M&A Deal Summary

INEOS Group AG Acquires LyondellBasell - Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives Business

On December 8, 2023, INEOS Group AG acquired chemicals company LyondellBasell - Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives Business from LyondellBasell

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is INEOS Group AG’s 3rd transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is INEOS Group AG’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is INEOS Group AG’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-12-08
Target LyondellBasell - Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives Business
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) INEOS Group AG
Sellers(s) LyondellBasell
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

LyondellBasell - Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives Business

Houston, Texas, United States
LyondellBasell's Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives Business produces high-quality ethylene oxide and various derivatives. LyondellBasell's Ethylene Oxide & Derivatives Business is based in Houston, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

INEOS Group AG

Rolle, Switzerland

Category Company
Sector Chemicals
Employees17,000
DESCRIPTION

INEOS is a global manufacturer of petrochemicals, speciality chemicals and oil products. It comprises 18 businesses each with a major chemical company heritage. Its production network spans 67 sites in 16 countries throughout the world. INEOS is a young company. It has grown to become a leading chemical company with sales today of around $40 billion.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Chemicals) 3 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 3
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-06-29 BP - Global Aromatics and Acetyls Business

Switzerland

BP plc - Global Aromatics and Acetyls Business comprise 15 sites across the world (5 in the Americas, 2 in Europe, and 8 in Asia) as well as 10 leading joint ventures. Aromatics provides the building blocks for the global polyester industry, the key to fibers, films, and packaging. Acetyls support a wide range of downstream industries in food flavoring and preservation, pharmaceuticals, paints, adhesives, and packaging.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

LyondellBasell

Houston, Texas, United States

Category Company
Founded 1955
Sector Chemicals
Employees20,000
Revenue 41.1B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
LyondellBasell office in downtown Houston, Texas.
LyondellBasell office in downtown Houston, Texas.

LyondellBasell is a large plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its 13,000 employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell sells products into approximately 100 countries and is the world's largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. LyondellBasell Industries was founded in 1955 and is based in Houston, Texas.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 5
Sector (Chemicals) 4 of 4
Type (Divestiture) 4 of 4
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2023) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-03-13 Mepol Group

Riese Pio X, Italy

Mepol Group is a manufacturer of recycled, high-performing technical compounds located in Italy and Poland, consisting of Mepol S.r.l. and its subsidiaries Polar S.r.l. and Industrial Technology Investments Poland Sp.z.o.o. Mepol Group is based in Riese Pio X, Italy.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-01-16 National Petrochemical Industrial

Yanbu, Saudi Arabia

National Petrochemical Industrial (NATPET) is a Saudi Arabian company producing a wide range of polypropylene product mix of (Homopolymers, Random & Heterophasic Copolymers) that is suitable for a wide variety of applications. National Petrochemical Industrial was founded in 2009 and is based in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia.

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