LyondellBasell Reports Third-Quarter 2012 Results and Announces $2.75 per share Special Dividend

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Third-Quarter 2012 Highlights

  • $851 million income from continuing operations or $1.47 diluted earnings per share
  • Third-quarter EBITDA of $1,565 million
  • Olefins margins in North America remain robust; approximately 85 percent of ethylene production sourced from natural gas liquids (NGLs)
  • Intermediates and Derivatives achieved record performance
  • Announced $2.75 per share special dividend in addition to the regular $0.40 per share interim dividend
  • LyondellBasell joins S&P 500 index

LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE: LYB) today announced earnings for the third quarter 2012 of $851 million, or $1.47 per share. Third-quarter 2012 EBITDA was $1,565 million, inclusive of a $71 million reversal of a non-cash, lower of cost or market inventory valuation adjustment recognized in the second quarter 2012.

Comparisons with the prior quarter and third quarter 2011 are shown below:

Table 1 - Earnings Summary(a)



Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended



September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data)

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Sales and other operating revenues

$11,273

$11,248

$12,516

$34,255

$37,202

Net income(a)

844

768

895

2,211

2,358

Income from continuing operations

851

768

912

2,213

2,445

Diluted earnings per share (U.S. dollars):







Net income(b)

1.46

1.33

1.51

3.83

4.12


Income from continuing operations

1.47

1.33

1.54

3.83

4.27

Diluted share count (millions)

577

577

575

577

570

EBITDA(c)

1,565

1,774

1,806

4,567

4,819

EBITDA excluding LCM inventory

      valuation adjustments

1,494

1,845

1,806

4,567

4,819








(a) Includes net loss attributable to non-controlling interests and loss from discontinued operations, net of tax. See Table 11.

(b) Includes diluted loss per share attributable to discontinued operations.

(c) See the end of this release for an explanation of the Company's use of EBITDA and Table 9 for reconciliations of EBITDA to income from continuing operations.

Net income in the third quarter 2012 increased from the second quarter 2012 as a result of lower interest and financing charges. Third quarter 2012 EBITDA was lower than the second quarter 2012, primarily due to lower margins in European olefins. Second quarter 2012 results included $100 million from a hurricane insurance settlement. Results also reflect the following charges and benefits:

Table 2 - Charges (Benefits) Included in Income from Continuing Operations









Three Months Ended

Nine Months

Ended


September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars (except share data)

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Pretax charges (benefits):







Charges and premiums related

    to repayment of debt

$ - -

$329

$ - -

$329

$12


Reorganization items

- -

- -

- -

(5)

30


Corporate restructurings

- -

- -

14

- -

75


Impairments

- -

- -

19

22

23


Sale of precious metals

- -

- -

- -

- -

(41)


Warrants - mark to market

- -

- -

(22)

10

31


Insurance settlement

- -

(100)

- -

(100)

(34)


Legal recovery

(24)

- -

- -

(24)

- -


Environmental accruals

- -

- -

- -

- -

16


Asset retirement obligation

- -

- -

10

- -

10


Lower of cost or market

    inventory adjustment

(71)

71

- -

- -

- -

Total pretax charges (benefits)

(95)

300

21

232

122

Provision for (benefit from) income

    tax related to these items

35

(109)

(5)

(79)

(15)

After-tax effect of net charges (credits)

($60)

$191

$16

$153

$107

Effect on diluted earnings per share

$0.11

($0.33)

($0.03)

($0.25)

($0.18)

"LyondellBasell continues to perform strongly in a volatile economic environment. We are pleased with the third quarter and year-to-date results as the company advances its strategy. Although the outlook for the global economy is uncertain, we remain focused on safe and reliable operations, continuously improving our cost structure and disciplined growth. Our robust cash generation has allowed us to further reward shareholders through our regular interim dividend of $0.40 per share plus a special dividend of $2.75 per share. The company's dramatic financial improvement over the last couple of years and our significant position within the chemical industry were acknowledged by our recent inclusion in the S&P 500 index," said Jim Gallogly, LyondellBasell Chief Executive Officer. 

