CELANESE
ActiveSummary
CELANESE has been active since 1960 and the Belgian Official Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of USD 42.2m and a net result of USD 167,055, of which USD 243,172 non-recurring income. Its solvency ranks better than 47% of 317 sector peers (NACE 20, financial year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is 0.6% (low).
History
Acts, filings and financial milestones
Next filing, financial year 2026, expected by
2026
30-09
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2025 · full format · 61 days late
13-03
Gazette deed
Resignation: Luc Cilissen (director)Appointment: Bart Beumer (director) · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignation: Luc Cilissen (director)
Appointment: Bart Beumer (director) · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 29-01-2026
- Director resignation, Luc Cilissen (director)
- Other provision, “kwijting ontslagnemend bestuurder uitgesteld, begin lopende boekjaar tot datum ontslagneming” (deed in Dutch)
- Director appointment, Bart Beumer (director)
- Board meeting, 02-02-2026
- Power of attorney, Luc Cilissen
- Power of attorney, Guy Nouwen
2025
31-12
Financial
Weakest financial yearnet €167,055 ▼97.1%
Net result drops to €167,055, the lowest in the series.
08-12
Gazette deed
Reappointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Paul DREEZEN4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Paul DREEZEN4 facts ▸
- Other provision, “publicatienummer”, 25154501 (deed in Dutch)
- General meeting, 21-07-2025
- Auditor reappointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Paul DREEZEN
24-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2024 · full format
2024
31-12
Financial
Liquidity more than triplescurrent ratio 8.80
Current ratio from 2.37 to 8.80; short-term debt falls from €33.9m to €6.7m.
29-10
Gazette deed
BoekjaarPower of attorney3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Boekjaar
Power of attorney3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 08-10-2024
- Other provision, “einde werkzaamheid, niet langer werkzaam bij de Vennootschap” (deed in Dutch)
- Power of attorney, Klaus Wilbrand
23-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2023 · full format
12-03
Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: Paul Dreezen and Jos Briers3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: Paul Dreezen and Jos Briers
3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 05-01-2024
- Permanent representative, Paul Dreezen (vaste vertegenwoordiger van de commissaris)
- Permanent representative, Jos Briers (vaste vertegenwoordiger van de commissaris)
19-01
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles · Legal-form changeCapital conversion · Capital7 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Amendment of the articles · Legal-form change
Capital conversion · Capital7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 15-12-2023
- Capital conversion, “beschikbare eigen vermogensrekening” (deed in French)
- Amendment of the articles
- Capital
- Other provision, “DERDE BESLISSING: Volmacht voor de coördinatie” (deed in French)
- Other provision, “VIERDE BESLISSING: Machten aan het bestuursorgaan” (deed in French)
- Other provision, “uitreiking vóór registratie, artikel 173,1°bis van het Wetboek registratierechten” (deed in French)
04-01
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2022 · full format · 157 days late
2023
31-12
Financial
Highest result from 2018 to 2025net €7.5m ▲108%
Operating result €9.9m, net result €7.5m, both a record.
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31-12
Financial
Liquidity more than doubledcurrent ratio 2.37
Current ratio from 0.96 to 2.37; short-term debt falls from €56.6m to €33.9m.
29-11
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney5 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 08-11-2023
- Power of attorney, Luc CILISSEN (director)
- Other provision, “aanvaarding bijzondere bevoegdheden, ondertekening van deze besluiten” (deed in Dutch)
- Other provision, “concurrerende bevoegdheden, binnen grenzen van respectieve bevoegdheden” (deed in Dutch)
- Other provision, “naam-en-hoedanigheid, voorzijde-formulierveld” (deed in Dutch)
06-06
Gazette deed
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Jos Briers3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Jos Briers3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 30-06-2022
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Jos Briers
2022
27-10
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2021 · full format · 88 days late
25-02
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney · Mandate compensation3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Mandate compensation3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 14-02-2022
- Power of attorney, Luc CILISSEN
- Mandate compensation, Luc CILISSEN
2021
31-12
Financial
Equity above €25mequity €25.1m ▲20.6%
A profit in every financial year since 2018 builds equity to €25.1m.
