Lyondell Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1953

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Public

  • Employees
  • 20,000

Employees

  • Stock Symbol
  • LYB

Stock Symbol

  • Investments
  • 22

  • Share Price
  • $93.18
  • (As of Friday Closing)

Lyondell General Information

Description

LyondellBasell is a petrochemical producer with operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. The company is the world's largest producer of polypropylene and is also a major producer of polyethylene and propylene oxide. Its chemicals are used in various consumer and industrial end products. Well over half of LyondellBasell's production comes from its North American operations.

Contact Information

Formerly Known As
Lyondell Chemical
Ownership Status
Publicly Held
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Corporate Office
  • PO Box 2416
  • 3000 CK Rotterdam
  • Netherlands
Primary Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Other Industries
Other Chemicals and Gases
Stock Exchange
NYS
Vertical(s)
Corporate Office
  • PO Box 2416
  • 3000 CK Rotterdam
  • Netherlands

Lyondell Timeline

2021202220232024
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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Lyondell Stock Performance

(As of Friday Closing)

Stock Price Previous Close 52 wk Range Market Cap Shares Average Volume EPS
$93.18 $93.86 $88.46 - $107.02 $30.3B 325M 1.64M $7.11

Lyondell Financials Summary

In Thousands,
USD
TTM 30-Jun-2024 FY 2023 31-Dec-2023 FY 2022 31-Dec-2022 FY 2021 31-Dec-2021
EV 41,537,025 40,638,317 38,514,597 43,927,663
Revenue 41,037,000 41,107,000 50,451,000 46,173,000
EBITDA 4,686,000 4,509,000 6,301,000 8,689,000
Net Income 2,322,000 2,114,000 3,882,000 5,610,000
Total Assets 37,064,000 37,000,000 36,365,000 36,742,000
Total Debt 12,553,000 13,001,000 13,175,000 13,599,000
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Lyondell Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA
Post-Val Status Debt

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Lyondell Comparisons

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Lyondell Competitors (21)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Celanese Formerly PE-Backed Irving, TX 00000 000.00 000000000 00 000.00
Air Products and Chemicals Corporation Allentown, PA 00000 00.00 000000000000 00.00
Eastman Chemical Corporation Kingsport, TN 00000 00.00 000000000 00 00.00
Evonik Industries Formerly PE-Backed Essen, Germany 00000 00.000 000000 - 000 00.000
PPG Industries Corporation Pittsburgh, PA 00000 000 000000000000 000
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Lyondell Patents

Lyondell Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20240279144-A1 Control of iodides in acetic acid production Pending 10-Feb-2023 000000000
EP-4389781-A1 Process for modifiyng the melt flow index of low density polyethylene Pending 20-Dec-2022 000000000 0
EP-4389782-A1 Process for modifiyng the melt flow index of low density polyethylene Pending 20-Dec-2022 000000000 0
EP-4389780-A1 Process for obtaining a polyethylene having a reduced content of gels Pending 19-Dec-2022 000000000 0
EP-4389817-A1 Process for producing a blended low density polyethylene composition comprising recycled polymer compositions Pending 19-Dec-2022 C08L23/0815 0
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Lyondell Executive Team (34)

Name Title Board Seat
Peter Vanacker Chief Executive Officer & Board Member
Michael McMurray Chief Financial Officer, Finance & Executive Vice President
Chukwuemeka Oyolu Chief Accounting Officer, Accounting & Senior Vice President
James Seward Chief Innovation Officer & Executive Vice President
Jeffrey Kaplan Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Legal
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Lyondell Board Members (19)

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Lyondell Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Lyondell Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Lyondell Investments & Acquisitions (22)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
PreZero International (Mechanical Recycling Assets in Jurupa Valley, California) 20-Feb-2024 000000000 Buildings and Property 000000 00
Source One 04-Dec-2023 000000000 Environmental Services (B2B)
Cyclyx International 26-Oct-2023 000000000 Environmental Services (B2B) 000000 00
Rodepa Vastgoed 16-Oct-2023 0000000000 Environmental Services (B2B) 000000 00
Stiphout Industries 19-Jul-2023 Merger/Acquisition Environmental Services (B2B) 000000 00
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Lyondell Subsidiaries (8)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Quality Circular Polymers Environmental Services (B2B) Geleen, Netherlands 2014
Stiphout Industries Environmental Services (B2B) Born, Netherlands 0000
Tivaco Environmental Services (B2B) Blandain, Belgium 0000
Colortech da Amazônia Specialty Chemicals Manaus, Brazil 0000
LyondellBasell Retirement Plan Corporate Pension Houston, TX 0000
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Lyondell ESG

Risk Overview

Risk Rating

Updated June, 04, 2024

19.75 | Low Risk

Risk Scale

A lower score indicates better sustainability

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Low

10-20

Med

20-30

High

30-40

Severe

40+

Exposure

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Peers Analysis

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Lyondell Exits (8)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
SunAllomer 24-Jul-2006 000000000 00 000.00 Completed
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Optim Energy Altura Cogen 06-Sep-2005 000000000000 Completed
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Petroken Petroquimica Ensenada 08-Mar-2005 000000000 00 0000 Completed
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Millennium Chemicals 01-Dec-2004 000000000000 00.00 Completed
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Basell Orlen Polyolefins 01-Jan-2003 Joint Venture Completed
  • 2 buyers
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Lyondell FAQs

  • When was Lyondell founded?

    Lyondell was founded in 1953.

  • Who is the CEO of Lyondell?

    Peter Vanacker is the CEO of Lyondell.

  • Where is Lyondell headquartered?

    Lyondell is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

  • What is the size of Lyondell?

    Lyondell has 20,000 total employees.

  • What industry is Lyondell in?

    Lyondell’s primary industry is Specialty Chemicals.

  • Is Lyondell a private or public company?

    Lyondell is a Public company.

  • What is Lyondell’s stock symbol?

    The ticker symbol for Lyondell is LYB.

  • What is the current stock price of Lyondell?

    As of 13-Sep-2024 the stock price of Lyondell is $93.18.

  • What is the current market cap of Lyondell?

    The current market capitalization of Lyondell is $30.3B.

  • What is Lyondell’s current revenue?

    The trailing twelve month revenue for Lyondell is $41B.

  • Who are Lyondell’s competitors?

    Celanese, Air Products and Chemicals, Eastman Chemical, Evonik Industries, and PPG Industries are some of the 21 competitors of Lyondell.

  • What is Lyondell’s annual earnings per share (EPS)?

    Lyondell’s EPS for 12 months was $7.11.

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