HOUSTON, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO) announced today that Mr. Danny W. Huff has been elected to the Company's Board of Directors.

Mr. Huff, 52, is Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, for Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers of tissue, packaging, paper, building products, pulp and related chemicals. With 2002 annual sales of more than $23 billion, the company employs approximately 61,000 people at 400 locations in North America and Europe.

Mr. Huff has held various financial positions with G-P since 1979. Prior to joining Georgia-Pacific, Mr. Huff was with KMG Peat Marwick. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Georgia State University. Mr. Huff is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executives Institute, and serves as Trustee for the Georgia State University Foundation.

"We are pleased to welcome Mr. Huff to Lyondell's Board of Directors," said Dr. William T. Butler, Chairman of the Board of Lyondell and Chancellor of Baylor College of Medicine. "He brings a wealth of financial experience, and is a valuable addition to the Board."

Lyondell Chemical Company, (www.lyondell.com ), headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading producer of: propylene oxide (PO); PO derivatives, including toluene diisocyanate (TDI), propylene glycol (PG), butanediol (BDO) and propylene glycol ether (PGE); and styrene monomer and MTBE as co-products of PO production. Through its 70.5% 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 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.

SOURCE Lyondell Chemical Company