LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB)

Petrochemicals and polymers maker. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending December 31, 2025, filed February 20, 2026. Ranked 6 of the 20 Basic Materials companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

18,970 employees making olefins, polyolefins and derivatives at plants in the U.S., Europe and Asia, read as one basic chemicals and resins pattern applied abroad.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 20% now, 32% at the end of 2027, 37% at the end of 2028, 39% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 39% desk work, 13% people work and 49% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 61% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 33% becomes checking a model's work and 4% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

18,970 employees as of December 31, 2025 (stated). The filing counts no employees by country; 37% of revenue is in the United States, with Germany, China, Mexico, Italy, Japan and France among the rest.

The filing: “Demographics -As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately 18,970 employees, a decrease of approximately 7% when compared to 2024, driven by fixed cost reductions attributable to our cash improvement plan and Houston Refinery shutdown.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: 18,970 employees at December 31, 2025, down about 7% on 2024 after fixed cost reductions and the Houston Refinery shutdown; 12,800 employees in the 2025 pay equity review; eight employee networks with 24% of employees as members; no hourly, part-time or union figures stated.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only), largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• Linde plc (LIN, 65,177 employees)20% now, 39% by 2028
• Ecolab Inc. (ECL, 48,000 employees)19% now, 34% by 2028
• Dow Inc. (DOW, 34,600 employees)20% now, 37% by 2028
• Corteva, Inc. (CTVA, 21,500 employees)15% now, 25% by 2028
• Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APD, 21,300 employees)20% now, 37% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

6 sentences in the filing name AI. The filing names AI in six sentences, in its risk factors: the complex regulatory environment around artificial intelligence including generative AI, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act and other legislation, and AI leveraged by threat actors to enhance cyber attacks.

• “In addition, the complex and dynamic regulatory environment surrounding artificial intelligence ("AI"), including generative AI, subjects us to a variety of risks.”
• “AI may be leveraged by threat actors to enhance the volume and sophistication of their attacks, potentially resulting in a cybersecurity event affecting us or our suppliers.”
• “The evolving nature of AI regulations, such as the European Union Artificial Intelligence Act and other global legislative efforts, adds to the uncertainty and complexity of compliance.”
• “Changes in these regulations may require significant adjustments to our AI strategies and operations, potentially leading to increased costs and operational disruptions.”
• “The Company's generative artificial intelligence strategy is to "Generate Responsibly," actively providing education and awareness, encouraging the safe exploration of generative AI tools and resources, consistent with Company data protection policies and standards.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20211median 0
• Fiscal 20221median 0
• Fiscal 20231median 1
• Fiscal 20246median 4
• Fiscal 20256median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The U.S. share is not stated; most plants are outside the United States, so the pattern is applied abroad (rule 7).
• The Houston Refinery closed in 2025, so no refining pattern is read.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001489393-26-000012, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.