Cash Flows

LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    For the year ended December 31,
Millions of dollars
     2006

     2005
     2004

 
Cash flows from operating activities:                             
Net income      $ 186      $ 531      $ 54  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                             
Depreciation and amortization        805        729        289  
Asset impairments     673        210       
4
 
Equity investments -                         
 
Amounts included in net income     (78 )     (124 )     (451 )
Distributions of earnings     73       123       424  
Deferred income taxes        42        142         19  
Purchased in-process research and development                
  
 
64
Debt prepayment premiums and charges        40        45        18  
 
 
 
Changes in assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash:                             
Accounts receivable        (95 )      (156 )      42  
Inventories        (236 )      (94 )      (137 )
Accounts payable        (53 )      292        (4 )
Other, net        (135 )      (104 )      32  
      


  


  


Net cash provided by operating activities        1,222        1,594        354  
      


  


  


Cash flows from investing activities:                             
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment        (400 )      (249 )      (70 )
Acquisition of Houston Refining LP and related payments, net of cash acquired        (2,505 )              
Distributions from affiliates in excess of earnings        117        183        95  
Contributions and advances to affiliates        (86 )      (148 )      (53 )
Cash received in acquisition of Millennium Chemicals Inc. and Equistar Chemicals, LP            
 
452
Other       
6
      
3
      
 
      


  


  


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities        (2,868 )      (211 )      424  
      


  


  


Cash flows from financing activities:                             
Issuance of long-term debt        4,357      100      4
Repayment of long-term debt        (2,677      (1,512      (319
Dividends paid     (223 )     (222 )     (127 )
Proceeds from stock option exercises       
27
      
48
       25  
Other, net        7        6        1  
      


  


  


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities        1,491        (1,580 )      (416 )
      


  


  


Effect of exchange rate changes on cash        8        (14)        4  
      


  


  


Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents        (147 )      (211 )      366  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        593        804        438  
      


  


  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period      $ 446      $ 593      $ 804  
      


  


  



See Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Lyondell's 2006 Form 10-K.