"During the third quarter, our segments generally performed well, and results were consistent with their specific business environments and geographic exposures. Our olefins and polyolefins business in North America continues to provide excellent results. In addition to stable NGL price trends throughout the third quarter, our olefins plants utilization exceeded 100 percent of nameplate capacity.  The olefins and polyolefins segment results for Europe, Asia and International (EAI) reflected weak European economic conditions; however, polyolefin sales volumes improved versus the second quarter. Our Intermediates and Derivatives business continues to demonstrate steady performance with exceptional third-quarter oxyfuels results. Refining margins improved in line with the change in industry spreads, but operating limitations at the Houston refinery during the quarter impacted crude processing rates," Gallogly said. "Our previously-announced growth projects remain on schedule. We have initiated a review of additional olefins debottleneck projects targeted to capitalize on the advantage of favorable North American NGL prices," Gallogly indicated. 

OUTLOOK

"We have historically experienced a fourth quarter seasonal slowdown in certain of our segments.   While we expect this to recur, we do not expect a slowdown of the severity experienced in 2011," Gallogly said.

"In North America olefins, we believe that margins will remain strong as fundamental drivers remain intact. We do not expect to see the rapid increase in ethane prices experienced in 2011. Conversely, we expect European olefins and polyolefin results to remain weak in the fourth quarter. However, the differentiated areas of Olefins and Polyolefins – EAI, including polypropylene compounding and joint ventures, are expected to remain steady. Thus far in the quarter, Intermediates and Derivatives segment margins have held firm except oxyfuel margins, which have seasonally declined.  We have one of our German crackers and a U.S. PO/TBA plant finishing turnarounds during the quarter. The Houston refinery is currently operating at normal rates," Gallogly added.

LYONDELLBASELL BUSINESS RESULTS DISCUSSION BY REPORTING SEGMENT

LyondellBasell operates in five business segments: 1) Olefins and Polyolefins – Americas; 2) Olefins and Polyolefins –EAI; 3) Intermediates and Derivatives; 4) Refining; and 5) Technology.

Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas (O&P-Americas) – The primary products of this segment include ethylene and its co-products (propylene, butadiene and benzene), polyethylene, polypropylene and Catalloy process resins. 


Table 3 - O&P–Americas Financial Overview



Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended



September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Operating income

$738

$700

$598

$1,957

$1,527

EBITDA

820

776

672

2,194

1,733

EBITDA excluding LCM inventory

  valuation adjustments

749

847

672

2,194

1,733

Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended June 30, 2012 – O&P-Americas segment EBITDA increased $44 million in the third quarter 2012 versus the second quarter 2012. Excluding the second quarter 2012 hurricane insurance settlement of $29 million and the impact of the $71 million non-cash lower of cost or market (LCM) reversal in the third quarter 2012 to offset the second quarter 2012 LCM inventory valuation charge, underlying EBITDA declined by $69 million. Compared to the prior period, underlying olefins results decreased primarily due to a decline in margins resulting from lower ethylene and co-products prices from naphtha cracking. Ethylene production volume increased as our olefins plants utilization exceeded 100 percent of nameplate capacity. Combined polyolefin results decreased by approximately $25 million from the second quarter 2012 primarily due to lower margins. Polyolefin sales volumes increased approximately 7 percent from the prior quarter. During the third quarter, the segment received $10 million in dividends from the Indelpro joint venture.

Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended September 30, 2011 – O&P-Americas results increased $148 million in the third quarter 2012 versus the third quarter 2011.  Excluding the impact of the $71 million non-cash LCM reversal in the third quarter 2012 which offset the prior quarter LCM inventory valuation charge, underlying EBITDA increased by $77 million compared to the same period in 2011.  Olefins results increased approximately $30 million compared to the prior year period as a result of higher olefins sales more than offsetting a 2 cents per pound decline in margin.  Combined polyolefin results improved by approximately $50 million primarily due to improved polyethylene margins. The segment received $10 million in dividends from its Indelpro joint venture in the third quarters of 2012 and 2011.

Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International (O&P-EAI) – The primary products of this segment include ethylene and its co-products (propylene and butadiene), polyethylene, polypropylene, global polypropylene compounds, Catalloy process resins and Polybutene-1 resins. 

