Celanese CorporationCE , a chemical and advanced materials producer, continued with its positive earnings surprise streak with a beat in first-quarter 2016. Outlook Per management, Celanese is operating in an adverse global environment with sluggish growth, inclination of raw material prices to be deflationary and increasing geopolitical tensions. Some better-ranked stocks in the chemicals space are Arkema S.A. ARKAY , Koninklijke DSM N.V. RDSMY and Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. SHI , all of which sport a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).