LyondellBasell halts last polypropylene line at Brindisi early

LyondellBasell stopped its PP2 polypropylene unit at Brindisi, Italy, on 17 October 2026, ten weeks before the closure deadline set in June 2026. The line was the last polypropylene unit at the site and was fed with propylene shipped by sea from Priolo in Sicily, which now loses that outlet. The stoppage was announced by a regional union official, not by LyondellBasell.

Why this mattersThe closure cuts European polypropylene capacity and leaves Priolo's propylene without its established downstream buyer, pressuring the feedstock chain.

• LyondellBasell's PP2 polypropylene line at Brindisi stopped on the morning of Saturday, 17 October 2026
• The shutdown came ten weeks before the deadline set in June 2026
• The line was the last polypropylene unit running at the Brindisi site
• Propylene feedstock for the line had been supplied by sea from Priolo, Sicily
• The closure was disclosed by Antonio Frattini, general secretary of Filctem CGIL Puglia, not by LyondellBasell

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