Table 4 - O&P–EAI Financial Overview


Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended


September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Operating income

$15

$203

$130

$221

$508

EBITDA

75

335

247

511

849







Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended June 30, 2012 – O&P-EAI segment EBITDA decreased $260 million in the third quarter 2012 versus the second quarter 2012. Olefins results decreased approximately $210 million from the second quarter 2012, returning the business to approximately breakeven performance which is more reflective of the prevailing industry and economic environment than the strong second quarter results. Olefins production volumes declined in the third quarter 2012 due to a turnaround at Wesseling, Germany. Combined polyolefin results increased approximately $10 million compared to the second quarter primarily driven by approximately a 20 percent increase in polypropylene sales volumes. Polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results increased approximately $20 million from the second quarter 2012 mainly driven by margins improvement.  The segment did not receive any joint venture dividends in the third quarter 2012 compared to $59 million in the second quarter.

Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended September 30, 2011 – O&P-EAI segment EBITDA declined $172 million versus the third quarter 2011. Olefins results declined by approximately $140 million, primarily as a result of lower margins. Production volume was lower in the third quarter 2012 versus the corresponding period in 2011 due to a turnaround at Wesseling, Germany. Polyolefin results increased by approximately $15 million primarily as a result of higher polypropylene margins in the third quarter 2012. Polypropylene compounds and polybutene-1 results were approximately $15 million higher than the prior year due to higher margins. The third quarter in 2011 included $45 million related to dividend payments from joint ventures.

Intermediates and Derivatives (I&D) – The primary products of this segment include propylene oxide (PO) and its co-products (styrene monomer, tertiary butyl alcohol (TBA), isobutylene and tertiary butyl hydroperoxide), and derivatives (propylene glycol, propylene glycol ethers and butanediol), acetyls, ethylene oxide and its derivatives, and oxyfuels.  

Table 5 - I&D Financial Overview


Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended


September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Operating income

$424

$390

$368

$1,184

$971

EBITDA

475

455

417

1,348

1,157







Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended June 30, 2012 I&D segment EBITDA increased $20 million versus the second quarter 2012. Results for PO, PO derivatives, and intermediate chemicals were relatively unchanged. Oxyfuels results increased by approximately $60 million, driven by higher sales volumes and stronger margins in the third quarter 2012 compared to the prior period. Oxyfuels margins gained strength as the crude oil-to-natural gas spread expanded in the third quarter 2012. Second quarter 2012 EBITDA included an $18 million insurance settlement and $14 million of dividends from our Asian PO joint ventures.

Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended September 30, 2011 – I&D EBITDA increased $58 million compared to the third quarter 2011.  Intermediate chemicals results decreased approximately $30 million versus the prior year period mainly due to lower margins in the derivatives businesses. The third quarter 2011 prices benefitted from several competitor outages. Oxyfuels results improved approximately $80 million in the 2012 period primarily as a result of stronger margins. 

Refining – The primary products of this segment include gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil, jet fuel, and petrochemical raw materials.

Table 6 - Refining Financial Overview


Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended


September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Operating income

$114

$124

$390

$248

$806

EBITDA

150

161

427

359

910







Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended June 30, 2012 – Refining segment EBITDA decreased $11 million versus the second quarter 2012. The Houston refinery operated at 240,000 barrels per day, down 27,000 barrels per day from the prior quarter due to a reduction in throughput resulting from certain operating limitations. The Maya 2-1-1 benchmark crack spread increased $3.49 per barrel to $26.65 per barrel in the third quarter 2012. Relative to the benchmark spread, results continue to be negatively impacted from depressed by-product values such as petroleum coke and various natural gas-based products. The refining segment benefitted in the third quarter from $24 million of restitution related to a former employee's fraudulent activities and in the second quarter from $53 million related to a hurricane insurance settlement.

Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended September 30, 2011 – Refining segment EBITDA decreased $277 million versus the third quarter 2011 due to fewer opportunities to purchase discounted crude oils, reduced by-product values, and a 29,000 barrels-per-day throughput decline. Throughput decline negatively impacted the third quarter 2012 by approximately $25 million while lower by-products values, such as petroleum coke and various natural gas based products, had a negative impact of approximately $90 million. The refining segment also benefitted from $24 million of restitution in the third quarter 2012 related to a former employee's fraudulent activities.

Technology – The principal products of the Technology segment include polyolefin catalysts and production process technology licenses and related services.







Table 7 - Technology Financial Overview



Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended



September 30,

June 30,

September 30,

September 30,

Millions of U.S. dollars

2012

2012

2011

2012

2011

Operating income

$31

$30

$7

$99

$96

EBITDA

48

49

45

154

178








Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended June 30, 2012 – Results were relatively unchanged.

Three months ended September 30, 2012 versus three months ended September 30, 2011 – Results were relatively unchanged.

