HOUSTON, March 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announces it has successfully started up the world’s largest propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) unit in Texas. These new assets on the U.S. Gulf Coast have an annual capacity of 470 thousand metric tons of PO and one million metric tons of TBA and its […]
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LyondellBasell details path to 2030 in 2021 sustainability report
HOUSTON and ROTTERDAM – April 12, 2022 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced the publication of its 2021 sustainability report: “Future Focused.” The report details the company’s ambitions to help end plastic waste in the environment, address climate change and support a thriving society, including: The pathway to meeting the company’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets […]
LyondellBasell Named to FORTUNE Magazine’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” List for the Fifth Consecutive Year
HOUSTON – Feb. 2, 2022 – LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) today announced it has been named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 2022 list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” LyondellBasell has received this distinction for five consecutive years. “This recognition is a reflection of our team’s relentless commitment to excellence,” said Ken Lane, LyondellBasell’s Interim CEO. “Every day, employees […]
LyondellBasell Announces Goal of Achieving Net Zero Emissions by 2050
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. […]
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. […]