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BAYREUTH SITE Bayreuth, Germany Weiherstr. 40 95448 Bayreuth 153 hectares employees & 6,3 Germany site footprint Tel.: +49 921 80 70 contractors ABOUT THE SITE ABOUT LYONDELLBASELL The Bayreuth Site is located in northern Bavaria, Germany and is one of LyondellBasell’s largest PP LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest compounding plants. The plant produces a complex portfolio of about 375 different grades composed of up to 25 different ingredients for automotive customers in Central Europe. The site manufactures plastics, chemicals and refining companies grades in a wide range of colors according to customer demand. The site features eight extrusion lines in the world. Driven by its 13,000 employees and an onsite Technical Center for product and application development. Recent capacity increases around the globe, LyondellBasell produces were performed in the years 2013 and 2016. materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges ECONOMIC IMPACT like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity Estimate includes yearly total for goods & services purchased and employee of water supplies through stronger and more million $33.4 pay and benefits, excluding raw materials purchased (basis 2016) versatile pipes, and improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road. LyondellBasell COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT sells products into approximately 100 countries LyondellBasell takes great pride in the communities we represent. Our Bayreuth operation supports and is the world’s largest licensor of polyolefin the Bavaria community by donating a gift to school children that goes toward traffic safety education. technologies. In 2018, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine’s list of the “World’s Most Admired Companies.” More PRINCIPAL PRODUCTS SAMPLE PRODUCT END USES information about LyondellBasell can be found Polypropylene compounds at www.lyondellbasell.com. Automotive Automotive exteriors interiors lyondellbasell.com.

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