Celanese Corporation announced the opening of its expanded Michigan Technology Center (MTC)--a strategic expansion that strengthens the company's U.S.-based innovation footprint and advances its Engineered Materials 2026 growth strategy. The center is designed to enable earlier customer engagement, faster development cycles, and deeper integration of technology and expertise across Celanese's broad materials portfolio. The expanded MTC brings together piloting, application development, and advanced engineering prototyping capabilities under one roof.
This integration unifies talent, tools, and technology while modernizing Celanese's ability to collaborate with customers on next-generation material solutions. The expansion also incorporates the relocation of the Santoprene®? TPV piloting operation from Houston, Texas, reducing overall cost to support while creating a centralized hub for extrusion development, foaming technologies, and advanced engineering.
Purpose-built around the way partners and customers across the value chain design, test, validate, and commercialize applications across key end markets such as automotive, electrical & electronics and medical, the Michigan Technology Center supports hands-on co-development with Celanese experts to accelerate design optimization, problem solving, and commercialization readiness. Customers gain access to a distinctive set of capabilities, including: Hands-on co-development with the company experts across application validation and design optimization. Unique technical capabilities, including a highly specialized Santoprene®?TPV pilot line and advanced foaming technologies that enable broader design space and performance innovation.
Faster development cycles, enabled by local responsiveness paired with global technical depth. Stronger supply chain resilience through U.S.-based innovation resources and development support. The Troy facility has been expanded by more than 10,000 square feet of new high-bay processing space, plus 3,000 square feet of modified areas including a new control room, electrical room, and future office space.
The nearby Auburn Hills site adds nearly 4,000 square feet of updated lab and new innovation space. Importantly, both projects were completed with zero Tier 1 or Tier 2 safety or environmental incidents. Together, the projects required approximately 60,000 people-hours, including building construction and site preparation, with 27 truckloads of equipment and materials relocated to Michigan--ranging from injection molders and extrusion lines to QC test equipment and Santoprene®?
compounding systems. The expanded center supports development across 17-plus Engineered Materials product families, including Zytel®? PA, Hytrel®? TPC, Forton®?
PPS, and Santoprene®? TP V. By centralizing advanced engineering, computer-aided engineering (CAE), Field Technical Service (FTS), and application development capabilities in Michigan, Celanese enhances its ability to engage earlier with customers, accelerate application development and deepen long-term customer partnerships. Through more efficient development workflows, reduced waste, and innovations that support lighter and dynamic solutions, the MTC reinforces the company's approach to responsible growth.
