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 *
  Blackstone Management Partners IV L.L.C.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/25/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celanese CORP [CE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
345 PARK AVENUE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
Adviser to the Issuer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10154		 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)

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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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 01/25/2015 Series A Common Stock 123,110 $ 16 D (2)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Blackstone Management Partners IV L.L.C.
345 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10154		       Adviser to the Issuer

Signatures

/s/ Peter G. Peterson, Founding Member 01/27/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
/s/ Stephen A. Schwarzman, Founding Member 01/27/2005
**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) Granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan. The options vest with respect to 25% of the option shares on January 25, 2005, and subject to the continued service of Messrs. Chinh E. Chu, Benjamin J. Jenkins, Anjan Mukherjee, Hanns Ostmeier and James A. Quella as directors of the Issuer, with respect to 25% on each of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2007.
(2) All rights to the non-qualified stock options have been issued to the Reporting Person in connection with the services of Messrs. Chinh E. Chu, Benjamin J. Jenkins, Anjan Mukherjee, Hanns Ostmeier and James A. Quella as directors of the Issuer.

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