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Lyondell to begin closure of Houston refinery this weekend, sources say

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LyondellBasell Industries will begin the permanent closure of its 263,776 barrel-per-day Houston refinery this coming weekend .

Layoffs of up to 400 employees at the refinery are scheduled to begin two months after the shutdown begins, the sources said.

The company plans to shut the first of two crude distillation units (CDUs) and associated coker in January .

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