Company Overview
One of the world's largest plastics, chemicals, and refining companies, with leading positions in polyethylene and polypropylene production.
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LyondellBasell is one of the world's largest producers of polyethylene and polypropylene, with earnings driven by the integrated polyethylene chain margin (crude oil/natural gas to polyethylene). The company's US Gulf Coast assets benefit from cheap ethane feedstock, while European operations face higher naphtha-based costs. LyondellBasell's Houston refinery adds direct crude oil processing exposure to the chemical margin story.
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