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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: LyondellBasell Industries
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol LYB)
Headquartered in: Netherlands
Major Industry: chemicals
Specific Industry: chemicals
Penalty total since 2000: $371,154,207
Number of records: 274
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environment-related offenses | $369,352,927 | 221 |
| employment-related offenses | $1,239,744 | 4 |
| safety-related offenses | $521,886 | 48 |
| competition-related offenses | $39,650 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environmental violation | $309,382,894 | 199 |
| air pollution violation | $55,925,953 | 18 |
| MTBE violation | $4,000,000 | 1 |
| workplace whistleblower retaliation | $764,444 | 1 |
| wage and hour violation | $391,300 | 1 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: For a summary of this company's regulatory penalties in more than 50 other countries, see its Violation Tracker Global summary page
here.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount  |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | environmental violation | 2010 | USAO | $162,000,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals LP | environmental violation | 2007 | EPA | $127,500,000 |
| LyondellBasell Industries | air pollution violation | 2021 | EPA | $53,400,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $7,595,800 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-AG | $6,500,000 |
| Lyondell Chemical | MTBE violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-state | $4,000,000 |
| EQUISTAR LYONDELL CHEMICALS | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $3,400,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals LP | environmental violation | 2007 | MULTI-AG | (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,500,000 |
| LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC | air pollution violation | 2023 | TX-ENV | $1,025,000 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $892,800 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS | environmental violation | 2019 | EPA | $825,000 |
| LyondellBasell | workplace whistleblower retaliation | 2021 | OSHA | $764,444 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $702,500 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $481,105 |
| Lyondell | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $480,000 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $434,500 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICAL, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $428,600 |
| Lyondell-Citgo Refining LP | wage and hour violation | 2004 | WHD | $391,300 |
| LyondellBasell Industries N.V. | air pollution violation | 2022 | EPA | $324,000 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS | environmental violation | 2022 | EPA | $324,000 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP | environmental violation | 2021 | EPA | $275,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | air pollution violation | 2024 | TX-ENV | $269,488 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | air pollution violation | 2022 | TX-ENV | $202,500 |
| Equistar Chemicals | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $195,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $182,978 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | air pollution violation | 2022 | TX-ENV | $150,220 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $150,000 |
| Lyondell Citgo Refining LP | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $133,000 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP | air pollution violation | 2018 | IL-ENV | $125,000 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICAL | air pollution violation | 2020 | IL-ENV | $120,000 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2016 | TX-ENV | $118,127 |
| Lyondell-Citgo Refining LP | environmental violation | 2006 | TX-ENV | $105,336 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, lp | air pollution violation | 2008 | IL-ENV | $105,000 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2016 | TX-ENV | $100,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2007 | TX-ENV | $96,106 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2020 | LA-ENV | $94,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $93,750 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $89,485 |
| LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC | environmental violation | 2020 | TX-ENV | $87,923 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2016 | TX-ENV | $84,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2007 | TX-ENV | $80,191 |
| LyondellBasell Acetyls, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | TX-ENV | $76,306 |
| Lyondell-Citgo Refining Company LP | labor relations violation | 2006 | NLRB | $75,000 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP * | environmental violation | 2022 | TX-ENV | $74,169 |
| Equistar Chemicals, L.P. | environmental violation | 2003 | TX-ENV | $67,500 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $67,351 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2011 | TX-ENV | $67,050 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2001 | OH-ENV | $65,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $64,575 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2007 | TX-ENV | $64,100 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $64,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $62,038 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2014 | TX-ENV | $61,325 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $58,100 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2004 | TX-ENV | $54,725 |
| LYONDELL BASELL | workplace safety or health violation | 2021 | OSHA | $54,612 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $51,984 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $51,857 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $51,600 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2016 | TX-ENV | $50,563 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2007 | TX-ENV | $50,453 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $50,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $50,000 |
| HOUSTON REFINING, L.P. | environmental violation | 2007 | TX-ENV | $49,800 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $49,725 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2016 | TX-ENV | $47,251 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | air pollution violation | 2023 | TX-ENV | $46,680 |
| BAYPORT EO PLANT | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $45,000 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $42,799 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2011 | TX-ENV | $42,705 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2009 | TX-ENV | $40,524 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $40,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $40,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals LP | export control violation | 2006 | BIS | $39,650 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2009 | TX-ENV | $37,950 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | air pollution violation | 2023 | TX-ENV | $37,500 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $37,500 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2020 | TX-ENV | $37,152 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2017 | TX-ENV | $36,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2014 | TX-ENV | $34,836 |
| Lyondell Chemical Company | air pollution violation | 2024 | TX-ENV | $33,752 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2019 | TX-ENV | $32,861 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2017 | TX-ENV | $31,500 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2004 | TX-ENV | $30,450 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $29,252 |
| Houston Refining LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $29,028 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2018 | TX-ENV | $28,569 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2020 | TX-ENV | $28,291 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $27,630 |
| HOUSTON REFINING LP | workplace safety or health violation | 2019 | OSHA | $26,520 |
| Lyondell-Citgo Refining Company LP | environmental violation | 2005 | TX-ENV | $26,325 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2008 | TX-ENV | $26,180 |
| HOUSTON REFINING, LP | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $25,942 |
| EQUISTAR PIPELINE OPERATIONS | pipeline safety violation | 2004 | PHMSA | $25,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2012 | TX-ENV | $25,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2006 | TX-ENV | $24,750 |
| EQUISTAR CHEMICALS L.P. | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $24,108 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2010 | TX-ENV | $24,000 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | air pollution violation | 2023 | TX-ENV | $23,883 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2015 | TX-ENV | $23,660 |
| Equistar Chemicals, LP | environmental violation | 2014 | TX-ENV | $23,400 |
