Chemical manufacturer LyondellBasell says it has reduced revenue from products containing persistent chemicals as part of its bid to eliminate intentionally added PFAS across its portfolio. The company announced its PFAS phase-out plan last year but has yet to publicly set a timeline.
With PFAS litigation becoming a material risk for investors and regulatory measures across jurisdictions, several companies are opting to phase out the persistent chemicals. Multinational chemicals conglomerate 3M, which has faced significant litigation costs in recent years, said earlier this year that it halted its PFAS production.
In its recently published sustainability report, LyondellBasell said it did not produce any PFAS compounds and that products containing persistent chemicals accounted for less than 1% of its revenue for 2025, down from 2% in the previous year.
The company said it plans to reduce this figure to below 0.2% of total revenue, but did not provide a timeline for when it expects to do so.
It did not provide additional information on a PFAS phase-out timeline following a request for comment from Chemical Watch News & Insight.
SIN list
Beyond PFAS, LyondellBasell said its product portfolio contained 35 substances on NGO ChemSec's Substitute It Now (SIN) list, down from 54 substances listed across its portfolio in its sustainability report last year.
"The vast majority of products with these substances are used as monomers and/or intermediates in industrial settings, meaning there is very limited consumer exposure," the company said in this year’s report.
It was also among the better performers in the NGO’s ChemScore ranking last year, an assessment of chemical companies based on their management of hazardous substances and their commitment to safer alternatives.