HOUSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Lyondell Chemical Company (NYSE: LYO) announced that Eugene R. Allspach, Executive Vice President of Lyondell and President and Chief Operating Officer of Equistar Chemicals, LP, in which Lyondell has a 41 percent equity interest, will address chemical industry analysts at the following event:

     Analysts Conference:  Merrill Lynch Chemicals Conference in New York
                           Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time

     Web Site Access:      The slides will be available at the time of the
                           presentation and afterwards at www.lyondell.com,
                           investor relations - presentations section.

SOURCE Lyondell Chemical Company
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CONTACT: media, Marvin Brown, 713-309-2643, or investors, Investor Relations, 713-652-4590, both of Lyondell Chemical Company
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