LyondellBasell to Exit Refinery Business
LyondellBasell plans to cease operations at its refinery in Houston, TX, USA, in December 2023
Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2020
BASF saw the highest sales in 2020, followed by Sinopec and Dow. Overall, combined chemical sales declined compared to 2019
Manufacturing Propylene Oxide and Styrene Monomer in China
LyondellBasell and Sinopec finalize joint venture
LyondellBasell’s Pilot Molecular Recycling Facility
Towards an industrial scale conversion of plastic waste into feedstock
Top Ten Chemical Companies in 2019
Economic activity slowed down in 2019
Bora LyondellBasell Petrochemical Co. Ltd.
LyondellBasell and Bora sign definitive agreements to form Chinese joint venture
LyondellBasell and Neste Produce Bio-based Plastic from Renewable Materials
First production of bio-based polypropylene and bio-based low-density polyethylene simultaneously at commercial scale
Converting Water-Based Waste into Energy
LyondellBasell and Covestro start Circular Steam Project in The Netherlands
Construction of World's Largest PO/TBA Plant
LyondellBasell begins construction of its propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in the US
New Polypropylene Plant in South Korea
PolyMirae, a LyondellBasell and SK Advanced joint venture, to expand its polypropylene capacity by 400,000 tons/year
Plastics Recycling Joint Venture
LyondellBasell and SUEZ partner to contribute to circular economy
Largest Investment in LyondellBasell's History
LyondellBasell to build large propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) plant in Texas, USA
LyondellBasell Builds Hyperzone PE Plant
Company breaks ground on the first commercial Hyperzone polyethylene (PE) plant at its La Porte, TX, USA, complex
LyondellBasell Sells Petroken
LyondellBasell Sells Argentina-based Petroken to Grupo Inversor Petroquímica S.L.
LyondellBasell Sells Argentina-based Petroken
LyondellBasell announced that YPF S.A. and Grupo Inversor Petroquimica S.L. have accepted an offer to purchase Petroken
LyondellBasell Acquires SJS Plastiblends
LyondellBasell has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the polypropylene compounds (PPC) manufacturer
Leadership Changes
New Heraeus CTO, LyondellBasell CEO, President of the French Académie des Sciences
LyondellBasell Restarts Methanol Plant
LyondellBasell restarts methanol plant at Channelview, TX, USA, to take advantage of low-cost natural gas from shale formations