Teleconference Schedule

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 .)

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SOURCE??Lyondell Chemical Company

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

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CO:??Lyondell Chemical Company
ST:??Texas
IN:??CHM
SU:??CCA MAV

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