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Rule No. 424(b)(3)
Registration No. 33-51675
Prospectus Supplement
(to Prospectus Supplement dated January 26, 1994 and
to Prospectus dated January 10, 1994)
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$250,000,000
HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION
6-1/8% NOTES DUE 2004
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Correction: The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for the
nine months ended September 30, 1993 should be 2.9x on
page S-5 of the Prospectus Supplement and 2.9 on page 3 of
the Prospectus. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges
for such period was originally stated as 3.1.
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The date of this Prospectus Supplement is February 1, 1994.
