• Mitsui will buy an additional 19% stake in Nutrinova from Celanese, lifting its holding to 89% from 70%.
• The move will shift Nutrinova from an equity-method affiliate to a consolidated subsidiary following a governance review.
• Nutrinova will bring upstream production in-house via VP4 Frankfurt, a key intermediates producer for its sweeteners and preservatives.
• Celanese will acquire and run VP4 during a transition period before transferring ownership to Nutrinova.
• The integration targets supply security, cost competitiveness, and unified quality and supply-chain control from raw materials to finished products.

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