Community Outreach. The plant participates in community and industry groups to discuss community expectations and concerns. Management meets monthly with the Citizen’s Advisory Panel to La Porte Industry – a cross section of residents and other chemical plant representatives – and participates in various industry groups, such as the La Porte Plant Managers Network and the East Harris County Manufacturers Association.
Explore & Experiment. LyondellBasell’s Explore & Experiment program offers employee volunteers performing hands-on science activities in local classrooms, sparking student interest in science. We also offer area teachers science-training workshops that help them use our Explore & Experiment curriculum in the classroom.
Global Care Day. Thousands of our employees, worldwide, work to make a difference in the world by joining this annual community-service day.
This year, our employee volunteers cleared existing rest areas and established new rest areas along the Monument Walking Trail at San Jacinto Battleground and Battleship Texas State Park. They also constructed an outdoor classroom for guided tours at the site.
Philanthropy. Our employees open their hearts and wallets to support local organizations. For example, they generously support local community-service agencies through an annual payroll-pledge campaign for the United Way.
Volunteerism. We encourage our employees’ engagement in the local community.
They donate more than 2,000 hours annually to community service—assisting groups such as Boys and Girls Harbor, La Porte Chamber of Commerce, La Porte Education Foundation, La Porte Neighborhood Center, Rebuilding Together, San Jacinto College and La Porte and Clear Creek independent school districts.
Collectively, our employees spend hundreds of hours each month in volunteer service. They serve as emergency responders, science-fair judges, referees, mentors, Scout leaders, teachers, coaches and school-board members.
Community-service awards. The complex has received numerous honors for its community service. Together with the company's Bayport plants, the La Porte Complex was recognized by the city of Shoreacres with LyondellBasell Day in 2010. Other awards include the 2008 Industry of the Year Award from the La Porte Chamber of Commerce; the 2008 Houston Mayor’s Proud Partner Award; and 2007 awards from Clear Creek Independent School District, the University of Houston-Clear Lake, Galveston Bay Foundation, and Harris County Precinct 2.