April 12, 2021 LyondellBasell today announced the launch of a suite of products under the name Circulen enabling brand owners to improve the sustainability of consumer products. This announcement marks the next step in LyondellBasell delivering on its sustainability goal of producing and marketing two million metric tons of recycled and renewable-based polymers annually by 2030, […]
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LyondellBasell Named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” List for the Fourth Year in a Row
HOUSTON – Feb. 1, 2021 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, today announced it has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2021 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies” for the fourth year in a row. The FORTUNE list recognizes companies with the strongest reputations across a […]
LyondellBasell and Sinopec finalize joint venture to manufacture propylene oxide and styrene monomer in China
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and BEIJING – Jan. 25, 2021 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world and the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of the largest integrated energy companies in China, today announced the signing of an agreement to form a 50:50 joint venture (JV) […]
LyondellBasell joins the United Nations Global Compact
HOUSTON – Dec. 10, 2020 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies today announced it has joined the United Nations (U.N.) Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. Under the U.N. Global Compact, signatories are encouraged to align their operations and strategies with key principles on human […]
LyondellBasell and SUEZ increase plastics recycling capacity
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands and PARIS – Dec. 7, 2020 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) one of the world’s largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies and SUEZ (EPA: SEV), a world leader in environmental services, today jointly announced the acquisition of TIVACO, a plastics recycling company located in Blandain, Belgium. The company will become part of Quality Circular Polymers […]
LyondellBasell and Sasol Complete Louisiana Joint Venture Transaction
HOUSTON and JOHANNESBURG – Dec. 2, 2020 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world, and Sasol (JSE: SOL, NYSE: SSL), a global integrated chemicals and energy company, today announced the closing of their Louisiana-based Integrated Polyethylene Joint Venture (JV) transaction following required regulatory and shareholder approvals. […]