HOUSTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO) has sold the majority of its aliphatic diisocyanates (ADI) assets to Bayer Corporation.
The transaction, which included Lyondell's Luxate(R) product inventories, certain intellectual properties, customer lists and contracts, was completed Dec. 31, 2001. Financial details were not disclosed.
In September, the company announced the immediate shutdown of its ADI manufacturing units at Lake Charles, LA, as well as its intention to exit the ADI business. Lyondell's ADI units represented an annual capacity of 18 million pounds.
Lyondell continues to manufacture toluene diisocyanates (TDI) at the Lake Charles manufacturing facility, which employs a workforce of approximately 480. Lyondell is currently the world's third largest TDI supplier with annual capacity in 2000 of 564 million pounds. TDI is used primarily to manufacture polyurethane foam for such products as bedding and furniture, automobile seat cushions and instrument panels.
ADI products include hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI) and isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), which are used in the manufacture of high-performance polyurethane coatings applications for industrial, automotive and home appliance applications.
Lyondell Chemical Company, (www.lyondell.com ), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is the world's largest producer of propylene oxide (PO); the world's number three supplier of TDI (toluene diisocyanate); a leading producer of propylene glycol; a leading producer of other PO derivatives such as BDO (butanediol) and PGE (propylene glycol ether); and a producer of styrene monomer and MTBE as co-products of PO production. Through its 41% interest in Equistar Chemicals, LP, Lyondell also is one of the largest producers of ethylene, propylene and polyethylene in North America and a leading producer of polypropylene, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, high value-added specialty polymers and polymeric powder. Through its 58.75% interest in LYONDELL-CITGO Refining LP, Lyondell is one of the largest refiners in the United States, processing extra heavy Venezuelan crude oil to produce gasoline, low sulfur diesel and jet fuel. Lyondell is the third largest methanol producer in the U.S., through its 75% interest in Lyondell Methanol Company, L.P.
The statements in this release relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially, based on factors including, but not limited to, future global economic conditions, technological developments, availability of capital markets, industry production capacity and operating rates, the supply/demand balance for Lyondell's and its joint ventures' products, competitive products and pricing pressures, further increases in raw material and/or energy costs, changes in governmental regulations and other risk factors. For more detailed information about the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially, please refer to Lyondell's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in March 2001, and Lyondell's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, filed in November 2001.
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