FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Townsend Jay   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Celanese CORP [CE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Sr. VP, Corporate Dev. (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 1601 WEST LBJ FREEWAY 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/24/2008 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75234 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   M   40,000 A $ 16 125,909 (1) D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   89 D $ 42.75 125,820 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 42.77 125,642 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 42.79 125,464 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 42.86 125,286 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   89 D $ 42.86 125,197 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 42.87 125,019 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   444 D $ 42.89 124,575 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 42.9 124,397 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   88 D $ 42.93 124,309 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   89 D $ 42.95 124,220 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 42.96 124,042 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   133 D $ 42.97 123,909 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   177 D $ 43 123,732 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   533 D $ 43.01 123,199 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   355 D $ 43.02 122,844 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   489 D $ 43.02 122,355 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   578 D $ 43.03 121,777 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 43.04 121,599 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   222 D $ 43.05 121,377 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   445 D $ 43.08 120,932 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   267 D $ 43.1 120,665 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 43.12 120,487 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   45 D $ 43.13 120,442 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   178 D $ 43.14 120,264 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   267 D $ 43.15 119,997 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   89 D $ 43.16 119,908 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   177 D $ 43.18 119,731 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   88 D $ 43.2 119,643 D   Series A Common Stock 04/24/2008   S   356 D $ 43.21 119,287 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 16

04/24/2008

M

40,000

(2)

01/21/2015

Series A Common Stock

40,000

$ 0

118,402

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Townsend Jay C/O CELANESE CORPORATION 1601 WEST LBJ FREEWAY DALLAS, TX 75234			Sr. VP, Corporate Dev.

Signatures

/s/ Robert L. Villasenor, Attorney-in-Fact for Jay Townsend		04/28/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 419 shares held in the reporting person's 401(k) account.
(2)	Granted pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The option shares vested with respect to 15% of the option shares on January 21, 2005, with respect to 30% of the option shares on each of December 31, 2005 and 2006, with respect to 15% of the option shares on December 31, 2007 and, subject to continued employment and achievement of certain performance targets, will vest with respect to 10% of the option shares on December 31, 2008.
Remarks: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person. This is part one of six of a Form 4 filed by the reporting person. The Form 4 was filed in six parts due to the restrictions in the electronic filing process.

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