name: LyondellBasell
description: |-
  LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world's largest
  producers of polymers and plastic resins, including polyethylene, polypropylene,
  and specialty polyolefins such as Catalloy and Polybutene-1. The company also
  produces chemicals, fuels, polyolefin process technology, and advanced polymer
  solutions, and operates a Circular & Low Carbon Solutions (CLCS) business
  marketing CirculenRecover and CirculenRenew recycled and renewable polymers.

  LyondellBasell has no public developer program, no API documentation, and no
  source code published in its (empty) GitHub organization. In January 2025 the
  company began the permanent closure of its Houston Refining facility — the
  263,776 bpd, full-conversion plant that was the first refinery on the Houston
  Ship Channel when it opened in 1918 — eliminating more than 400 jobs and
  exiting the refining business entirely. Profiled as a Tier 3 industrial /
  no-APIs provider for portfolio completeness.
image: https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/lyondellbasell
url: https://github.com/api-evangelist/lyondellbasell
created: 2026-05-23
modified: 2026-05-23
specificationVersion: "0.20"
tags:
  - Petrochemicals
  - Polymers
  - Polyolefins
  - Polyethylene
  - Polypropylene
  - Chemicals
  - Plastics
  - Refining
  - Industrial
  - Sustainability
  - Recycled Plastics
  - No APIs
apis: []
common:
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/lyondellbasell-domain-security.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.lyondellbasell.com
  - type: AboutUs
    url: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/about-us/
  - type: ProductsAndTechnology
    url: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/products-technology/
  - type: NewsAndEvents
    url: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/news-events/
  - type: InvestorRelations
    url: https://investors.lyondellbasell.com/overview/
  - type: Sustainability
    url: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/sustainability/
  - type: Careers
    url: https://www.lyondellbasell.com/en/careers/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/LyondellBasell
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lyondellbasell/
  - type: StockTicker
    url: https://www.nyse.com/quote/XNYS:LYB
  - type: SECFilings
    url: https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001489393
x-common:
  - type: x-ticker
    value: "NYSE: LYB"
  - type: x-cik
    value: "0001489393"
  - type: x-employee-count
    value: "~19,000"
  - type: x-headquarters
    value: "Houston, Texas (US) / Rotterdam, Netherlands (registered office)"
  - type: x-business-segments
    value: |-
      Olefins & Polyolefins — Americas; Olefins & Polyolefins — Europe, Asia,
      International (EAI); Intermediates & Derivatives (I&D); Advanced Polymer
      Solutions (APS); Refining (winding down 2025); Technology (process
      licensing — Spheripol, Spherizone, Hostalen ACP, Lupotech)
  - type: x-key-products
    value: |-
      Polyethylene (HDPE/LDPE/LLDPE), polypropylene (homopolymer/impact/random),
      Catalloy, Polybutene-1, propylene oxide and derivatives (PO/SM, PO/TBA),
      ETBE, MTBE, acetyls, oxyfuels, ethylene, propylene, CirculenRecover and
      CirculenRenew sustainable polymers, engineered compounds and specialty powders
  - type: x-houston-refinery-shutdown
    value: |-
      Cessation of operations at the Houston Refining facility (capacity
      263,776 bpd, full-conversion heavy/high-sulfur crude) announced in 2023;
      ramp-down began January 2025; operations ceased February 2025; 400+
      employees laid off. Plant originally commissioned 1918 — first refinery
      on the Houston Ship Channel — closure marks LyondellBasell's exit from
      the refining business.
  - type: x-developer-program
    value: "None — no public APIs, no developer portal, no SDKs, no documentation"
  - type: x-github-status
    value: "Organization exists at github.com/LyondellBasell but has 0 public repositories"
  - type: x-tagline
    value: "Solutions for a better tomorrow"
  - type: x-mission
    value: "Creating solutions for everyday sustainable living"
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com