because the agreement transfers effective control over and risk related to the accounts receivable to the SPE. The Company and related subsidiaries have no continuing involvement in the transferred accounts receivable, other than collection and administrative responsibilities and, once sold, the accounts receivable are no longer available to satisfy creditors of the Company or the related subsidiaries. On July 6, 2020, the Company sold $87 million of its accounts receivable and repaid $87 million of borrowings from the accounts receivable securitization facility. These sales were transacted at 100% of the face value of the relevant accounts receivable, resulting in derecognition of the accounts receivable from the Company's consolidated balance sheet. The Company de-recognized $595 million of accounts receivable under this agreement through December 31, 2020. Unsold accounts receivable of $51 million were pledged by the SPE as collateral to the Purchasers as of December 31, 2020.

European Factoring Agreement

The Company also has a factoring agreement in Europe with a financial institution to sell certain accounts receivable on a non-recourse basis. These transactions are treated as a sale and are accounted for as a reduction in accounts receivable because the agreement transfers effective control over and risk related to the receivables to the buyer. The Company has no continuing involvement in the transferred receivables, other than collection and administrative responsibilities and, once sold, the accounts receivable are no longer available to satisfy creditors in the event of bankruptcy. The Company de-recognized $201 million and $257 million of accounts receivable under this factoring agreement as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Covenants

The Company's material financing arrangements contain customary covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios, events of default and change of control provisions. Failure to comply with these covenants, or the occurrence of any other event of default, could result in acceleration of the borrowings and other financial obligations. The Company is in compliance with all of the covenants related to its debt agreements as of December 31, 2020.