EXHIBIT 12

                           LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

          STATEMENT SETTING FORTH DETAIL FOR COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF
                           EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

                             (Millions of dollars)




                                                                                  TWELVE                              TWELVE
                                             NINE MONTHS        NINE MONTHS       MONTHS             TWELVE           MONTHS
                                                ENDED              ENDED           ENDED          MONTHS ENDED         ENDED
                                             SEPTEMBER 30,     SEPTEMBER 30,    DECEMBER 31,      DECEMBER 31,      DECEMBER 31,
                                                2001                2000            2000              1999             1998
                                            -------------      -------------    ------------      -------------     ------------
                                                                                                  
Income from continuing operations
 before income taxes                   A       $(147)             $  759           $  693             $(104)           $ 89

FIXED CHARGES:
  Interest expense, gross                        374                 486              627               717             385
  Portion of rentals representative
   of interest                                    35                  35               46                53              35
                                               -----              ------           ------             -----            ----
     Total fixed charges before
      capitalized interest             B         408                 520              673               770             420
  Capitalized interest                             -                   -                -                 -               -
                                               -----              ------           ------             -----            ----
     Total fixed charges including
      capitalized interest             C         408                 520              673               770             420

EARNINGS (A+B)                         D         261               1,279            1,366               666             509

Ratio of Earnings to Fixed
 Charges (D/C)                                   0.6x                2.5x             2.0x              0.9x            1.2x
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