Westlake Chemical

Public
Traded as NYSE: WLK
Industry Chemicals, Petrochemicals
Founded 1986
Headquarters Houston, Texas
Key people
 Albert Chao (President and CEO)
Revenue Increase US$ 4.415 billion[1]
Increase 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. 1 2 "Income Statement". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Introduction". Westlake Chemical. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "ICIS Top 100 Chemical Companies: Westlake Chemical is the ICIS Company of the Year". ICIS. September 30, 2013.
  4. ↑ "The World's Biggest Public Companies". Forbes.
  5. ↑ 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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