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The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, following the completion of planned maintenance at the facility and regulatory approval, the company said in a filing. LyondellBasell had said in March that it was exploring strategic options to sell its U.S. Gulf Coast-based ethylene oxide and derivatives business, saying it was not a business "where the company seeks a leading long-term position". Tobias Hannemann, CEO of INEOS Oxide, said the purchase complements the company's existing ethanolamines production facility in Plaquemine, Louisiana.
LyondellBasell said on Friday it has entered into an agreement to sell its production facility and associated business at Bayport, Texas to chemical maker INEOS Oxide for $700 million. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024, following the completion of planned maintenance at the facility and regulatory approval, the company said in a filing. LyondellBasell had said in March that it was exploring strategic options to sell its U.S. Gulf Coast-based ethylene oxide and derivatives business, saying it was not a business "where the company seeks a leading long-term position".
LyondellBasell (LYB) today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives (EO&D) business along with the production facility located in Bayport, Texas to INEOS Oxide (INEOS).