Berre site history

1929         Refinery construction
1952-81 Shell, extension into chemicals (solvents, additives,  elastomers, steam cracker, PVC, PS, PE, PP, Kraton, etc.)
1995         Montell formation
1997         Elenac formation
1999         New Spheripol PP plant started up
2000         Basell formation
2001         New Lupotech T LDPE plant started up
2005         Access Industries acquires Basell
2006         Basell acquires 100% of steam cracker, butadiene extraction and associated logistic assets
2007 Merger of Basell and Lyondell
2008         Lyondellbasell acquires Berre Refinery and associated activities from Shell
2010         Lyondellbasell registered on New York Stock Exchange