Great American Business Leaders of the 20th Century
Camille Dreyfus
Celanese Corporation of America
1918–1945
1918–1945
Celanese Corporation of America
1918–1945
1918–1945
- Industry: Chemicals & Industrial
- Era: 1910
Celanese Corporation showed a profit every year after 1925 with its breakthrough year coming in 1939. The company grew by 700% from 1929-1939. By 1940, Dreyfus held 233 patents in the U.S., most of which were concerned with the production of celluloid acetate, and employed 12,000 people. In addition to acetic acid and acetic anhydride for production of cellulose acetate, Dreyfus produced formaldehyde, methanol, and trioxane.
Personal
- Born-Died: 1878–1956
- Birthplace: Switzerland
- Race: White
- Gender: Male
- Father: Executive, Low-/Mid-Level
Education / Military
- Graduate: University of Basel
- Undergraduate: University of Basel