HUNT VALLEY, Md., Nov. 24, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Millennium Chemicals (NYSE:MCH) announced today that John E. Lushefski, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be presenting at the 14th Annual Smith Barney Citigroup Chemical Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 8:40 AM EST. Investors may listen to Mr. Lushefski's presentation live via webcast by accessing, www.millenniumchem.com, and clicking on the Investor Relations button. Following the presentation you will be able to access the presentation on our home page (www.millenniumchem.com).
Millennium Chemicals (website: www.millenniumchem.com) is a major international chemicals company, with leading market positions in a broad range of commodity, industrial, performance and specialty chemicals.
Millennium Chemicals is:
-- The second-largest producer of TiO2 in the world, the largest
merchant seller of titanium tetrachloride and a major producer of
zirconia, silica gel and cadmium/based pigments;
-- The second-largest producer of acetic acid and vinyl acetate
monomer in North America;
-- A leading producer of terpene-based fragrance and flavor chemicals;
and,
-- Through its 29.5% interest in Equistar Chemicals, LP, a partner in
the second-largest producer of ethylene and third-largest producer
of polyethylene in North America, and a leading producer of
performance polymers, oxygenated chemicals, aromatics and specialty
petrochemicals.