With an aim to expand its presence in the China market, Lyondell Basell has signed definitive agreements with Liaoning Bora Enterprise Group. Under the terms of the agreement, the joint venture will produce polypropylene and high-density polyethylene in the Asian country.

Lyondell Basell has ended discussions with Odebrecht concerning the potential acquisition of Braskem. The company is the controlling shareholder of São Paulo-based Braskem.

Lyondell Basell announced the cooperation with Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Kit) to advance the chemical recycling of plastic materials. The focus of the venture is to develop a new catalyst and process technology to decompose post-consumer plastic waste, such as packaging into monomers for reuse in polymerization processes.

Lyondell Basell announced that Indonesian company PT Chandra Asri Perkasa, has selected their polypropylene (PP) and low density polyethylene (LDPE) technologies for two new plants.

Lyondell Basell and Odebrecht, the controlling shareholder of Braskem announced in a joint statement that they have entered into exclusive discussions regarding a potential transaction between Lyondell Basell and Braskem.

Air Liquide announced a new long-term agreement with Lyondell Basell for the supply of oxygen to the new large-scale petrochemical plant which will be constructed in Channelview, Texas.

Dongming Hengchang Petrochemical has selected Lyondell Basell's Spheripol polypropylene technology for a 200 kt per year plant in Heze City, Shandong Province, China.

Fluor was selected by Lyondell Basell to perform the engineering and procurement for its propylene oxide (PO) and tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA) project located at its Channelview and Bayport complexes outside of Houston.

The company has begun production at its new 20 kilotonne per year polypropylene (PP) compounding plant and is eyeing to serve numerous automotive players in North China.

Liaoning Bora Petrochemical has selected Lyondell Basell’s polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) technologies for three new plants in its new petrochemical complex in Panjin, Liaoning Province, China.