Liquidity

Company liquidity, defined as cash and cash equivalents plus funds available through established lines of credit, was approximately $6.8 billion on Sept. 30, 2012.  The company's cash balance was approximately $3.5 billion on Sept. 30, 2012.

Capital Spending

Capital expenditures, including maintenance turnarounds, catalyst and information technology-related expenditures, were $267 million in the third quarter 2012.

CONFERENCE CALL

LyondellBasell will host a conference call and webcast to discuss these results today at 11 a.m. ET.  Participating on the call will be Chief Executive Officer Jim Gallogly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Karyn Ovelmen, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Transactions Sergey Vasnetsov, and Vice President of Investor Relations Doug Pike.

The toll-free dial-in number in the U.S. is 800-369-1609.  For international numbers, please go to the company website, www.lyondellbasell.com/teleconference, for a complete listing of toll-free numbers by country.  The pass code for all numbers is 4807902.

A replay of the call will be available from 2 p.m. ET Oct. 26 until 11 p.m. ET on Nov. 26.  The replay dial-in numbers are 800-839-5569 (U.S.) and +1 402-998-1150 (international). The pass code for each is 9511. The slides that accompany the call will be available at http://www.lyondellbasell.com/earnings.

ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL

LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the world's largest plastics, chemical and refining companies and a member of the S&P 500 Index.  LyondellBasell (www.lyondellbasell.com) manufactures products at 58 sites in 18 countries. LyondellBasell products and technologies are used to make items that improve the quality of life for people around the world including packaging, electronics, automotive parts, home furnishings, construction materials and biofuels. 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

The statements in this release and the related teleconference relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of management which are believed to be reasonable at the time made and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially based on factors including, but not limited to, the business cyclicality of the chemical, polymers and refining industries; the availability, cost and price volatility of raw materials and utilities, particularly the cost of oil, natural gas, and associated natural gas liquids; competitive product and pricing pressures; labor conditions; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; operating interruptions (including leaks, explosions, fires, weather-related incidents, mechanical failure, unscheduled downtime, supplier disruptions, labor shortages, strikes, work stoppages or other labor difficulties, transportation interruptions, spills and releases and other environmental risks); the supply/demand balances for our and our joint ventures' products, and the related effects of industry production capacities and operating rates; our ability to achieve expected cost savings and other synergies; legal and environmental proceedings; tax rulings, consequences or proceedings; technological developments, and our ability to develop new products and process technologies; potential governmental regulatory actions; political unrest and terrorist acts; risks and uncertainties posed by international operations, including foreign currency fluctuations; and our ability to comply with debt covenants and service our debt.  Additional factors that could cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the "Risk Factors" section of our Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2011, which can be found at www.lyondellbasell.com on the Investor Relations page and on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.

NON-GAAP MEASURES

This release makes reference to certain "non-GAAP" financial measures as defined in Regulation G of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  We report our financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, but believe that certain non-GAAP financial measures provide useful supplemental information to investors regarding the underlying business trends and performance of the company's ongoing operations and are useful for period-over-period comparisons of such operations. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered as a supplement to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

We have included EBITDA in this press release. EBITDA, as presented herein, may not be comparable to a similarly titled measure reported by other companies due to differences in the way the measure is calculated. For purposes of this release, EBITDA means net income before net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, reorganization items, income from equity investments, net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests plus joint venture dividends, as adjusted for other items management does not believe are indicative of the Company's underlying results of operations such as impairment charges, asset retirement obligations and the effect of mark-to-market accounting on our warrants. The specific items for which EBITDA is adjusted in each applicable reporting period may only be relevant in certain periods and are disclosed in the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures table. EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to profit or operating profit for any period as an indicator of our performance, or as alternatives to operating cash flows as a measure of our liquidity. 

Quantitative reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures are provided in Table 9 at the end of this release.

OTHER FINANCIAL MEASURE PRESENTATION NOTES

This release contains time sensitive information that is accurate only as of the time hereof. Information contained in this release is unaudited and subject to change. LyondellBasell undertakes no obligation to update the information presented herein except to the extent required by law.


