HOUSTON and LONDON – Sept. 29, 2021 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced its ambition of, and approach to, achieving net zero emissions from global operations by 2050. As an interim step toward 2050, the company also announced a strategy to achieve an absolute reduction of 30 percent in scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by 2030. […]
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LyondellBasell Volunteers Focus Global Care Day Activities on Sustainability
HOUSTON – Sept. 20, 2021 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) volunteers across the globe took action as part of their commitment to sustainability during the 22nd annual Global Care Day, a company-wide day of service for employees and their families. On Sept. 18, which was also World Cleanup Day, LyondellBasell volunteers helped improve floodplain management and water quality, cleaned up […]
LyondellBasell gains ISCC PLUS certification to extend Circulen product line to North America
HOUSTON – Sept. 9, 2021 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced the company has obtained the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS certification for certain grades of polyethylene and polypropylene produced at four of its U.S. manufacturing sites. ISCC PLUS certification is a globally-recognized system for providing traceability of recycled and renewable-based materials across the supply chain. […]
LyondellBasell releases 2020 sustainability report
HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – June 8, 2021 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced the publication of its 2020 sustainability report. The report highlights the company’s efforts in the areas of ending plastic waste in the environment, helping to address climate change and supporting a thriving society. “Despite the challenges of 2020, our team made meaningful progress […]
Closed Loop Partners Launches Multi-Million Dollar Circular Plastics Fund with Dow, LyondellBasell, & NOVA Chemicals to Accelerate Investment in Plastics Recycling Infrastructure
New York – May 26 – Today, three leading plastics and material science companies––Dow, LyondellBasell and NOVA Chemicals––announced the establishment of the Closed Loop Circular Plastics Fund to invest in scalable recycling technologies, equipment upgrades and infrastructure solutions. The Fund, managed by Closed Loop Partners, and with an initial $25 million investment, invites businesses across the […]
LyondellBasell Launches Family of Circulen Products to Advance Circular Solutions
ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – 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 […]