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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms IDRs For Lyondell, Equistar & Millennium; Outlook Revised to Positive]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings affirms the ratings for Lyondell Chemical Company Lyondell, Equistar Chemicals L.P. Equistar, Millennium Chemicals Inc. Millennium and Millennium America Inc. following Lyondell's announcement to sell its worldwide inorganic chemicals business for $1.2 billion, including the assumption of certain liabilities directly related to the business. The transaction...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Places Lyondell and Equistar Ratings on Rating Watch Evolving]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of Lyondell Chemical Company Lyondell and Equistar Chemicals L.P. Equistar on Rating Watch Evolving following Lyondell's announcement earlier today that the auction process to sell Lyondell Citgo Refinery LP LCR was discontinued. Fitch currently rates Lyondell's and Equistar's debt as follows. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Upgrades Lyondell & Equistar; Affirms Millennium]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has upgraded the following ratings for Lyondell Chemical Company Lyondell and Equistar Chemicals L.P. Equistar:  Lyondell  --Issuer default rating IDR to 'BB-' from 'B';  --Senior secured credit facility to 'BB+' from 'BB/RR1' (RR1 subsequently withdrawn);  --Senior secured notes and debentures to 'BB+'...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2006 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carl Archer from Eckart America passes away.(people in the news)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carl Archer, a 36 year veteran of the coatings industry and a  territory sales manager for Eckart America, has passed away. Archer had  previously worked at Millennium Chemicals formerly SCM Chemicals with  positions as market manager, regional sales manager and senior sales  rep. Prior to SCM...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Millennium America Inc.'s New Sr. Secured Credit Facility 'BB+']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB+' (R1) to the new US$250 million five-year guaranteed secured bank facility of Millennium America with Millennium Inorganic Chemicals MICL, a co-borrower under the facility. This facility replaces an existing secured credit facility that was due to mature in June 2006 that was...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Revises Outlook to Positive for Lyondell & Equistar; Affs Lyondell, Equistar & Millennium Rtgs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed Lyondell Chemical Company's Lyondell senior secured credit facility rating at 'B+', Lyondell's senior secured notes at 'B+', and Lyondell's senior subordinated notes at 'B-'. Fitch has also affirmed the 'B+' rating on Equistar Chemicals L.P.'s Equistar senior secured credit facility, and the 'B-' rating...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lyondell completes its purchase.(News about companies ...)(of Millennium Chemicals)(Brief Article)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lyondell completes its purchase of Millennium Chemicals.  ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2005 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Initiates Coverage on Millennium Chemicals with 'B+' Rating; Outlook Stable]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has initiated rating coverage on Millennium Chemicals Inc.'s Millennium through the following ratings:  -- Convertible senior unsecured debentures 'B+'.  Fitch has also assigned initial ratings to Millennium America Inc. as follows:  -- Senior unsecured notes 'B+';  -- Senior secured credit facility 'BB-'....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Dec 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lyondell Chemical acquisition of Millennium gives it a Beaumont, Texas, plant.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Dan Wallach, The Beaumont Enterprise, Texas Knight  Ridder/Tribune Business News    Dec. 3--Lyondell Chemical Co.'s recent acquisition of  Millennium  Chemicals Inc. also brings a Beaumont chemical plant into  the Houston-based Lyondell's corporate portfolio.    Beaumont-based PD Glycol, a manufacturer of ethylene...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Millennium Chemicals sold; 500 Maryland workers to stay put]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4183/is_20041202/ai_n10064588]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Allaying any fears of job cuts, Lyondell Chemical Co. yesterday finalized its acquisition of Hunt Valley-based Millennium Chemicals Inc. and said there will be no layoffs or changes to the combined company's operations in Maryland.    Officials from Lyondell, which is based in Houston, said Millennium's four Maryland...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2004 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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