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Table 8 - Reconciliation of Segment Information to Consolidated Financial Information





































2011 


2012


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


Q3


YTD


Sales and other operating revenues:  





























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

3,572


$

4,010


$

3,875


$

3,423


$

14,880


$

3,349


$

3,283


$

3,217


$

9,849



Olefins & Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International


3,988



4,292



3,954



3,357



15,591



3,898



3,575



3,448



10,921



Intermediates & Derivatives


2,331



2,536



2,491



2,142



9,500



2,485



2,285



2,637



7,407



Refining


2,867



3,996



3,955



2,888



13,706



3,203



3,496



3,272



9,971



Technology


139



126



129



112



506



119



115



124



358



Other/elims


(1,517)



(1,654)



(1,888)



(941)



(6,000)



(1,320)



(1,506)



(1,425)



(4,251)




Continuing Operations

$

11,380


$

13,306


$

12,516


$

10,981


$

48,183


$

11,734


$

11,248


$

11,273


$

34,255




Discontinued Operations

$

872


$

736


$

781


$

463


$

2,852


$

145


$

42


$

56


$

243


Operating income (loss):  





























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

421


$

508


$

598


$

328


$

1,855


$

519


$

700


$

738


$

1,957



Olefins & Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International


175



203



130



(73)



435



3



203



15



221



Intermediates & Derivatives


276



327



368



185



1,156



370



390



424



1,184



Refining


158



258



390



3



809



10



124



114



248



Technology


66



23



7



11



107



38



30



31



99



Other


(1)



(9)



- -



(15)



(25)



- -



2



6



8




Continuing Operations

$

1,095


$

1,310


$

1,493


$

439


$

4,337


$

940


$

1,449


$

1,328


$

3,717




Discontinued Operations

$

(30)


$

(45)


$

(26)


$

(238)


$

(339)


$

6


$

(15)


$

(8)


$

(17)


Depreciation and amortization:





























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

58


$

59


$

64


$

65


$

246


$

65


$

71


$

69


$

205



Olefins & Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International


57



66



69



70



262



69



69



63



201



Intermediates & Derivatives


44



48



46



48



186



47



48



49



144



Refining


32



35



37



49



153



38



37



36



111



Technology


24



16



21



23



84



18



19



18



55



Other


- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



1



1




Continuing Operations

$

215


$

224


$

237


$

255


$

931


$

237


$

244


$

236


$

717




Discontinued Operations

$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


EBITDA: (a)





























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

484


$

577


$

672


$

407


$

2,140


$

598


$

776


$

820


$

2,194



Olefins & Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International


329



273



247



45



894



101



335



75



511



Intermediates & Derivatives


321



419



417



235



1,392



418



455



475



1,348



Refining


190



293



427



67



977



48



161



150



359



Technology


91



42



45



36



214



57



49



48



154



Other


5



(11)



(2)



(24)



(32)



6



(2)



(3)



1




Continuing Operations

$

1,420


$

1,593


$

1,806


$

766


$

5,585


$

1,228


$

1,774


$

1,565


$

4,567




Discontinued Operations

$

(18)


$

(40)


$

(18)


$

(230)


$

(306)


$

8


$

(15)


$

(9)


$

(16)


Capital, turnarounds and IT deferred  





























spending:  





























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

66


$

138


$

149


$

72


$

425


$

102


$

135


$

126


$

363



Olefins & Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International


42



37



46



110



235



60



39



60



159



Intermediates & Derivatives


5



15



26



55



101



18



24



44



86



Refining


96



49



45



34



224



38



27



24



89



Technology


7



3



8



8



26



9



8



12



29



Other


1



10



- -



6



17



2



3



1



6




Total   


217



252



274



285



1,028



229



236



267



732



Deferred charges included above


(1)



- -



(2)



(4)



(7)



(1)



(3)



(1)



(5)




Continuing Operations

$

216


$

252


$

272


$

281


$

1,021


$

228


$

233


$

266


$

727




Discontinued Operations

$

5


$

9


$

7


$

8


$

29


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -































































(a) See Table 9 for a reconciliation of total EBITDA to income from continuing operations. 



