LyondellBasell’s Matagorda Site Donates More Than $72,000 to United Way
February 21, 2019
BAY CITY, Texas – Feb. 21, 2019 – LyondellBasell’s Matagorda Complex today announced it has raised a total of $72,265 in donations for the Matagorda County United Way.
“To our employees, believing in the power of many is not just a company value, it’s touches them personally,” said Tony Wood, Matagorda site manager. “Our employees are devoted volunteers and supporters of the United Way because they see firsthand the impact of their involvement in the community.”
LyondellBasell’s local campaign was led by Matagorda plant employee Andrew Whipkey. As a result of the success of the local campaign, Matagorda County United Way will be better equipped to assist organizations like Boys & Girls Club of Bay City and Matagorda County, the Women’s Crisis Center and the Economic Action Committee of the Gulf Coast improve lives across Matagorda and Wharton counties.
“We are humbled by the generosity of LyondellBasell’s employees and their giving spirit,” said Di Ann Sneed, executive director, Matagorda County United Way. “They exemplify what being a good neighbor is, and with their support we continue to provide resources to meet the most urgent and current needs of the community.”
LyondellBasell is one of the world’s largest plastics, chemical and refining companies. In 2018, the company’s United Way campaign included about 28 sites across the U.S. This effort resulted in a $2.3 million contribution which will support 29 United Way chapters.
About LyondellBasell
LyondellBasell (NYSE: LYB) is one of the largest plastics, chemicals and refining companies in the world. Driven by its employees around the globe, LyondellBasell produces materials and products that are key to advancing solutions to modern challenges like enhancing food safety through lightweight and flexible packaging, protecting the purity of water supplies through stronger and more versatile pipes, improving the safety, comfort and fuel efficiency of many of the cars and trucks on the road, and ensuring the safe and effective functionality in electronics and appliances. LyondellBasell sells products into more than 100 countries and is the world's largest producer of polymer compounds and the largest licensor of polyolefin technologies. In 2019, LyondellBasell was named to Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies." More information about LyondellBasell can be found at www.LyondellBasell.com.
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