22-11
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2020 · full format · 114 days late
19-04
Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: Jos Briers and Raf CoxDeclaration3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Permanent representatives: Jos Briers and Raf Cox
Declaration3 facts ▸
- Declaration, 01-03-2021
- Permanent representative, Jos Briers
- Permanent representative, Raf Cox
25-03
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2019 · full format · 237 days late
2020
31-12
Financial
Liquidity more than doubledcurrent ratio 2.21
Current ratio from 0.85 to 2.21; short-term debt falls from €67.7m to €26.9m.
08-05
Gazette deed
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA (statutory auditor)Permanent representative: Raf Cox · Mandate term4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Raf Cox · Mandate term4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 28-06-2019
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA (statutory auditor)
- Permanent representative, Raf Cox
- Mandate term, “3 opeenvolgende boekjaren, eindigend op de gewone algemene vergadering van vennoten die zal beraadslagen over de goedkeuring van de jaarrekening per 31 december…” (deed in Dutch)
2019
30-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2018 · full format
2018
18-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2017 · full format
2017
01-12
Gazette deed
Capital & sharesCapital decrease · Capital · Reserve release5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Capital & shares
Capital decrease · Capital · Reserve release5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 10-11-2017
- Capital decrease, €11,944,789
- Capital, €11,240,320.53
- Reserve release, “1.124.033,00 USD, 1.194.478,00 USD” (deed in French)
- Amendment of the articles
25-07
NBB filing
Annual accounts filed
financial year 2016 · full format
30-05
Gazette deed
Resignation: Eric DE COSTER (manager)Appointment: Guy NOUWEN (manager) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignation: Eric DE COSTER (manager)
Appointment: Guy NOUWEN (manager) · Mandate compensation · Power of attorney7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 27-04-2017
- Board meeting, 08-05-2017
- Director resignation, Eric DE COSTER (manager)
- Director appointment, Guy NOUWEN (manager)
- Mandate compensation, Guy NOUWEN (2 times)
- Power of attorney, Eric DE COSTER
- Power of attorney, Guy NOUWEN
18-04
Gazette deed
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA (statutory auditor)Mandate term3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA (statutory auditor)
Mandate term3 facts ▸
- General meeting, 30-06-2016
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BCVBA (statutory auditor)
- Mandate term, 3 years, “eindigend na de jaarvergadering van 2019” (deed in Dutch)
11-04
Gazette deed
Resignation: Hubert HARDY (manager)Appointment: Luc CILISSEN (manager) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignation: Hubert HARDY (manager)
Appointment: Luc CILISSEN (manager) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 20-03-2017
- Director resignation, Hubert HARDY (manager)
- Director appointment, Luc CILISSEN (manager)
- Mandate compensation, Luc CILISSEN
2015
13-04
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 29-01-2015
- Power of attorney, Eric De Coster
- Board meeting, 12-03-2015
- Power of attorney, Louis Eugene Purvis
06-02
Gazette deed
Resignations: Todd Elliott (manager) and Walter Keller (manager)Appointments: Eric DE COSTER (manager) and Hubert HARDY (manager) · Mandate compensation7 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations: Todd Elliott (manager) and Walter Keller (manager)
Appointments: Eric DE COSTER (manager) and Hubert HARDY (manager) · Mandate compensation7 facts ▸
- General meeting, 22-01-2015
- Director resignation, Todd Elliott (manager)
- Director resignation, Walter Keller (manager)
- Director appointment, Eric DE COSTER (manager)
- Director appointment, Hubert HARDY (manager)
- Mandate compensation, Eric DE COSTER
- Mandate compensation, Hubert HARDY
09-01
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Walter Keller (director)Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Walter Keller (director)
Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 17-06-2014
- Director reappointment, Todd Elliott (director)
- Director reappointment, Walter Keller (director)
- Mandate compensation, Todd Elliott
- Mandate compensation, Walter Keller
05-01
Gazette deed