Table 9 - Reconciliation of EBITDA to Income from Continuing Operations





































2011 


2012


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


Q3


YTD


Segment EBITDA:





























Olefins & Polyolefins - Americas

$

484


$

577


$

672


$

407


$

2,140


$

598


$

776


$

820


$

2,194



Olefins & Polyolefins - Europe, Asia,  






























International


329



273



247



45



894



101



335



75



511



Intermediates & Derivatives


321



419



417



235



1,392



418



455



475



1,348



Refining


190



293



427



67



977



48



161



150



359



Technology


91



42



45



36



214



57



49



48



154



Other


5



(11)



(2)



(24)



(32)



6



(2)



(3)



1


Total EBITDA


1,420



1,593



1,806



766



5,585



1,228



1,774



1,565



4,567


Adjustments to EBITDA:





























Legal recovery


- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



(24)



(24)



Lower of cost or market inventory  






























adjustment


- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



- -



71



(71)



- -



Sale of precious metals


- -



(41)



- -



- -



(41)



- -



- -



- -



- -



Corporate restructurings


- -



61



14



18



93



- -



- -



- -



- -



Environmental accruals


- -



16



- -



- -



16



- -



- -



- -



- -



Settlement related to Houston refinery  






























crane incident


- -



- -



- -



(15)



(15)



- -



- -



- -



- -



Insurance settlement


(34)



- -



- -



- -



(34)



- -



(100)



- -



(100)


Total Adjusted EBITDA


1,386



1,629



1,820



769



5,604



1,228



1,745



1,470



4,443


Add:  





























Income from equity investments


58



73



52



33



216



46



27



32



105


Deduct:  





























Adjustments to EBITDA


34



(36)



(14)



(3)



(19)



- -



29



95



124



Depreciation and amortization  


(215)



(224)



(237)



(255)



(931)



(237)



(244)



(236)



(717)



Impairment charges


- -



(4)



(19)



- -



(23)



(22)



- -



- -



(22)



Asset retirement obligation


- -



- -



(10)



- -



(10)



- -



- -



- -



- -



Reorganization items


(2)



(28)



- -



(15)



(45)



5



(1)



- -



4



Interest expense, net


(155)



(164)



(146)



(542)



(1,007)



(95)



(409)



(67)



(571)



Joint venture dividends received


(96)



(11)



(55)



(44)



(206)



(14)



(73)



(10)



(97)



Provision for income taxes


(263)



(388)



(506)



98



(1,059)



(301)



(306)



(435)



(1,042)



Non-controlling interests


(3)



(1)



- -



(3)



(7)



(1)



(2)



(2)



(5)



Fair value change in warrants


(59)



6



22



(6)



(37)



(10)



- -



(1)



(11)



Other


(3)



(1)



5



(5)



(4)



(5)



2



5



2


Income from continuing operations


682



851



912



27



2,472



594



768



851



2,213



Adjustments to EBITDA


(34)



36



14



3



19



- -



(29)



(95)



(124)



Premiums and charges on early  






























repayment of debt


- -



12



- -



431



443



- -



329



- -



329



Reorganization items


2



28



- -



15



45



(5)



- -



- -



(5)



Asset retirement obligation


- -



- -



10



- -



10



- -



- -



- -



- -



Fair value change in warrants


59



(6)



(22)



6



37



10



- -



- -



10



Impairment charges


- -



4



19



- -



23



22



- -



- -



22



Tax impact of net income (loss)  






























adjustments


11



(21)



(5)



(154)



(169)



(5)



(109)



35



(79)


Adjusted income from continuing operations

$

720


$

904


$

928


$

328


$

2,880


$

616


$

959


$

791


$

2,366


Earnings (loss) per share:





























Diluted earnings per share –






























continuing operations

$

1.19


$

1.46


$

1.54


$

0.05


$

4.32


$

1.03


$

1.33


$

1.47


$

3.83



Adjustments to continuing operations


0.07



0.09



0.03



0.52



0.69



0.04



0.32



(0.11)



0.25



Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$

1.26


$

1.55


$

1.57


$

0.57


$

5.01


$

1.07


$

1.65


$

1.36


$

4.08

































































 

Table 10 - Selected Segment Operating Information




























2011


2012






Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


YTD


Q1


Q2


Q3


YTD


Olefins and Polyolefins - Americas




















Volumes (million pounds)





















Ethylene produced

2,089


1,929


2,134


2,201


8,353


1,988


2,134


2,401


6,523




Propylene produced

769


556


838


744


2,907


533


615


633


1,781




Polyethylene sold

1,405


1,377


1,368


1,343


5,493


1,448


1,316


1,434


4,198




Polypropylene sold

585


611


635


640


2,471


650


634


651


1,935



Benchmark Market Prices





















West Texas Intermediate crude oil (USD






















per barrel)

