History Of Acetate

Two Swiss brothers, Drs. Camille and Henri Dreyfus, began chemical research in a shed behind their father's house in Basel, Switzerland. In 1905, Camille and Henri developed a commercial process to manufacture cellulose acetate, a compound that seemed to offer a broad and untapped commercial potential. The Dreyfus brothers initially focused on cellulose acetate film, which was then widely used in celluloid plastics and motion picture film. By 1913, Camille and Henri's studies and experiments had produced excellent laboratory samples of continuous filament acetate yarn. In 1924, the first commercial acetate filament was spun in the United States and trademarked "Celanese." Today, Celanese Acetate is the world's largest cellulose acetate producer with a history of outstanding achievements.