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LyondellBasell
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LyondellBasell

$75.51

+2.42%

Open $75.50·Prev $73.73

as of 13 Apr

DEPENDENT

Power Core

LyondellBasell's moat is its position as the world's largest licensor of polyolefin process technology, combined with cost-advantaged North American cracking capacity and a dominant share of global polypropylene compounding.

Published1 Apr 2026
UniverseS&P 500
SectorMaterials

Direction of Movement

Lateral Trajectory Under Sustained Margin Pressure

ROC 200

+30.0%

Company Profile

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is a leading global chemical company that develops, manufactures, and markets polymers, chemicals, and related solutions. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the company produces polyethylene, polypropylene, and olefins through its Olefins and Polyolefins segments operating across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and International markets. Its Intermediates and Derivatives segment manufactures propylene oxide, oxyfuels, and specialty chemicals used in polyurethanes, coatings, and other applications. The Advanced Polymer Solutions segment offers compounding, engineered plastics, and specialty materials for automotive, packaging, and industrial uses. LyondellBasell also operates a refining business processing crude oil into gasoline and distillates, and maintains a Technology segment that develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies and catalysts. The company's products serve diverse end-markets including food and beverage packaging, transportation, healthcare, agriculture, and infrastructure, with a strategic focus on circular and low-carbon solutions to support sustainable living.

Sector

Basic Materials

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

Employees

18,970

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