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 *
  GALLAGHER JOHN J III
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/31/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Celanese CORP [CE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CELANESE CORPORATION, 1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Exec. VP & Chief Exec. Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75234		 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)
Series A Common Stock 37,000
D
 

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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) 08/31/2015 Series A Common Stock 292,000 $ 18.3 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (2) 08/31/2015 Series A Common Stock 438,000 $ 18.3 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
GALLAGHER JOHN J III
C/O CELANESE CORPORATION
1601 W. LBJ FREEWAY
DALLAS, TX 75234		       Exec. VP & Chief Exec. Officer  

Signatures

/s/ John J. Gallagher III 09/08/2005
**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) Upon his employment with the Company, the reporting person received a grant of options pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, 20% of which options will vest, subject to continued employment, on each of December 31, 2005, December 31, 2006, December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008, and March 31, 2009.
(2) Upon his employment with the Company, the reporting person received a grant of options pursuant to the Company's 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, which options will vest (i) subject to continued employment and achievement of certain performance targets, with respect to 15% of the options on December 31, 2005, with respect to 30% of the options on December 31, 2006, with respect to 30% of the options on December 31, 2007, and with respect to 25% of the option shares on December 31, 2008, and (ii) 100%, in any event, regardless of the achievement of certain performance targets, no later than January 21, 2013.

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