Westlake Chemical
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| Public | |
| Traded as | NYSE: WLK |
| Industry | Chemicals, Petrochemicals |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
Key people | Albert Chao (President and CEO) |
| Revenue |
 US$ 4.415 billion[1] |
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US$ 678.523 million (2014)[1] | |
Number of employees | 3,600[2] |
| Website | westlake.com |
Westlake Chemical is an international manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated building products. The company is the largest producer of low-density polyethylene (LDPE) in the US and ranks among the Forbes Global 2000.[3][4]
Facilities
In 2014, Westlake made a significant expansion in their ethylene production facilities in Sulphur, Louisiana.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Income Statement". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "Introduction". Westlake Chemical. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ↑ "ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies: Westlake Chemical is the ICIS Company of the Year". ICIS. September 30, 2013.
- ↑ "The World's Biggest Public Companies". Forbes.
- ↑ Larino, Jennifer (23 October 2014). "Westlake Chemical to spend $330 million on ethylene plant expansion in Sulphur". Times-Picayune. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
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