LyondellBasell to lay off 300-plus employees in Houston

Lyondell to lay off 86% of workforce at Houston refinery soon to close, filing shows
Lyondell Basell Industries' will lay off 345 workers at its shuttered Houston refinery on April 17, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission. There are around 400 Lyondell employees working at the 263,
Petrochemical giant LyondellBasell to lay off 345 Houston workers
Hundreds of workers at the LyondellBasell oil refinery in east Houston will be laid off, as the company shutters the refinery for good.
LyondellBasell to lay off 300-plus employees in Houston as refinery closes
The news comes a little more than a month after the Houston-based international chemical company announced that it would be closing the refinery.
Lyondell Houston refinery layoffs to begin in mid-April, letter shows
Layoffs at Lyondell Basell Industries' shuttered Houston refinery will begin in mid-April, the company stated in a letter sent to the United Steelworkers union (USW) on Monday.
Houston’s oldest refinery is shutting. It won’t be the last
The closure of the plant, which dates to 1918, reflects the struggles of a sector that’s declining along with demand for its central product.
Reports: LyondellBasell to lay off over 300 employees in Houston
Reports say the company will be laying off about 85% of its workforce at the Houston refinery. His wife, Betsy Arakawa, was also found dead in their New Mexico home.
Lyondell to lay off 86% of workforce at shuttered Houston refinery, filing shows
Lyondell Basell Industries' will lay off 345 workers, or 86% of the workforce, at its shuttered Houston refinery on April 17, according to a filing with the Texas Workforce Commission.
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