Resignations: Walter KELLER (director) and Todd Lewis ELLIOTT (director)Appointments: Walter KELLER, Todd Lewis ELLIOTT and KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOEDELER BEDRIJFSREVISOREN · Legal-form conversion · Net-asset statement11 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations: Walter KELLER (director) and Todd Lewis ELLIOTT (director)
Appointments: Walter KELLER, Todd Lewis ELLIOTT and KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOEDELER BEDRIJFSREVISOREN · Legal-form conversion · Net-asset statement11 facts ▸
- General meeting, 16-12-2014
- Legal-form conversion, “BESLOTEN VENNOOTSCHAP MET BEPERKTE AANSPRAKELIJKHEID” (deed in Dutch)
- Net-asset statement, 30-09-2014
- Capital, “USD 23.185.109,53” (deed in Dutch)
- Director resignation, Walter KELLER (director)
- Director resignation, Todd Lewis ELLIOTT (director)
- Director appointment, Walter KELLER (manager)
- Director appointment, Todd Lewis ELLIOTT (manager)
- Mandate compensation, Walter KELLER
- Mandate compensation, Todd Lewis ELLIOTT
- Auditor appointment, KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK GOEDELER BEDRIJFSREVISOREN (statutory auditor)
05-01
Gazette deed
Capital & sharesMerger · Accounting effect · Real estate3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Capital & shares
Merger · Accounting effect · Real estate3 facts ▸
- Merger, “inbreng van een bedrijfstak” (deed in Dutch)
- Accounting effect, 02-02-2015
- Real estate, “Bodemsanering: bodemsattest uitgegeven door OVAM op 14-11-2014.” (deed in Dutch)
2014
29-08
Gazette deed
Resignation: Hugo Goossens (day-to-day manager)Appointment: Marc Rens (day-to-day manager) · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignation: Hugo Goossens (day-to-day manager)
Appointment: Marc Rens (day-to-day manager) · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 08-07-2014
- Director resignation, Hugo Goossens (day-to-day manager)
- Power of attorney, David Morris
- Director appointment, Marc Rens (day-to-day manager)
- Power of attorney, Eric De Coster
2013
26-07
Gazette deed
Algemene VergaderingAmendment of the articles2 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Algemene Vergadering
Amendment of the articles2 facts ▸
- General meeting, 24-05-2013
- Amendment of the articles
10-07
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Walter Keller (director)Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor) · Mandate compensation6 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Walter Keller (director)
Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor) · Mandate compensation6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 18-06-2013
- Director reappointment, Todd Elliott (director)
- Director reappointment, Walter Keller (director)
- Mandate compensation, Todd Elliott
- Mandate compensation, Walter Keller
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
28-06
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney2 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney2 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 06-06-2013
- Power of attorney, Robin Seddon Welsby
08-03
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney3 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney3 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 11-02-2013
- Power of attorney, David Morris
- Power of attorney, Dino Tomassetti
11-02
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney4 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 24-12-2012
- Power of attorney, Hugo Goossens
- Power of attorney, Diana Swerts
- Power of attorney, Pieter Stroeken
2012
11-10
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney6 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 18-09-2012
- Power of attorney, Louis Eugene Purvis
- Power of attorney, Eugeen Yskout
- Power of attorney, Jean Goffins
- Power of attorney, Hugo Goossens
- Power of attorney, Stijn Theeuwen
03-08
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Walter Keller (director)Appointment: Raf Cox (vertegenwoordiger commissaris) · Resignation: Jos Briers (vertegenwoordiger commissaris)4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Walter Keller (director)
Appointment: Raf Cox (vertegenwoordiger commissaris) · Resignation: Jos Briers (vertegenwoordiger commissaris)4 facts ▸
- Director reappointment, Todd Elliott (director)
- Director reappointment, Walter Keller (director)
- Auditor appointment, Raf Cox (vertegenwoordiger commissaris)
- Director resignation, Jos Briers (vertegenwoordiger commissaris)
07-06
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney6 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 21-05-2012
- Power of attorney, Frank Blumör
- Power of attorney, Hildegard Beck-Westenberger
- Power of attorney, Jürgen Fritz Christ
- Power of attorney, Steffen Schneider
