LyondellBasell Industries N : A message from our interim CEO Ken Lane on the Ukraine crisis
March 03, 2022 at 11:21 am EST
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I am watching the tragic and unprovoked attacks unfold in Ukraine and condemn the acts of aggression and violence against the Ukrainian people. My heart breaks seeing so many people devastated and the resulting humanitarian crisis.
Effective immediately, LyondellBasell will not enter into any new business transactions or relationships with Russian state-owned entities. We also intend to discontinue business relationships with Russian state-owned entities to the extent legally possible. We are in the process of assessing how this will affect our operations, including feedstocks, utilities, supply chain providers, and customers. Additionally, we are complying with all U.S. and international sanctions which have been put into place as a result of this crisis.
Though we don't have operations or employees in Ukraine, we have seen the rising number of refugees and dislocated families and are supporting the humanitarian crisis through our global corporate citizenship program, Advancing Good. LyondellBasell is donating a total of €200,000, with €100,000 going to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to provide shelter, emergency relief items, cash assistance and mental support. The other €100,000 is going to the International Medical Corps to support their mobile medical units programs. We will be matching employee contributions to these organizations two to one.
At LyondellBasell, we believe in the power of many, and we hope many of you reading this find ways to support the Ukrainian people and influence peace and stability across Europe.
Sincerely,
Ken Lane
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LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is one of the world's largest chemical groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- production of olefins and polyolefin (50.2%): ethylene, propylene, butadiene, polypropylene components, etc.;
- manufacturing of intermediate chemical products (21.6%): propylene oxide, acetyl, ethanol, ethylene oxide, etc.;
- refining of highly sulfide crude oil (15.6%): activity ensured in the Gulf Coast region of the United States. The group also produces oxy-fuel;
- manufacturing of advanced polymer solutions (11.1%): polypropylene compounds, engineering plastics, composite materials, advanced polymers, etc. ;
- development of chemical and polyolefin process technologies (1.5%). The group also manufactures polyolefin catalysts.
At the end of 2021, the group had 34 production sites worldwide.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: the Netherlands (3%), the United States (48.8%), Germany (7.4%), China (5%), Italy (4%), Mexico (3.4%), Japan (3.1%), France (3%), Poland (2.5%) and other (19.8%).
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