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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000899243-99-000163.txt : 19990208
<SEC-HEADER>0000899243-99-000163.hdr.sgml : 19990208
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000899243-99-000163
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19990205
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		19990205

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			LYONDELL CHEMICAL CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000842635
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PETROLEUM REFINING [2911]
		IRS NUMBER:				954160558
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10145
		FILM NUMBER:		99522271

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1221 MCKINNEY ST
		STREET 2:		STE 1600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7136527200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1221 MCKINNEY ST
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1600
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77010

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LYONDELL PETROCHEMICAL CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
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<PAGE>
 
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549


                                   FORM 8-K

                            CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

                         to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): NOT APPLICABLE


                           LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                                   DELAWARE
                (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

          1-10145                                        95-4160558
(Commission File Number)                    (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 

1221 MCKINNEY STREET, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON, TEXAS            77010
(Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)


                                (713) 652-7200
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                NOT APPLICABLE
         (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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ITEM 5.   OTHER EVENTS.

          Pursuant to Section 2.4 of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of
Lyondell Chemical Company (the "Company"), notice is hereby given that the 1999
annual meeting of stockholders of the Company will be held on Thursday, May 6,
1999 at the Four Seasons Hotel, 1300 Lamar, Houston, Texas at 10:00 a.m.,
Houston time.
<PAGE>
 
                                   SIGNATURES


          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY


                              By:    /s/ Robert J. Millstone
                                  --------------------------
                                  Robert J. Millstone
                                  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Date: February 5, 1999
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