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Evidence-bound company brief · as of September 18, 2026

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. NYSE: LYB

Petrochemicals, polymers, intermediates and advanced polymer solutions

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Public materials brief.

LyondellBasell has a named closed-loop automotive example that is more useful than a generic circularity statement. In a disclosed Audi collaboration, recovered vehicle plastics were chemically recycled and recycled content equivalent to 70% of the Audi product was attributed through certified mass balance. The next decision is not to generalize that result. It is to test one grade against feedstock acceptance, allocation rules, technical data and the actual application requirement.

Public evidence shows a large polymers and chemicals system, Circulen recycled and renewable-based polymer offerings, a 2030 ambition of 800,000 tonnes of recycled and renewable-based polymers marketed or produced annually, and a first commercial-scale MoReTec unit in Wesseling, Germany. Public sources do not establish a U.S. plant-level feedstock specification, buyer commitment, or mass-balance allocation volume.

$30.153BFY2025 sales and operating revenues
800,000 t/yr2030 circular polymer ambition
50,000 t/yrMoReTec-1 design input, Germany
EvidencePlant and chain-of-custody gaps remain

Material inputs to resolve

  • Ethylene and propylene feedstocks, including naphtha and NGL-derived streams
  • Recycled and renewable feedstocks for Circulen routes
  • Additives, catalysts, packaging and process inputs

Outputs and residuals to resolve

  • Polyethylene, polypropylene, oxyfuels, intermediates and compounds
  • Pyrolysis oil and gas planned as cracker feedstock at MoReTec-1
  • Off-spec polymer, purge and process residuals are not publicly quantified by site
First decision: Start with one named polymer grade and one certified production scope. Request the mass-balance scope, TDS, COA, feedstock acceptance rules and customer application requirement before discussing a supply lane.

Control

LyondellBasell Industries N.V. is the public parent and operating company.

Products

Olefins, polyethylene, polypropylene, propylene oxide derivatives, oxyfuels, intermediates and compounding solutions.

Circularity asset

MoReTec-1 in Wesseling is a company-disclosed advanced-recycling project designed for 50,000 tonnes per year of mixed plastic waste input. A separate Audi example shows how certified mass-balance allocation can work for a defined application.

Evidence boundary

The public record is strong on company ambition and named technology, weaker on site-specific feedstock qualification and buyer-level allocation.

Decision boundary

LyondellBasell has a named closed-loop automotive example that is more useful than a generic circularity statement. In a disclosed Audi collaboration, recovered vehicle plastics were chemically recycled and recycled content equivalent to 70% of the Audi product was attributed through certified mass balance. The next decision is not to generalize that result. It is to test one grade against feedstock acceptance, allocation rules, technical data and the actual application requirement. The public record supports one bounded next move: Start with one named polymer grade and one certified production scope. Request the mass-balance scope, TDS, COA, feedstock acceptance rules and customer application requirement before discussing a supply lane. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.