Equistar Chemicals, LP · Houston, TX United States
Company Description
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This link will open in a new window Someone's got to build the building blocks too, you know? Equistar Chemicals, a subsidiary of LyondellBasell , does just that. Its primary product is ethylene, which is the world's most-used petrochemical and the basis for any number of other chemicals, plastics, and synthetics. Among the company's other products are propylene, butadiene, polyethylene, polypropylene, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, benzene, and toluene. Polyethylene is used in plastic bags and bottles; polypropylene is used in plastic caps, rigid packaging, automotive components, and carpet. Its US operations were a part of LyondellBasell's Chapter 11 filing in early 2009. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key Equistar Chemicals, LP Financials
| Company Type | Subsidiary Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| Annual Sales (mil.) | $13,037.0 |
| 2007 Employees | 3,330 |
Equistar Chemicals, LP Executives
6 executives listed for Equistar Chemicals, LP's Houston, TX location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| Chairman | William Butler | Network |
| CEO | Jim Gallogly | Network |
| CFO | C. Kent Potter | Network |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for Equistar Chemicals, LP
Demand is driven by the health of the US economy because chemicals are used to make a wide variety of industrial and consumer products. The profitability of individual companies is closely tied to efficient operations. Big companies have large economies of scale in production. Small companies can compete effectively by producing specialty products, of which there are a large number, or by operating a single plant highly efficiently. The industry is capital-intensive: average annual revenue per employee is more than $500,000. To read the full description, subscribe now.Top Equistar Chemicals, LP Competitors
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