We bask in their shade, admire their beauty, and can even swing from their branches. Trees are a vital part of the ecosystem. They improve air quality, harbor wildlife, and moderate the climate. What happens when their water supply disappears? In 2011, Houston lost millions of trees to the most severe drought in 44 years.
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Thousands of merchant mariners from around the globe assist in moving more than 225 million tons of cargo on 8,000 vessels annually through the Port of Houston, a critical distribution channel for LyondellBasell and other industries. From marine engineers and deck officers to navigators and catering crews, seafarers serve on vessels such as commercial tankers or container ships, often at sea for months away from family and friends. Their hard work ensures the safe and timely delivery of products
Like all communities, Channelview, Texas, has residents who have hit on hard times, and have trouble making ends meet. These unfortunate folks are more fortunate than many in other areas. They have a place to go for a hot lunch Monday through Friday.
When LyondellBasell employees Sharon and Mark Mannino returned to their Bridge City, Texas, home after Hurricane Ike, three feet of sewer water and dead eels met them at the front door. Like thousands of other residents living in the Gulf Coast region, the couple quickly realized that getting their lives back on track would probably be a long and costly process.
When LyondellBasell’s Bayport Underwood Plant observed 25 years of operations in the Bay Area of Houston, Texas, its employees wanted to celebrate. Not with a gift for themselves, but with a present for their neighbors that would bring together the plant’s three focus areas of the environment, their community and its local schools.
An unexpected downpour of rain was not enough to dampen the spirits of a team of Dutch company volunteers when they manned a LyondellBasell promotional stand at the 40th anniversary celebrations of the Port of Moerdijk on June 28.
Employees at LyondellBasell's Wesseling, Germany, site held a "Feel Well Initiative" event in June 2008 that’s become a tradition for the whole community – a marathon.
For 10 years, employee volunteers from the LyondellBasell Channelview complex have been helping elementary students in math, reading and science. Apart from assisting students academically, the tutoring program often serves to bolster the child’s confidence and build friendships in the process.
The work of Channelview, Texas, employees will allow students a closer look at nature’s beauty. Employees constructed two observatory platforms, an aquatic study station and other facilities at Sheldon Lake as part of the park’s Environmental Learning Center.
As part of LyondellBasell's annual Global Care Day community service program, employees from the Houston office built an observation deck along the banks of Buffalo Bayou, west of downtown Houston, for viewing a colony of 250,000 Mexican free-tailed bats that roost in the expansion joints on the underside of a bridge.
Employees from the Botlek and Moerdijk sites participated in this year’s nationwide Chemical Day in the Netherlands where chemical companies opened their gates on October 18 to show neighbors what the chemical industry is all about. The months of preparation paid off for the dozens of LyondellBasell volunteers when both plants welcomed an unprecendented number of interested people on site.
LyondellBasell manufacturing sites in the South of France have long been committed to promoting and developing sound relations with their communities. Years ago, the refinery started organizing Community Advisory Panel (CAP) meetings with its neighbors in Berre and Rognac. Similarly, LyondellBasell’s operations in Fos are widely recognized for transparent dialogue with the communities.
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