LyondellBasell Industries (NYSE:LYB) reported quarterly earnings of $0.49 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $0.20 by 145 percent. This is a 48.48 percent increase over earnings of $0.33 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $7.197 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $7.323 billion by 1.72 percent. This is a 6.25 percent decrease over sales of $7.677 billion the same period last year.