Exhibit 21.1 MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC. STATE OR COUNTRY OF INCORPORATION ---------------- Millennium Chemicals Inc. Delaware/UK Resident Millennium Overseas Holdings Limited United Kingdom Millennium Chemicals UK Holdings Limited United Kingdom Millennium Grimsby Ltd. United Kingdom Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Limited United Kingdom Millennium Inorganic Chemicals S.A. France Societe Immobiliere de la Cote Societe Anonyme France Thann Chimie SNC France Millennium Holdings Brasil Ltda. Brazil Millennium Inorganic Chemicals do Brasil S.A. (1) Brazil Millennium Stallingborough Ltd. United Kingdom Rutile Holdings Ltd. United Kingdom SCMC Holdings B.V. Netherlands Millennium Bunbury Ltd. Australia Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Ltd. Australia Millennium Performance Chemicals (Advanced Ceramics) Pty. Ltd. Australia Millennium America Holdings Inc. Delaware Millennium America Inc. Delaware Millennium Holdings Inc. Delaware Millennium Specialty Chemicals Inc. Delaware Millennium Petrochemicals Inc. Virginia Millennium Petrochemicals GP LLC (2) Delaware Millennium Petrochemicals LP LLC (2) Delaware Millennium Methanol LP Inc. (3) Delaware Millennium Methanol GP Inc. (3) Delaware Millennium Inorganic Chemicals Inc. Delaware HMB Holdings Inc. Delaware MHC Inc. Delaware LeMean Property Holdings Corporation Delaware (1) Millennium Holdings Brasil Ltda. owns 99% of the voting shares and 72% of the total shares of Millennium Inorganic Chemicals do Brasil S.A. (2) Millennium Petrochemicals GP LLC and Millennium Petrochemicals LP LLC together own a 29.5% interest in Equistar Chemicals, LP. (3) Millennium Methanol LP Inc. and Millennium Methanol GP Inc. together own an 85% interest in La Porte Methanol Company, L.P.