Alberta Gas Chemicals, Ltd. v. Celanese Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SOFAER, District Judge:

In this diversity action, Alberta Gas Chemicals, Ltd. (“Alberta Gas”) sues for alleged fraud and unfair competition by Celanese Chemical Co., Inc. (“Celanese”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Celanese Corp. Alberta Gas is Canada’s largest producer of methanol; Celanese is the largest producer of methanol in the United States. Alberta Gas claims that Celanese engaged in “an unlawful scheme and plan designed, among other things, to delay or prevent Alberta Gas from constructing additional facilities to produce methanol” in Canada and to reduce…