LyondellBasell Industries · Rotterdam The Netherlands
Company Description
Phone: +31-10-275-5500
Fax: +31-10-275-5589
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This link will open in a new window If it's a plastic world, then you can probably blame LyondellBasell Industries for it. The company is the world's largest producer of polypropylene and Europe's largest maker of polyethylene, the key ingredients that go into plastics of all kinds. LyondellBasell also makes advanced polyolefins and licenses its polymer technology. The company was formed in 2000 from the combination of the polyolefin businesses of Shell and BASF ; it then grew exponentially with the 2007 acquisition of Lyondell . The company is owned by private investment firm Access Industries, which is owned by chairman Len Blavatnik. Facing decreased demand and higher raw material costs, its US unit filed for Chapter 11 in early 2009. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key LyondellBasell Industries Financials
| Company Type | Private Headquarters |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
| 2008 Sales (mil.) | $50,706.0 |
| 2008 Employees | 15,000 |
LyondellBasell Industries Executives
45 executives listed for LyondellBasell Industries's Rotterdam, location.
| Title | Name & Bio | Contact |
| Vice Chairman | Stephen Cooper | Network |
| CEO | James Gallogly | Network |
| COO | Edward Dineen | Network |
Competition
Competitive Landscape for LyondellBasell Industries
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 LyondellBasell Industries Competitors
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