BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$22.2B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Chemical & Polymer Mfr & Refiner
Chairman, President & CEO
Dan F. SmithNumber of Employees 10,905
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Petroleum Refineries: 324110
Recent Events
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After Slow Start, DIP Lending Is in Full Swing
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UPDATE 1-Lyondell says to reorganize via new stock offering
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Lyondell seeks bankruptcy financing extension
News & Analysis
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Lyondell Chemical Co Shares Sold by Occidental Pete.
- 2007-05-14
M2 PRESSWIRE-14 May 2007-NYSENEWS: Lyondell Chemical Co Shares Sold by Occidental PeteC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14052007 InvestorIM has been created as a tool for the average investor. The idea is simple, a website where the world can communicate. Do you have a...
Morning Alert for Lyondell Chemical Co.
- 2007-05-11
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 May 2007-bellwetherreport.com: Morning Alert for Lyondell Chemical CoC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11052007 Morning Alert for Lyondell Chemical Co (NYSE:LYO) Lyondell Chemical Company, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals and plastics, production of...
Chemical Industry faces credit crunch: Commodity players make little headway in improving debt position.(Industry Overview)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2002-03-18
DESPITE MODEST signs of economic recovery, chemical companies remain under pressure to improve their balance sheets through debt reduction and higher cash flow. Even with efforts to reduce leverage in 2001, many players still have high debt-to-equity ratios, particularly the large commodity players, which face the...
Lyondell to acquire Oxy's stake in Equistar. (Petrochemicals).(Lyondell Chemical Co.; Occidental Petroleum Corp.; Equistar Chemicals L.P.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2002-02-06
LYONDELL CHEMICAL SAYS IT HAS reached a deal to acquire Occidental Petroleum's Oxy 29.5% share in Equistar in exchange for a 21% stake in Lyondell. Oxy will also receive warrants to purchase additional shares in Lyondell, and a payment of as much as $35 million depending on...
Houston Chemical Firm's Acquisition Comes without Debts.
- 2002-02-01
By Nelson Antosh, Houston Chronicle Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 1--Lyondell Chemical Co. of Houston has agreed to a deal increasing its share of the Equistar Chemicals joint venture without adding to its debts. The transaction with Occidental Petroleum will...
Lyondell lifts cash flow.(Lyondell Chemical Co. to acquire Occidental Petroleum Corp. share in Equistar Chemicals L.P.)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- 2002-02-01
HOUSTON, TEXAS--Lyondell Chemical Co. is to raise its cash flow significantly, principally by acquiring Occidental Petroleum Corp.'s 29.5 percent share in Equistar Chemicals LP. Occidental will also purchase an equity investment position in Lyondell. Propylene oxide supplier Lyondell will use the cash proceeds from...
Millennium to Exit Equistar.
- 1999-08-30
LYONDELL CHEMICAL Company has indicated to analysts in New York that it is in negotiations with Occidental Petroleum and Millennium Chemicals concerning Millennium's planned divestiture of its 29.5 percent stake in Equistar. Lyondell owns 41 percent of the JV, and Occidental owns 29.5 percent. ...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Charles L. Hall | Chief Accounting Officer |
| Morris Gelb | Chief Operating Officer |
| Charles W. Graham | Executive Vice President, Lyondell Asia Pacific & Vice President |
| Edward J. Dineen | Senior Vice President, Chemicals & Polymers |
| James Bayer | Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Health, Safety & Environ |
| John A. Hollinshead | Senior Vice President, Hr |
| Kerry A. Galvin | General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President |
| W. Norman Phillips Jr. | Senior Vice President, Fuels & Raw Matls |
| W. Norman Phillips, JR. | Senior Vice President, Fuels & Raw Matls |
| Allen C. Holmes | Vice President, Tax & Real Estate |
| Dale Young | Vice President, Supply Chain |
| Douglas Pike | Vice President, Investor Relations |
| Eric A. Silva | Vice President, Information Technology |
| Gerald O'Brien | Vice President |
| Jose L. Rodriguez | Vice President, Planning, Supply & Optimization |
| Karen A. Twitchell | Treasurer & Vice President |
| Mario Portela | Vice President, Corp Dev |
| Lisa M. Martin-Walsh | Manager, Corp & Employee Communications |
| Carol A. Anderson | Director |
| David J. Lesar | Director |
| David J.P. Meachin | Director |
| Paul S. Halata | Director |
| Ray R. Irani | Director |
| Stephen F. Hinchliffe Jr. | Director |
| Stephen I. Chazen | Director |
| Worley H. Clark Jr. | Director |
| Danny W. Huff | Compensation & Human Resources Committee Member |
| Travis Engen | Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee Member |
| William R. Spivey | Audit Committee Member |
| William T. Butler | Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee Member |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan F. Smith | Chairman, President & CEO |
| Daniel J. Murphy | Board of Directors |
| Dudley C. Mecum | Board of Directors |
| Susan K. Carter | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Chairman, President & CEO | Current |
| Lyondell Chimie France Corporation | President | Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. | Chairman Management Development and Compensation Committee, Member Executive Committee | Current |
| Cooper Industries Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Executive Committee Member | Current |
| Millennium Chemicals Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Lyondell-Citgo Refining LP | President | Former |
| Millennium America Holdings, Inc. | President | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Senior Vice President | Former |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Vice President | Former |
| ARCO | Engineer | Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Board of Directors | Former |
| Lamar University | B.S. Degree In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Chief Accounting Officer | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Controller | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Millennium Chemicals Inc. | Vice President & Controller | Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Chief Accounting Officer, Controller & Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| LyondellBasell Industries | Executive Vice President, Office of the CEO | Current |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Director | Current |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Coo | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Executive Vice President | Former |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Vice President for Research and Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Asia Pacific, Ltd.รก | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Executive Vice President, Lyondell Asia Pacific & Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LyondellBasell Industries | President, Chemicals Division | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Senior Vice President, Chemicals & Polymers | Current |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Senior Vice President, Chemicals | Current |
