HOUSTON, Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO) announced the following schedule and contact information for its third-quarter earnings release and teleconference:

Earnings Release: October 31, 2002
8:30 a.m. Eastern Time
By PR Newswire distribution and Lyondell web site at
www.lyondell.com .

Teleconference: October 31, 2002
11 a.m. Eastern Time
Hosted by Doug Pike, Director, Investor Relations, and
Kevin DeNicola, Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer.
Listen-only mode via telephone and Internet broadcast
on Lyondell's web site at www.lyondell.com or

http://www.firstcallevents.com/service/ajwz366506284gf12.html .

Dial-In Numbers: U.S. Toll Free: 888-820-8951
International: 212-547-0138
Please call 10 to 15 minutes before the scheduled
start of the teleconference. Pass code: Lyondell

Web Replay: Will be available at 1 p.m. ET on October 31 at
www.lyondell.com .

Telephone Replay: Will be available from 1 p.m. ET October 31 to
5 p.m. ET November 8. The dial-in numbers are:
United States: 800-879-7371, Pass Code 5549
International: 402-220-5388, Pass Code 5549

(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp , and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. The RealPlayer software, downloadable free from www.real.com/products/player/index.html , and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webcastsupport@tfprn.com .)
MAKE YOUR OPINION COUNT - Click Here
http://tbutton.prnewswire.com/prn/11690X73748327

SOURCE Lyondell Chemical Company

-0- 10/02/2002

/CONTACT: media, Anne M. Knisely, +1-713-309-2643, or investors, Douglas J. Pike, +1-713-309-7141, both of Lyondell Chemical Company/

/Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000921/LYOLOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, +1-888-776-6555 or +1-212-782-2840/

(LYO)

CO: Lyondell Chemical Company

ST: Texas

IN: CHM

SU: CCA MAV

KA-AP

-- DATU001 --

7403 10/29/2002 08:04 EST http://www.prnewswire.com