Kevin Norfleet, Global Sustainability Director, at Celanese leads global sustainability efforts and focuses on driving sustainable solutions to help customers lower the carbon footprints of their products while moving toward a more circular economy. In particular, Kevin led the launch of one of the largest Carbon Capture and Utilization projects in early 2024, offering a wide range of solutions that reduce the need for fossil fuels by using CO2 emissions to produce key materials for adhesives, packaging, paints and coatings, consumer goods and more.
Kevin has been with Celanese for 17 years and has held various technical and commercial roles. Before leading global sustainability, he led sustainability for the Engineered Materials business, launching the first mass-balance options within Celanese.   Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Virginia Tech and is an active member of the advisory board for the Virginia Tech Department of Chemical Engineering.
Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 11,000 employees worldwide and had 2024 net sales of $10.3 billion.