Global Olefins & Polyolefins
LyondellBasell Investor Day
December 8, 2010
Bob Patel
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Discussion Topics Bob Patel
• Introduction to Olefins and Polyolefins
• Where are we in the ethylene cycle?
• LyondellBasell - global leader in PE & PP
– U.S. ethane advantage
– U.S. and European feedstock flexibility
– Recent portfolio adjustments
– Downstream integration into
compounding
– Technology advantage (Licensing,
Catalysts)
• Summary
• SVP Olefins & Polyolefins Europe, Asia,
International as of November 2010. Previously
was SVP Olefins & Polyolefins, Americas since
April 2010
• General Manager, Olefins and Natural Gas
Liquids for ChevronPhillips Chemical Company
(CP Chem, 2009-10)
• President, Asia Pacific region for CP Chem
(2008-09)
• Business manager, Olefins for CP Chem
(2005-08)
• Business manager, Polyethylene for CP Chem
(2000 - 05)
• Styrenics manufacturing and marketing,
Chevron Chemical (1990 – 2000)
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Oil and Gas to Polyolefins
• Olefins, the basic building blocks, can be produced from either crude oil or natural gas
• Cost of feedstocks, scale and vertical integration are the main factors in overall
competitiveness
Source: LyondellBasell
Basic Sources Feedstocks Cracker Next step Derivatives
Natural Gas Typical Output ( %) from
Liquids Olefins Ethane Naphtha Our Chemicals
Ethane PE Polyethylene
Propane Ethylene 80 31 PVC PVC
Butanes EG Ethylene Glycol
Condensates Styrene
Light
Fractions Propylene 3 16 PP Polypropylene
Naphtha PO Propylene Oxide
Off-Gases
Gas Oil Butadiene 2 5 PB Polybutadiene
Butadiene rubbers
Basic Petrochemicals
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Where are we in the Global Ethylene Cycle?
Global Ethylene Operating Rates U.S. Ethylene Cash Profit Margins
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Source: CMAI, 2009-2011 Reports
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• 1-2 years ahead in recovery vs. prior views
• Naphtha price providing an umbrella for strong ethane profits
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Source: CMAI – September 2010
• U.S. natural gas price continues to stay
disconnected from global crude oil price, as
U.S. natural gas supply increases with U.S.
shale gas production
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Cumulative Ethylene Capacity (million tons)
$/metric ton Average Feedstock Basis
Middle East
North America
NE Asia
SE Asia
Western Europe
2009
2004
• North America is the second lowest cost
ethylene producing region in the world
Source: CMAI
2009 Curve: February 10, 2010 Asia Light Olefins Market Advisory Service (Graphical Analysis)
2004 Curve: 2005 World Light Olefins Analysis
Price
($ / million BTU)
Ratio
$ / Barrel
($ / million BTU)
Crude Oil Versus Natural Gas Ethylene Cash Cost Curve
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U.S. Feedstock Trends
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Source: CMAI - November 2010, Propylene Chemical Grade Contract Price ratio to
Ethylene Contract Price - Net Transaction PipelineSource: CMAI - September 2010
• Since 2008, the relative price of U.S. ethane (as a
percent of crude oil price) has been trending down,
due to cheaper U.S. natural gas
• Propylene / Ethylene price ratio continues to
increase as ethylene production from ethane
increases and propylene production from steam
naphtha crackers declines
Olefins Feedstock vs. Crude Oil Prices U.S. Propylene to Ethylene Ratio
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Outlook For U.S. Ethane Supply Appears Positive
Source: CMAI - September 2010
• The potential is ~20 ¢/gal ethane price decrease
which equals to ~10 ¢/lb of ethylene cost
• Ethane spread over its fuel value has improved with
the increase in steam cracker feedstock demand
displacing propane and heavier feedstocks
Source: EnVantage, Jacobs Consultancy - September 2010
1 Additional Anticipated Ethane Supply Capability includes estimates of ethane from unannounced plants
(Eagle Ford), LNG, and Marcellus
U.S. Ethane Supply / DemandU.S. Ethane Price Over Fuel Value
Additional Anticipated Ethane Supply Capability 1
Existing Ethane Supply Capability (including announced fractionation
expansions and refinery ethane)
• Several expansions in U.S. Gulf Coast ethane
fractionation capacity in 2011-12 should increase
available supply to U.S. ethylene producers
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Shale Gas – The Game Changer?