94.60


102.34


89.54


94.06


95.11


103.03


93.35


92.20


96.16




Light Louisiana Sweet ("LLS") crude oil (USD






















per barrel)

107.83


118.34


112.46


110.81


112.40


119.85


108.24


109.36


112.44




Natural gas (USD per million BTUs)

4.19


4.43


4.31


3.64


4.14


2.65


2.33


2.92


2.63




U.S. weighted average cost of ethylene production






















(cents/pound)

32.6


33.8


34.3


41.6


35.6


28.5


18.4


19.7


22.2




U.S. ethylene (cents/pound)

49.3


57.5


55.8


54.4


54.3


54.9


46.9


45.4


49.1




U.S. polyethylene [high density] (cents/pound)

61.7


68.7


63.0


59.7


63.3


67.0


63.0


59.3


63.1




U.S. propylene (cents/pound)

71.7


87.3


76.5


57.8


73.3


67.2


64.2


49.8


60.4




U.S. polypropylene [homopolymer] (cents/pound)

89.3


99.7


90.2


70.7


87.5


81.2


76.7


63.8


73.9
























Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, International




















Volumes (million pounds)





















Ethylene produced

997


999


926


807


3,729


947


930


802


2,679




Propylene produced

608


631


560


487


2,286


577


562


493


1,631




Polyethylene sold

1,305


1,279


1,349


1,210


5,143


1,316


1,137


1,253


3,706




Polypropylene sold

1,551


1,494


1,489


1,543


6,077


1,541


1,337


1,633


4,511



Benchmark Market Prices





















Western Europe weighted average cost of ethylene






















production (€0.01 per pound)

34.7


35.4


37.3


38.5


36.5


45.4


31.7


39.6


38.9




Western Europe ethylene (€0.01 per pound)

52.0


54.7


50.3


49.7


51.7


55.1


58.6


53.1


55.6




Western Europe polyethylene [high density] (€0.01






















per pound)

55.9


59.3


54.0


52.5


55.4


58.6


60.9


57.2


58.9




Western Europe propylene (€0.01 per pound)

50.8


55.3


50.2


46.5


50.7


50.1


54.1


47.6


50.6




Western Europe polypropylene [homopolymer] (€0.01






















per pound)

61.3


63.8


57.0


53.0


58.8


57.9


60.4


56.1


58.1























Intermediates and Derivatives




















Volumes (million pounds)





















Propylene oxide and derivatives

838


791


758


716


3,103


828


800


833


2,461




Ethylene oxide and derivatives

288


277


281


254


1,100


312


275


311


898




Styrene monomer

852


817


714


682


3,065


704


678


798


2,180




Acetyls

439


417


411


370


1,637


489


444


499


1,433




TBA Intermediates

485


459


433


418


1,795


462


448


441


1,351



Volumes (million gallons)





















MTBE/ETBE

191


195


227


205


818


205


189


256


650



Benchmark Market Margins





















MTBE - Northwest Europe (cents per gallon)

58.9


92.7


94.1


87.0


83.1


125.1


122.0


149.9


132.5






















Refining




















Volumes





















Heavy crude oil processing rate (thousands of






















barrels per day)

258


263


269


262


263


259


267


240


255



Benchmark Market Margins





















Light crude oil - 2-1-1

6.00


10.28


9.54


5.26


7.80


9.34


14.04


14.71


12.71




Light crude oil - Maya differential

17.87


15.50


13.99


7.45


13.76


10.81


9.12


11.94


10.56












































Note - Benchmark market prices for U.S. and Western Europe polyethylene and polypropylene reflect discounted prices. 























Source: IHS, Bloomberg, LyondellBasell Industries



 

Table 11 - Unaudited Income Statement Information





































2011


2012


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1


Q2


Q3


Q4


Total


Q1


Q2


Q3


YTD


Sales and other operating





























revenues

$

11,380


$

13,306


$

12,516


$

10,981


$

48,183


$

11,734


$

11,248


$

11,273


$

34,255


Cost of sales


10,037



11,704



10,734



10,257



42,732



10,532



9,561



9,670



29,763


Selling, general and 





























administrative expenses


215



236



236



231



918



223



201



236



660


Research and development





























expenses


33



56



53



54



196



39



37



39



115



Operating income


1,095



1,310



1,493



439



4,337



940



1,449



1,328



3,717


Income from equity investments


58



73



52



33



216



46



27



32



105


Interest expense, net


(156)



(163)



