Superfund
Celanese Corporation has been linked by the EPA to these polluted sites.

The Center contacted each company to confirm involvement with these Superfund sites. Relevant communications with the companies appear in the “See Related Documents” link. Superfund Site Status is current as of March 2007. Data about Potential Responsibility was obtained in April 2006. Campaign contribution data is from the Center for Responsive Politics.

For more information, read “EPA Document Lists Firms Tied to Superfund Sites” and How We Did It.

Celanese Corporation
In 1987 American Hoechst Corporation merged with Celanese Corporationof America to form Hoechst Celanese Corporation. Celanese AG was spun off in 1999 and acquired by holding company Celanese Corporation in 2004.


Superfund Site Status List of sites
Number of sites linked to this company, and its subsidiaries, by status on the EPA’s National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 0
Currently on list: FAQs 39
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 6
Total sites: 45

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 33
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 0
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 1

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where this company may have sole responsibility: 1
Sites where this company may share responsibility: 44

Federal Money and Influence
Campaign Contributions (1998-2006): $456,123
Federal Lobbying (1998-2005): $2,919,000
Travel sponsored for EPA officials (1997-2005): $0
Travel sponsored for congressional officials (1998-2005): $0





Superfund sites linked to this company:

Site NameCityStateSingle-/Multi-Party Responsibility
A.L. TAYLOR (VALLEY OF DRUMS)BROOKSKYMulti
AMERICAN CHEMICAL SERVICE, INC.GRIFFITHINMulti
AQUA-TECH ENVIRONMENTAL INC (GROCE LABS)GREERSCMulti
BEACON HEIGHTS LANDFILLBEACON FALLSCTMulti
BERLIN & FARROSWARTZ CREEKMIMulti
BRIDGEPORT RENTAL & OIL SERVICESBRIDGEPORTNJMulti
BRIO REFINING, INC.FRIENDSWOODTXMulti
CANNON ENGINEERING CORP. (CEC)BRIDGEWATERMAMulti
CAROLAWN, INC.FORT LAWNSCMulti
CASMALIA RESOURCESCASMALIACAMulti
CELANESE CORP. (SHELBY FIBER OPERATIONS)SHELBYNCSingle
CENTREDALE MANOR RESTORATION PROJECTNORTH PROVIDENCERIMulti
CHEMICAL CONTROLELIZABETHNJMulti
CHEMSOL, INC.PISCATAWAYNJMulti
CHEMTRONICS, INC.SWANNANOANCMulti
COMBUSTION, INC.DENHAM SPRINGSLAMulti
DAVIS LIQUID WASTESMITHFIELDRIMulti
DELAWARE SAND & GRAVEL LANDFILLNEW CASTLEDEMulti
DISTLER BRICKYARDWEST POINTKYMulti
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYTXMulti
INDUSTRIAL LANEWILLIAMS TOWNSHIPPAMulti
JADCO-HUGHES FACILITYBELMONTNCMulti
KIN-BUC LANDFILLEDISON TOWNSHIPNJMulti
LANDFILL & RESOURCE RECOVERY, INC. (L&RR)NORTH SMITHFIELDRIMulti
LEE'S LANE LANDFILLLOUISVILLEKYMulti
LENZ OIL SERVICE, INC.LEMONTILMulti
LIQUID DISPOSAL, INC.UTICAMIMulti
LONE PINE LANDFILLFREEHOLD TOWNSHIPNJMulti
MCADOO ASSOCIATESMCADOO BOROUGHPAMulti
OPERATING INDUSTRIES, INC., LANDFILLMONTEREY PARKCAMulti
OTTATI & GOSS/KINGSTON STEEL DRUMKINGSTONNHMulti
PETRO-PROCESSORS OF LOUISIANA, INC.SCOTLANDVILLELAMulti
PICILLO FARMCOVENTRYRIMulti
RASMUSSEN'S DUMPBRIGHTONMIMulti
ROCK HILL CHEMICAL CO.ROCK HILLSCMulti
ROSE TOWNSHIP DUMPROSE TOWNSHIPMIMulti
SCIENTIFIC CHEMICAL PROCESSINGCARLSTADTNJMulti
SCRDI BLUFF ROADCOLUMBIASCMulti
SCRDI DIXIANACAYCESCMulti
SHARKEY LANDFILLPARSIPPANY, TROY HLSNJMulti
SHERIDAN DISPOSAL SERVICESHEMPSTEADTXMulti
SOLVENTS RECOVERY SERVICE OF NEW ENGLANDSOUTHINGTONCTMulti
STRINGFELLOWMIRA LOMACAMulti
TEX-TIN CORP.TEXAS CITYTXMulti
WASTE DISPOSAL ENGINEERINGANDOVERMNMulti