GLG Vital SignsSM:
LyondellBasell Bankruptcy:
Competitive Impact and Outlook


Views from Nine Leading Energy Experts

As LyondellBasell continues to struggle through its bankruptcy, questions linger relating to how the bankruptcy will impact Lyondell's businesses. Which businesses will be retained? Which have lost market share since their January filing? Which businesses may need to be sold off to satisfy unsecured creditors? And who might be the potential buyers? Reactions from nine leading energy experts and powered by the GLG Energy & Industrials CouncilsSM.


Vital Signs Population Description

Respondents included experts from the Energy & Industrials Councils. Respondents included Michael Brown (Respondent #2), President of StrategyMark, a leading consultant in the chemicals industry; Scott Meyer (Respondent #3), a retired Vice President from Chevron Phillips Chemical; Ashok Adur (Respondent #4), President of Everest International Consulting and a former LyondellBasell executive; William Young (Respondent #6), Managing Director at Chemspeak, a private consulting firm focused on the chemistry industry; Phil Eiserloh (Respondent #8), President of Petrochemical Consulting; and Norman Klein (Respondent #9), Principal at Core Results and a former executive from BASF.


Vital Signs Questions:

  1. In your opinion, which are the strongest LyondellBasell assets/businesses?
  2. Please provide commentary on your evaluation of the strongest LyondellBasell assets.
  3. In your opinion, which are the weakest LyondellBasell assets?
  4. Please provide commentary on your evaluation of the weakest LyondellBasell assets and what factors contribute to their weakness.
  5. Which competitors have gained the most from the bankruptcy proceedings and in which businesses?
  6. Who are the potential purchasers of any sale of LyondellBasell assets and what factors will determine the successful bid?
  7. What will the potential impact be of the Waxman-Markey (The American Clean Energy & Security Act) on Lyondell?

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