Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Elliott Todd L
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/17/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celanese Corp [CE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, STE 900N		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Acetyl Chain
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

IRVING, TX 75039		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 32,912.61 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 1,405.02
I
by 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Elliott Todd L
C/O CELANESE CORPORATION
222 W LAS COLINAS BLVD, STE 900N
IRVING, TX 75039		       SVP, Acetyl Chain  

Signatures

/s/ James R. Peacock III, Attorney-in-Fact for Todd L. Elliott 04/25/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 2,128, 600, and 1,044 time-vesting restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted pursuant to the Company's 2009 Global Incentive Plan, as amended, on December 8, 2016, February 9, 2017 and February 8, 2018, respectively. Also includes 2,554 RSUs granted pursuant to the Company's 2018 Global Incentive Plan on February 6, 2019. Subject to continued employment, the RSUs vest as follows: 2,128 RSUs on December 8, 2019, 514 RSUs on February 8, 2020, 1,442 RSUs on February 15, 2020, 530 RSUs on February 8, 2021, 842 RSUs on February 15, 2021 and 870 RSUs on February 15, 2022.
 
Remarks:
Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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