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News Breaks | | | | March 13, 2013 | | 12:02 EDT |  | LYB | LyondellBasell to expand Corpus Christi, Texas, cracker
LyondellBasel executives, led by CEO Jim Gallogly, told participants at the company's Investor Day in New York how LyondellBasell is preparing to build upon its record 2012 performance which included $5.8B of EBITDA and earnings of $4.96 per share. LyondellBasell expects to begin construction this month on the first of several projects that will expand U.S. ethylene capacity by approximately 20%. LyondellBasell announced plans to expand its Corpus Christi, Texas, cracker by 800 million pounds per year of ethylene, with construction scheduled to begin in 2014 and projected completion in 2015. Construction associated with the La Porte, Texas, expansion is expected to begin this month and will add 800 million pounds per year of ethylene upon completion in 2014. A third project will add 250 million pounds per year of ethylene at Channelview, Texas, with completion projected in 2015. In another project to take advantage of low-cost natural gas supplies in the United States, LyondellBasell announced that construction has commenced on the restart of a 260 million gallon-per-year methanol plant at Channelview. Startup of the methanol plant is projected for fourth quarter 2013. Additionally, LyondellBasell said that the ongoing retrofit at the Houston refinery will enhance operating flexibility and accommodate a greater percentage of light domestic crude oil and heavy Canadian crude oil. In Europe, the 40% expansion of butadiene capacity at Wesseling, Germany is scheduled for completion later in 2013. | |
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| May 21, 2013 | | 07:28 EDT |  | LYB | Goldman to host a conference
 Subscribe for More Information | | | 07:26 EDT | | LYB | Barclays to host a conference
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 20, 2013 | | 08:04 EDT | | LYB | BofA/Merrill's U.S. chemicals analyst holds an analyst/industry conference call
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 15, 2013 | | 17:26 EDT | | LYB | Third Point gives quarterly update on stakes
NEW STAKES: Virgin Media (VMED), Tiffany (TIF), B/E Aerospace (BEAV), Anadarko (APC), and Thermo Fisher (TMO). INCREASED STAKES: International Paper (IP), Abbvie (ABBV), TransDigm (TDG), Constellation Brands (STZ), and Dollar General (DG). DECREASED STAKES: Delphi (DLPH), Murphy Oil (MUR), AIG (AIG), LyondellBasell (LYB), and Liberty Global (LBTYA). LIQUIDATED STAKES: Tesoro (TSO), Morgan Stanley (MS), Symantec (SYMC), Herbalife (HLF), and Illumina (ILMN). | | | 14:31 EDT | | LYB | LyondellBasell to shut down HDPE unit in Germany during Q3
LyondellBasell announced that it will shut down a high density polyethylene unit in Wesseling, Germany in the third quarter. The 100 KT per year unit is among the smallest and least efficient of the LyondellBasell HDPE units in Europe. The company has sufficient HDPE capacity to meet customer needs from its larger scale facilities. "LyondellBasell continues to take definitive steps to reorganize our operations in Europe to increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve the competitiveness of our businesses," said Bob Patel, Senior Vice President, Olefins & Polyolefins, Europe, Asia and International. "The closure of under-competitive assets, along with the restructuring and efficiency-improvement initiatives in our business areas, manufacturing and R&D, will better position LyondellBasell to compete in today's economic environment." | | | May 13, 2013 | | 10:09 EDT |  | LYB | On The Fly: Analyst Upgrade Summary
Subscribe for More Information | | | 05:49 EDT | | LYB | LyondellBasell upgraded to Buy from Neutral at Citigroup
Subscribe for More Information | | | May 7, 2013 | | 07:25 EDT | | LYB | Barclays to host a conference
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