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<P ALIGN="CENTER">UNITED STATES</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">Washington, D.C. 20549</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>


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</B><P ALIGN="CENTER">Current Report </P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2006</P>


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<B><FONT SIZE=5><P ALIGN="CENTER">LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY</P>


</B></FONT><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Delaware</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">&#9;1-10145&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;95-4160558</P>


<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">(Commission File Number)&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">1221 McKinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas&#9;&#9;&#9;   77010</P>


<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;(Address of principal executive offices)&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;(Zip Code)</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">(713) 652-7200</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Not Applicable</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (<I>see </I>General Instruction A.2. below):</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;[ ]&#9;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;[ ]&#9;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;[ ]&#9;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;[ ]&#9;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>


<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The description set forth below is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the respective document to which it refers, which document is incorporated herein.</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Item 1.01&#9;Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</P>


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</B><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">On December 6, 2006, Equistar Chemicals, LP (&quot;Equistar&quot;), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical Company, amended its Credit Agreement (the &quot;Credit Agreement&quot;) dated as of December 17, 2003, as amended, among Equistar, the subsidiaries of Equistar parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-documentations agents, Citicorp USA, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. as co-collateral agents, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent.  The amendment enables Equistar to enter into new accounts receivable sales facilities by selling certain receivables to third parties or specified Equistar bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries.  The amendment to the Credit Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.5(c).</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">4.5(c)&#9;Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 6, 2006 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2003 among Equistar Chemicals, LP, the subsidiaries of Equistar Chemicals, LP parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-documentations agents, Citicorp USA, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. as co-collateral agents, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 4.2(c) to Equistar's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of December 6, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference)</P></DIR>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;By:<U>/s/ Kerry A. Galvin&#9;&#9;&#9;</P>


</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;Name:&#9;Kerry A. Galvin</P>


<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;Title:&#9;Senior Vice President and&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;&#9;General Counsel</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Date:  December 7, 2006</P>


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</FONT><B><P ALIGN="CENTER">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</P>


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</U><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">4.5(c)&#9;Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 6, 2006 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2003 among Equistar Chemicals, LP, the subsidiaries of Equistar Chemicals, LP parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-documentations agents, Citicorp USA, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. as co-collateral agents, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent<A NAME="OLE_LINK11"><A NAME="OLE_LINK12"> (filed as Exhibit 4.2(c) to Equistar's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of December 6, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference)</A></A></P>


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 6, 2006
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-10145								95-4160558
(Commission File Number)					(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 700, Houston, Texas			   77010
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)
(713) 652-7200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[ ]	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ]	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
The description set forth below is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the respective document to which it refers, which document is incorporated herein.
Item 1.01	Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On December 6, 2006, Equistar Chemicals, LP ("Equistar"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical Company, amended its Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") dated as of December 17, 2003, as amended, among Equistar, the subsidiaries of Equistar parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-documentations agents, Citicorp USA, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. as co-collateral agents, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent.  The amendment enables Equistar to enter into new accounts receivable sales facilities by selling certain receivables to third parties or specified Equistar bankruptcy-remote subsidiaries.  The amendment to the Credit Agreement is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 4.5(c).
Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c)	Exhibits
4.5(c)	Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 6, 2006 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2003 among Equistar Chemicals, LP, the subsidiaries of Equistar Chemicals, LP parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-documentations agents, Citicorp USA, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. as co-collateral agents, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent (filed as Exhibit 4.2(c) to Equistar's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of December 6, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference)
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
LYONDELL CHEMICAL COMPANY
By:
/s/ Kerry A. Galvin
Name:	Kerry A. Galvin
Title:	Senior Vice President and										General Counsel
Date:  December 7, 2006
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.5(c)	Amendment No. 3 dated as of December 6, 2006 to Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 2003 among Equistar Chemicals, LP, the subsidiaries of Equistar Chemicals, LP parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, Credit Suisse First Boston, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Wachovia Bank, National Association as co-documentations agents, Citicorp USA, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. as co-collateral agents, and Citicorp USA, Inc. as administrative agent
(filed as Exhibit 4.2(c) to Equistar's Current Report on Form 8-K dated as of December 6, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference)