LyondellBasell Industries N.V.

22. Segment and Related Information

Our operations are managed by senior executives who report to our Chief Executive Officer, the chief operating decision maker. Discrete financial information is available for each of the segments. The Chief Executive Officer uses EBITDA as the primary measure for reviewing the profitability of our segments and allocating resources to the segments. We define EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and amortization. Our chief operating decision maker does not receive information about total assets by reportable segment.

The activities of each of our segments from which they earn revenues and incur expenses are described below:

•Olefins and Polyolefins-Americas (“O&P-Americas”). Our O&P-Americas segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene and polypropylene.

•Olefins and Polyolefins-Europe, Asia, International (“O&P-EAI”). Our O&P-EAI segment produces and markets olefins and co-products, polyethylene and polypropylene.

•Intermediates and Derivatives (“I&D”). Our I&D segment produces and markets propylene oxide and its derivatives; oxyfuels and related products; and intermediate chemicals such as styrene monomer and acetyls.

•Advanced Polymer Solutions(“APS”). Our APS segment produces and markets compounding and solutions, such as polypropylene compounds, engineered plastics, masterbatches, engineered composites and colors.

•Technology. Our Technology segment develops and licenses chemical and polyolefin process technologies and manufactures and sells polyolefin catalysts.

“Other” includes intersegment eliminations and items that are not directly related or allocated to business operations, such as foreign exchange gains or losses and components of pension and other post-retirement benefit costs other than service costs. Sales between segments are made at prices approximating prevailing market prices.

Summarized financial information concerning reportable segments is shown in the following tables for the periods presented:

Other items include Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, Research and development expenses, and Other income (expense), net. See Notes 9 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding impairments.

A reconciliation of EBITDA to Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes is shown in the following table for each of the periods presented. Indirect SG&A expense reallocation to continuing operations represents corporate SG&A expenses that were previously allocated to the refining segment:

The following assets are summarized and reconciled to consolidated totals in the following table:

Long-lived assets include Property, plant and equipment, net, Intangible assets, net and Equity investments, see Notes 9 and 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The following long-lived assets data is based upon the location of the assets: