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HOUSTON and LONDON, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB), a leader in the global chemical industry, will announce its second-quarter 2025 financial results before the U.S. market opens Friday, August 1, followed by a webcast and teleconference to discuss the results at 11 a.m. EDT. Teleconference and webcast details Friday, August 1, 202511 a.m. EDTHosted by David Kinney, head of investor relationsAccess the webcast 10 to 15 minutes prior to the start of the call at www.lyondellbasell.com/earnings.

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LyondellBasell offers a compelling near double-digit dividend yield and potential price upside, rewarding patient, income-focused investors despite a recent macro-driven selloff. Strategic divestitures, asset repurposing, and vertical integration are improving efficiency, shoring up the balance sheet, and reducing feedstock costs. LYB is largely insulated from tariff headwinds and is executing a $500M cash improvement program, positioning itself for margin expansion and earlier-than-expected recovery.

Investors love dividend stocks, especially the blue-chip variety, because they offer a significant income stream and have massive total return potential.

LYB's polyolefin technologies have been selected by SHCCIG Yulin for a major petrochemical project in China.

With the 10-year U.S. Treasury bond currently yielding 4.38%, interest rates are still abnormally high given positive job growth, trillions of dollars in U.S.

Long-term bond yields continue to rise. But investors looking for income can still find plenty of attractive opportunities with dividend-paying stocks that have healthy yields. “23 stocks pay huge dividends. They should be a better bet than treasuries.” — Barron's Weekly. In Barron's, Steven Wieting, strategist at Citi Wealth, noted that a growing dividend is a tangible benefit for shareholders and a hallmark of companies with strong balance sheets. "Nobody can fake a dividend," he said.

It's hard to argue with dividend investing. Many assume dividends are mainly for retirees, and it's true that dividend income can be critically important when you're living on a fixed or semi-fixed income.

LyondellBasell teams up with Premix and Maillefer to launch a recyclable PP-based power cable solution targeting MV and HV systems.