• Horizontal drilling yielding substantial new production of gas from shale
• Many shale locations are rich in ethane: Eagle Ford, Bakken, Granite Wash, Marcellus
• Estimated U.S. reserves – 245 TCF, Annual U.S. consumption – 23 TCF Æ >10 years of supply identified
Source: EnVantage
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LyondellBasell is Well-Positioned in the U.S. Olefins Market
• Feedstock flexibility: content of natural gas liquids
could vary from 35% to 85% of the total ethylene
• Advantaged Midwest ethane crackers
• Co-product capabilities
– FCCU propylene and splitter
– Butadiene recovery
– Metathesis unit
• Overall, LyondellBasell produced strong results in
2010, due to a combination of company-specific
advantages and a favorable U.S. olefins market
Average Quarterly EBITDA(R) since Q2’09: ~$525 million
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1 – See appendix for reconciliation of EBITDA and EBITDA® to net income. 2 – Excludes $171 million and $5 million LCM inventory valuation adjustments in O&P – Americas and O&P – EAI, respectively. 3 – Excludes $26
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PE and PP Industry Chain Margins
• With shift of ethylene production to ethane in 2007-10,
ethane suppliers' share of chain profits increased
• Meanwhile, ethylene and PE profits for U.S. PE
producers in 2005-10 remained in a steady range,
comparable with the previous 2005 cyclical peak
• We expect more upside with global upcycle in 2014-15
• With increased shift to light feedstocks, U.S. crackers
are making less propylene
• Tighter supply / demand of U.S. propylene has
resulted in much higher price volatility
• Given our large, flexible position in U.S. propylene,
LyondellBasell is in a good position to benefit from
propylene tightness
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Polyethylene Cash Margin
Ethylene Margin (from Ethane)
Ethane Margin (from Fuel)
Source: CMAI 2010
Ethane: GC Natural Gas to Purity Ethane Mont Belvieu
Ethylene: GC Ethane Cash Cost to Ethylene Avg Acq Price
PE: Margin (pre-tax Contract Sales, HD Blow Molding) -5
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Polypropylene Cash Margin
Polymer Grade Propylene Margin over Refinery Grade
Refinery Grade Propylene Spread over Alky Value
Source: CMAI
Propylene ChainEthylene Chain
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Low U.S. Producer Inventories Lead to Price Volatility
U.S. PolyethyleneU.S. Ethylene
Million lbs (left axis)
Days (right axis)
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Source: NPRA, average of quarterly data
Combined days of U.S. producer inventory decreased over 45% during the past
decade. This has contributed to larger price increases during unplanned outages.
Billion lbs (left axis)
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2010 capacity increase can be absorbed over 2011 – 12
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Global Ethylene Capacity & Demand Changes
Source: CMAI 2010
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Largest Polyolefin Producers
Most of these top 10
producers operate one or
more of LyondellBasell
licensed processes
Capacity
Ranking (1) U.S. W. Europe
Olefins #2 #7
PE #3 #1
PP #1 #1
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Repsol
IPIC
Enichem
Borealis
CP Chem
Reliance
Formosa
TOTAL
Ineos
CNPC
SABIC
Dow
Exxon Mobil
SINOPEC
LyondellBasell
HDPE LLDPE LDPE PP
ExxonMobil
KT
Source: CMAI 2010, LyondellBasell
1. Capacity ranking includes LyondellBasell wholly owned capacity and 100% of JV capacity as of December 31, 2009.
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Polyethylene Applications
Injection
Molding
20%
Pipe and
Extrusion
13%
Film & Sheet
26%
Other
15% Blow Molding
26%
Film & Sheet
67%
Extrusion
Coating
10%
Injection
Molding
7%
Others
16%
HDPE LDPELLDPE
Source: CMAI, 2009
Film & Sheet
76%Injection
Molding
7%
Rotomolding
3%
Pipe and
Extrusion
2%
Other
12%
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Polypropylene and Catalloy Applications
Source: LyondellBasell
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Olefins and Polyolefins Assets – Americas
Texas
Louisiana
Mexico (JV)
Illinois
Iowa
Bayport (Polypropylene)
Channelview (Olefins)
Chocolate Bayou (Polyethylene)
Corpus Christi (Olefins)
La Porte (Olefins, Polyethylene)
Matagorda (Polyethylene)
Mansfield (PCMA*)
Victoria (Polyethylene)
Morris (Olefins, Polyethylene)
Tuscola (Polyethylene)Clinton (Olefins, Polyethylene)
Lake Charles (Polypropylene)
Ensenada (Polypropylene, PCMA*)
Argentina
Brazil
Tampico (Polypropylene, PCMA*)
Pindamonhangaba (PCMA*)
Ohio
Fairport Harbor (Polyethylene)
Tennessee
Jackson (PCMA*)
* PCMA (compounding) business is incorporated in EAI O&P financials
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United Kingdom
• Carrington
• Milton Keynes
France
• Berre / Aubette
Spain
• Tarragona
Germany
• Wesseling / Knapsack
• Münchsmünster
• Bayreuth
• Frankfurt
Poland
• Basell Orlen JV
Italy
• Ferrara
• Brindisi
Monomers
Polyolefins and/or Compound
Netherlands
• Moerdijk
Olefins and Polyolefins Assets – Europe
The nature and location of our European sites reflects a long
history of consolidation through the 1990’s and 2000’s.
