HOUSTON, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/
-- LyondellBasell, one of the largest plastics, chemicals and
refining companies in the world, for the 19th consecutive year
engaged thousands of its employees, along with their family members
and friends on Global Care Day. Inspired by the power of many, the
company maximized their efforts to improve and revitalize the
neighborhoods where they live and work. Each Global Care Day
service project assists an organization that supports one of our
philanthropic focus areas: education, environment, health and first
responders.
"A strong commitment to our communities drives our philanthropy
strategy to address challenges at a local level," said Bob Patel, CEO of LyondellBasell. "This
signature event is one that we look forward to every year, and
colleagues take the determination and enthusiasm that they show in
their work and apply it in a way that benefits local
organizations."
Some examples of projects include:
- Houston, Texas:
Colleagues visited Burnett Elementary School to landscape and plant
60 trees, as well as build 150 bikes to be used as prizes for a
school reading program.
- Rayong, Thailand: Colleagues
rehabilitated a damaged forest and animal habitat at The
Royally-Initiated Siri Charoenwat Forest Plantation Project Park,
helping to advance the rapid growth of trees, mushrooms, rattan and
bamboo used by wildlife and the surrounding community.
- Rotterdam, The
Netherlands: Colleagues partnered with
an experienced beachcombing team to remove debris from a local
beach, cleaning up the area for the enjoyment of the residents of
South Holland.
- São Paulo, Brazil: Colleagues held a blood drive
for Banco de Sangue Paulista, a blood bank that serves the majority
of the town's hospitals.
- Tuscola,
Illinois: Colleagues maintained flower
beds and performed various landscaping projects to improve the
grounds around Tuscola Healthcare, an elderly care facility.
- Wesseling, Germany: Colleagues went to the KGS
Brigidaschule to show children how to create a battery out of a
lemon, teaching them about chemistry and safety.
"Our colleagues at LyondellBasell work to create solutions to
modern-day challenges and at the same time are guided by a desire
to do good work in their communities," said Thomas Aebischer, executive vice president,
chief financial officer and executive sponsor of this year's Global
Care Day. "Each partner organization supports a cause that we are
passionate about and during the project there is a palpable sense
of being part of something greater than yourself."
About Global Care Day
Global Care Day began in 2000 as
a volunteer-driven effort to encourage worldwide volunteerism in
the communities where LyondellBasell operates. For this year's
event, more than 3,700 employees and their families are lending
their time and talents to make a difference by participating in
projects that exemplify the Company's Elements of Engagement
community-based philanthropic focus areas: education, environment,
health and first responders. On a cumulative basis, LyondellBasell
mobilized approximately 30,000 volunteers who donated nearly
194,000 hours in support of their communities since the inception
of Global Care Day.
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
polypropylene compounds and the largest licensor of polyolefin
technologies. In 2018, 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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