| Spartech Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Board of Directors | Current |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Vice President, Performance Products and Development | Former |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Supply Chain and Development | Former |
| Princeton University | MS In Chemical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Senior Vice President, Manufacturing, Health, Safety & Environ | Current |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Director, Gulf Coast Manufacturing | Former |
| ARCO Chemical Company | Channelview Plant Manager | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Senior Vice President, Hr | Current |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Vice President, Human Resources | Former |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | Vice President, Hr | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Manager, Human Resources | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Senior Vice President | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | Secretary | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Secretary | Current |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary | Former |
| Rigid Building Systems Ltd. | General Counsel | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Senior Vice President, Fuels & Raw Matls | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Senior Vice President, Fuels & Raw Matls | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President, Tax & Real Estate | Current |
| LyondellBasell Industries | Vice President, Tax and Real Estate | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LyondellBasell Industries | Divisional Senior Vice President, Sales and Supply Chain, Chemicals | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President, Supply Chain | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President, Information Technology | Current |
| LyondellBasell Industries | Vice President, Information Technology | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Deputy General Counsel | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President, Planning, Supply & Optimization | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LyondellBasell Industries | Vice President and Treasurer | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Treasurer & Vice President | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Treasurer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LyondellBasell Industries | Vice President, Corporate Development | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Vice President, Corp Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Manager, Corp & Employee Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Compensation & Human Resources Committee Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Board of Directors | Current |
DAVID J. LESAR, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, since 2000; President of the Company, 1997-2000; Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 1995-1997; joined Halliburton Company Board in 2000; Director of Lyondell Chemical Company.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Halliburton Company | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Halliburton Company | Chairman | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| American Petroleum Institute | Board of Directors | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Compensation & Human Resources Committee Member | Current |
| Halliburton Company | President | Former |
| Halliburton Company | Cfo | Former |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration | Former |
| Halliburton Company | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Compensation & Human Resources Committee Member | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee Member | Current |
| Mercedes-Benz USA Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Mercedes-Benz USA Inc. | President | Former |
Dr. Irani has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Occidental since 1990. He was Chief Operating Officer from 1984 to 1990. He was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Canadian Occidental Petroleum Ltd. (now Nexen Inc.) from 1987 to 1999. Dr. Irani also is a director of Wynn Resorts, Limited and TCW Group.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Occidental Oil & Gas Corporation | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| TCW Group | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, Los Angeles, California | Current |
| Particle Size | Current | |
| House of Lebanon | Honorary Chairman of the Board | Current |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Chairman | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| American Petroleum Institute | Director | Current |
| Cedars Bank | Board Director | Current |
| World Affairs Council | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Strip Podcast | Director | Current |
| California Business Roundtable | Board of Directors | Current |
| TCW Group | Director | Current |
| American Chemical Society | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wynn Resorts Limited | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wynn Las Vegas | Board of Directors | Current |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Dividend Committee Member | Current |
| Occidental Chemical Corporation | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| KB Home | Chairman & CEO | Former |
| Olin Corporation | President | Former |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | President | Former |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Coo | Former |
| Olin Corporation | Chief Operating Officer | Former |
| Occidental Chemical Corporation | Executive Vice President | Former |
| Monsanto Company | Senior Research Group Leader | Former |
| Occidental Chemical Corporation | Chairman | Former |
| Nexen, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| KB Home | Board Director | Former |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Board Director | Former |
| American University of Beirut | B.S. Degree In Chemistry | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | President & Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Washington Mutual, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Occidental Petroleum Corporation | Senior Executive Vice President | Former |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. | Managing Director, Investment Banking | Former |
| Premcor Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Michigan State University | PhD, Geology | Former |
| The University of Houston | M.S., Finance | Former |
| Rutgers University | B.S., Geology | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Compensation & Human Resources Committee Member | Current |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Executive Vice President, Finance | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Audit Committee Chair | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Former |
| Georgia-Pacific Corporation | Treasurer | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee Member | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Compensation & Human Resources Committee Chair | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Audit Committee Member | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee Chair | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Chancellor Emeritus | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Corporate Responsibility & Governance Committee Member | Current |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Chairman | Former |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | Board of Directors | Former |
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