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Improvements to our European Assets
• Step-change in our European Polyolefin Plant Fixed
Cost Quartile Positions 2008 vs. 2010
• This self-improvement should help European segment
in 2011-12, given expected impact from Middle East
new production
2008
2010
PP PE
• We have done a significant re-positioning of our
European assets in 2008-2010.
• More similar steps are expected from other European
producers
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Proactive rationalizationSelf-help measures paid off
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PP Compounding is a Significant Global Business
Region Market Share
EU 45%
North America 25%
South America 45%
Asia 10%
Engineering plastic replacement
• Fuse Boxes ( PBT, PA )
• Front Ends ( PA, LFT-PP )
• Engine covers (PA)
• Water tanks (PA)
ABS & ABS/PC replacement
• Instrument panel carriers
• Consoles
• Grilles
Softell for interiors
• Instrument panel parts
• Door panels
• Interior trims
Steel replacement
• Hatchbacks
• Battery support
• Water drainage beams
• Pedal supports
• Door modules
• Fender module
• Seat structures
Note: Image courtesy of VW. Automotive market forecast refers to IHS Automotive Light Vehicle Production Forecast, June 2010, © Copyright 2010, CSM Worldwide, Inc
Significant potential for PP compounds to replace existing materials
• Automotive market recovery forecasted at an annual rate of 7.5% from ‘09, up to ~ 90 M vehicles by 2015.
• Innovation pipeline increasing PP-based products in a car, replacing other materials (e.g., metal, ETPs).
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Asia Pacific*
• HMC (JV)
• Suzhou
• Guangzhou/Nansha
• Poly Pacific (JV)
Chemical Monomers
Polyolefins and/or Compound
International Assets and Joint Ventures
Saudi Arabia
• SEPC (JV)
• SPC (JV)
• Al Waha (JV)
Japan & South Korea
• Poly Mirae (JV)
• Sun Allomer (JV)
Note: Each circle represents the presence of a Business at a site, irrespective of the number of plants/lines the business has at that site. As of September 30, 2010.
Australia
• Geelong
• Clyde
• LyondellBasell is
geographically well
positioned in Asia, enabling
U.S. to supply a fast-
growing market
• Two JVs in Saudi Arabia
started up recently, and
should increase dividends
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Technology Business
Commercializing Innovation
Services
• Usually long-term customer
partnerships with unique
technology solutions, thus
stable and predictable
financial performance.
• Sales volume should
continue to increase due to
steadily higher global
Polyolefins production,
licensing share and our
product innovation capability
Polyolefin Catalysts
• Performance driven by
industry investment cycle on
capacities additions: large
opportunities in 2004-09,
less in 2010-14
• However, this lull in new
construction activity should
be helpful to our own PE,
PP business in their
upcycles
Licensing
• This is a hi-tech, fully integrated, high-margin and fast growing business (14% CAGR 2002-09).
• Integrated start-up and post-
startup services to licensees
over the lifetime of the
project, capitalizing on
LyondellBasell in-house
technical expertise
• Flexible resource
management and
professional execution
processes in place
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Comprehensive Portfolio of Technologies for Licensing
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• Implemented U.S. restructuring in early 2010,
further plans to align other regions
• Reliability and safety remain a focus
• Structural and sustainable benefits
• LyondellBasell still retains feedstock flexibility
U.S. Ethane Advantage
• Super-specialty business: highly profitable,
strong & global technology position
• Pace of new capacity additions impacts
licensing
• Record financial results in 2010, while
retaining upside to the global ethylene peak
• U.S. market should be tight due to exports
U.S. Olefins is set at higher performance
• LyondellBasell is a global leader by scale,
technology and a cost-curve position
• Strong performer in 2010, leverage to upcycle
Global Ethylene Cycle
• Stronger in 2010 than expected
• Remaining new capacity of the last “wave”
should be absorbed in 2011-12
Global Polyolefins (PE + PP)
Licensing, Catalysts & Services
Focus on Restructuring and Reliability
Global Olefins & Polyolefins Summary