- Power of attorney, Klaus Müller
04-04
Gazette deed
Resignation: Mats Bjoerkman (director)Appointment: Walter Keller (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignation: Mats Bjoerkman (director)
Appointment: Walter Keller (director) · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
- General meeting, 06-12-2011
- Director resignation, Mats Bjoerkman (director)
- Director appointment, Walter Keller (director)
- Mandate compensation, Walter Keller
2011
10-11
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Mats Bjoerkman (director)Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Todd Elliott (director) and Mats Bjoerkman (director)
Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 08-06-2011
- Director reappointment, Todd Elliott (director)
- Director reappointment, Mats Bjoerkman (director)
- Mandate compensation, Todd Elliott
- Mandate compensation, Mats Bjoerkman
10-02
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · Amendment of the articlesCapital · Accounting effect · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Capital & shares · Amendment of the articles
Capital · Accounting effect · Power of attorney5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 31-12-2010
- Capital, “USD 23.185.109,53” (deed in Dutch)
- Accounting effect, 01-01-2010
- Amendment of the articles
- Power of attorney, Aurélie Van Ruysevelt
2010
10-12
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointmentsPower of attorney · Real estate6 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations & appointments
Power of attorney · Real estate6 facts ▸
- Board meeting, 09-11-2010
- Power of attorney, Claudia Vrancken
- Power of attorney, Hugo Goossens
- Real estate, “perceel grond gelegen aan de Industrieweg, ter plaatse genaamd "Kerkveld", gekadastreerd sectie C, nummer 87/B en deel van nummer 549/F” (deed in Dutch)
- Power of attorney, Mats Bjoerkman
- Power of attorney, Todd Elliott
03-09
Gazette deed
Resignations: Robert Walters (director) and Anthony Hawes (director)Appointments: Todd Elliott, Mats Bjoerkman and KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren · Mandate compensation · Auditor representative9 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignations: Robert Walters (director) and Anthony Hawes (director)
Appointments: Todd Elliott, Mats Bjoerkman and KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren · Mandate compensation · Auditor representative9 facts ▸
- Decision, 16-06-2010 (2 times)
- Director resignation, Robert Walters (director)
- Director appointment, Todd Elliott (director)
- Director resignation, Anthony Hawes (director)
- Director appointment, Mats Bjoerkman (director)
- Mandate compensation, Todd Elliott
- Mandate compensation, Mats Bjoerkman
- Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren (statutory auditor)
- Auditor representative, Jos Briers
2008
25-07
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Doug Madden (director)Resignation: Marcel Van Amerongen (director) · Appointment: Walter Keller (director) · Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointment: Doug Madden (director)
Resignation: Marcel Van Amerongen (director) · Appointment: Walter Keller (director) · Mandate compensation5 facts ▸
- General meeting, 14-05-2008
- Director reappointment, Doug Madden (director)
- Director resignation, Marcel Van Amerongen (director)
- Director appointment, Walter Keller (director)
- Mandate compensation, Celanese
2007
05-11
Gazette deed
Resignation: Corey Fox (director)2 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Resignation: Corey Fox (director)
2 facts ▸
- Director resignation, Corey Fox (director)
- General meeting, 19-07-2007
09-07
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Doug Madden (director) and Corey Fox (director)Appointment: KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK, GOERDELER (commissarissen) · Mandate compensation6 facts ▸
Gazette deed
Reappointments: Doug Madden (director) and Corey Fox (director)
Appointment: KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK, GOERDELER (commissarissen) · Mandate compensation6 facts ▸
- General meeting, 09-05-2007
- Director reappointment, Doug Madden (director)
- Director reappointment, Corey Fox (director)
- Mandate compensation, Doug Madden
- Mandate compensation, Corey Fox
- Auditor appointment, KLYNVELD PEAT MARWICK, GOERDELER (commissarissen)
Financial milestoneGazette deedNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the financial year-end date, not the filing date.Of the 50 annual accounts filed, the latest 10 are here; all 50 are under Financials.
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