Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
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)
VP Corporate Development
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/20/2005
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75234		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
01/24/2005		 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

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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 01/20/2005   A   173,802     (1) 01/20/2015 Series A Common Stock 173,802 $ 0 173,802 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 16 01/20/2005   A   260,704     (2) 01/20/2015 Series A Common Stock 260,704 $ 0 260,704 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Townsend Jay
1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY
DALLAS, TX 75234		       VP Corporate Development  

Signatures

 Mai-Anh Nguyen   01/20/2005
**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) Granted pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vest with respect to 15% of the Option Shares on January 20, 2005, and subject to continued employment, with respect to 20% on each of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, and with respect to the remaining 5% on March 31, 2009.
(2) Granted pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vest with respect to 15% of the Option Shares on January 20, 2005, and subject to continued employment, the remaining shares vest on January 20, 2012, but which vesting may accelerate based on the achievement of certain performance criteria.
 
Remarks:
This Amended Form 4 corrects the Title of Derivative Securities and the Transaction Code of the originally filed Form 4, and provides further details on the vesting schedule of the option grant.

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