Joe Hoinkis receives ‘Manager of the Year’ award by Grow Clinton
Joe Hoinkis receives ‘Manager of the Year’ award by Grow Clinton
Joe Hoinkis, site manager of the LyondellBasell (LYB) Clinton Complex, was named Manager of the Year at the 2024 Grow Clinton annual meeting in June. Grow Clinton is a local organization whose mission is to promote business growth, build community and advocate for the economic success of the Greater Clinton, IA region. Award recipients are nominated by community members and selected by a committee. To be considered for the Manager of the Year award, nominees must be Grow Clinton members in go...
America’s Change Makers series features Lake Charles site manager Armando Lara
America’s Change Makers series features Lake Charles site manager Armando Lara
America’s Change Makers, a campaign launched by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), seeks to inspire and engage the public, policymakers, customers and stakeholders in supporting the industry’s efforts toward a more sustainable future. As part of the America’s Change Makers video series, the campaign highlights inspiring stories of scientists, engineers, and innovators who drive sustainable change within the plastics industry. In this edition, Armando Lara, Site Manager of the Lake Charles...
Love the Boot Louisiana
Love the Boot Louisiana
On Friday, April 26, LyondellBasell and the City of Lake Charles hosted a trash bash event as part of Love the Boot Week, Louisiana’s largest litter cleanup effort held in conjunction with Earth Week, April 20-28, 2024. Love the Boot Week is organized by Keep Louisiana Beautiful organization. “We are grateful to collaborate with the City of Lake Charles and Keep Louisiana Beautiful in this year’s Love the Boot cleanup event,” said David Schrutka, site manager, Lake Charles Polymers Site. “We...
La Porte Complex participates in 15th annual LYB Global Safety Day
La Porte Complex participates in 15th annual LYB Global Safety Day
LyondellBasell (LYB) held its 15th annual Global Safety Day, emphasizing its commitment to the safety of employees, contractors, and families worldwide. Across the globe, sites hosted workshops, training, and vendor demonstrations to reinforce a culture of safety at the facility. The La Porte Complex agenda for Global Safety Day featured a diverse array of activities to engage employees, foster teamwork, and highlight essential safety pillars: Gulf Coast Regional Blood Drive: Employees...
LyondellBasell Supports National Foster Care Month with Hygiene Drive
LyondellBasell Supports National Foster Care Month with Hygiene Drive
In honor of National Foster Care Month, two of the La Porte Complex employee networks organized a successful collection of hygiene products. The LYB Inspiring Females Together (LIFT) and Black Employees Leading, Influencing, Empowering, Valuing, and Embracing (BELIEVE) employee networks spearheaded this initiative benefiting Jane Around The World and their Beth-Haran House. The items collected provided essential hygiene products for local young women aging out of foster care. Throughout May,...
LyondellBasell Engages Future Engineers at University Career Fair
LyondellBasell Engages Future Engineers at University Career Fair
LyondellBasell (LYB) recently participated in the Engineers In Real Life (IRL) Career Fair, hosted at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Representatives from the Bayport Choate and La Porte plants participated in the event and engaged with more than 150 K-12 students. This free event was open to all Houston and Galveston area students and featured 28 industry and educational partners, offering insights into various engineering careers. LYB team members were enthusiastic about sharing their...
Four LyondellBasell Facilities Recognized with AFPM Safety Awards
Four LyondellBasell Facilities Recognized with AFPM Safety Awards
HOUSTON, TX – June 20, 2024 – LyondellBasell is proud to announce four of its U.S. manufacturing facilities have been awarded some of the highest safety awards in the industry during the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers’ (AFPM) 2023 Annual Safety Awards event held last month. The AFPM Safety Awards Program is part of a comprehensive safety program developed to promote accident prevention in the petroleum refining and petrochemical manufacturing industries. “LyondellBasell is...
LYB, Evansville Fire Fighters Foundation team up to enhance safety
LYB, Evansville Fire Fighters Foundation team up to enhance safety
On May 23, 2024, the LyondellBasell (LYB) Evansville team and city officials helped present new respiratory protection for the Evansville Fire Department to the community. The enhanced safety gear is provided through a $40,000 Advancing Good grant to the Evansville Fire Fighters Foundation to establish the Stand Down Mask Program for the Evansville Fire Department. This first-of-its-kind program for the City of Evansville provides every individual firefighter in the city with a new respirator...
America’s Change Makers series features LYB engineer Brenna Hebert
America’s Change Makers series features LYB engineer Brenna Hebert
The America’s Change Makers video series highlights the inspiring stories of scientists, engineers and innovators who are leading sustainable change in the plastics industry. The video series, supported by the American Chemistry Council (ACC), features Brenna Hebert, LyondellBasell optimization engineer, process improvement, in the latest episode. Raised in Southwest Louisiana, Hebert holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering with a Minor in Statistics from McNeese State...
OASIS Women's Shelter opening
OASIS Women's Shelter opening
LYB employees help restore Lake Charles OASIS women’s shelter
Recycled materials playground opens at Surfside Jetty Park
Recycled materials playground opens at Surfside Jetty Park
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Turning passion, service and volunteering into the ultimate reward
Turning passion, service and volunteering into the ultimate reward
EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT: CAROL WOOD By day, Carol Wood is the Site Administrative Assistant at the LyondellBasell Chocolate Bayou Polymers Plant, supporting 60+ employees to ensure all plant duties, responsibilities and needs are met. By night, Wood dedicates much of her free time giving back through volunteering in the local communities surrounding Alvin, Texas. Wood has always had passion for service projects, often leading volunteer efforts and encouraging Chocolate Bayou employees to take part...
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