LyondellBasell Reports Second Quarter 2017 Earnings
(WorldNews Netherlands)

HOUSTONand LONDON, July 28, 2017/PRNewswire/ -- Second Quarter 2017 Highlights Income from continuing operations: $1.1 billion EBITDA: $2.0 billion Record quarterly diluted earnings per share: $2.82per share Record quarterly EBITDA for Olefins and Polyolefins - Europe, Asia, and International: $699 million Strong volume growth with a 27% increase in global ethylene production and a 45% improvement in refining crude volumes over prior year Dividends and share repurchases totaled $0.8 billion; repurchased 5.4 million shares during the second quarter Increased second quarter 2017 dividend by 6% to $0.90per share Comparisons with the prior quarter and second quarter 2016 are available in the...