(146)



(542)



(1,007)



(95)



(409)



(67)



(571)


Other income (expense), net


(50)



47



19



14



30



(1)



8



(7)



- -



Income before income taxes 






























and reorganization items


947



1,267



1,418



(56)



3,576



890



1,075



1,286



3,251


Reorganization items


(2)



(28)



- -



(15)



(45)



5



(1)



- -



4



Income (loss) before taxes


945



1,239



1,418



(71)



3,531



895



1,074



1,286



3,255


Provision for (benefit from)





























income taxes


263



388



506



(98)



1,059



301



306



435



1,042


Income from continuing





























operations


682



851



912



27



2,472



594



768



851



2,213


Income (loss) from discontinued





























operations, net of tax


(22)



(48)



(17)



(245)



(332)



5



- -



(7)



(2)


Net income (loss)


660



803



895



(218)



2,140



599



768



844



2,211


Net loss attributable to





























non-controlling interests


3



1



- -



3



7



1



2



2



5


Net income (loss) attributable to





























the Company shareholders

$

663


$

804


$

895


$

(215)


$

2,147


$

600


$

770


$

846


$

2,216































































































































 

Table 12 - Unaudited Cash Flow Information





































2011 


2012


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

Q1



Q2



Q3



Q4



Total


Q1



Q2



Q3



YTD


Net cash provided by  





























operating activities

$

221


$

1,026


$

1,531


$

91


$

2,869


$

921


$

509


$

2,047


$

3,477

































Net cash used in  





























investing activities


(216)



(435)



(320)



(50)



(1,021)



(185)



(245)



(266)



(696)































Net cash provided by (used in)  





























financing activities


28



(327)



(118)



(4,547)



(4,964)



(148)



50



(239)



(337)
































































































 

Table 13 - Unaudited Balance Sheet Information
































March 31,


June 30,


September 30,


December 31,


March 31,


June 30,


September 30,


(Millions of U.S. dollars)

2011


2011


2011


2011


2012


2012


2012


Cash and cash equivalents

$

4,383


$

4,687


$

5,609


$

1,065


$

1,670


$

1,950


$

3,527


Restricted cash


- -



250



292



53



9



14



19


Accounts receivable, net


4,764



4,901



4,038



3,778



4,209



3,888



4,083


Inventories


5,726



5,577



5,682



5,499



5,208



5,759



5,234


Prepaid expenses and other























current assets


1,100



1,098



1,097



1,040



1,002



755



532




Total current assets


15,973



16,513



16,718



11,435



12,098



12,366



13,395


Property, plant and equipment, net


7,440



7,569



7,363



7,333



7,426



7,237



7,412


Investments and long-term























receivables:
























Investment in PO joint

























ventures


444



436



422



412



415



411



405




Equity investments


1,586



1,654



1,594



1,559



1,605



1,521



1,581




Related party receivable


14



19



4



4



4



- -



- -




Other investments and

























long-term receivables


66



63



67



68



72



70



361


Goodwill


615



621



598



585



595



576



585


Intangible assets, net


1,344



1,310



1,237



1,177



1,149



1,103



1,073


Other assets, net


274



290



264



266



245



261



292




Total assets

$

27,756


$

28,475


$

28,267


$

22,839


$

23,609


$

23,545


$

25,104





























Current maturities of long-term debt

$

253


$

2


$

2


$

4


$

- -


$

- -


$

- -


Short-term debt


51



50



49



48



42



48



47


Accounts payable


4,099



3,999



3,307



3,414



3,545



3,004



3,297


Accrued liabilities


1,711



1,613



1,505



1,242



1,049



915



1,177


Deferred income taxes


321



315



315



310



310



277



304




Total current liabilities


6,435



5,979



5,178



5,018



4,946



4,244



4,825


Long-term debt


5,805



5,813



5,782



3,980



3,984



4,305



4,305


Other liabilities


2,043



2,110



2,021



2,277



2,281



2,208



2,153


Deferred income taxes


760



947



1,204



917



1,035



1,245



1,460


Stockholders' equity


12,671



13,579



14,025



10,593



11,310



11,492



12,312


Non-controlling interests


42



47



57



54



53



51



49




Total liabilities and

























stockholders' equity

$

27,756


$

28,475


$

28,267


$

22,839


$

23,609


$

23,545


$

25,104




















































 

SOURCE LyondellBasell Industries


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