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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.4


               CERTIFICATION REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(a) OR 15d-14
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Brooke N. Wade, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 40-F of Acetex Corporation;

2.   Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
     statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
     make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
     statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
     this annual report;

3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
     information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
     respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of
     the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

4.   The issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
     establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
     in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the issuer and have:

     a)   Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
          disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
          supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
          issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us
          by others within those entities, particularly during the period in
          which this report is being prepared;

     b)   Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer's disclosure controls and
          procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end
          of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

     c)   Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer's internal control
          over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by
          the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably
          likely to materially affect, the issuer's internal control over
          financial reporting; and

5.   The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
     our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to
     the issuer's auditors and the audit committee of the issuer's board of
     directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

     a)   All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or
          operation of internal control over financial reporting which are
          reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer's ability to record,
          process, summarize and report financial information; and

     b)   Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
          employees who have a significant role in the issuer's internal control
          over financial reporting.

Date: March 29, 2005


"Brooke N. Wade"
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Brooke N. Wade
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer