Valhi, Inc.

Valhi, Inc.
Public
Traded as NYSE: VHI
Industry holding company
Founded 1987
Headquarters Dallas, Texas
Key people
Steven L. Watson, Chairman, President and CEO
Revenue DecreaseUS$1.863 Billion (FY 2014) [1]
Increase US$ 170.2 Million (FY 2014) [1]
Increase US$ 53.8 Million (FY 2014) [1]
Total assets US$ 2.967 Billion (FY 2014) [1]
Number of employees
8,000
Website Valhi.net

Valhi, Inc. is an American holding company operating through wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries in a number of different industries. It was founded in 1987 as a result of the merger of the LLC Corporation and a company controlled by the Contran Corporation. The Contran Corporation owned 93% of Valhi's common stock as of December 2014. The chairman of the company was Harold Simmons until his death in 2013.[2] As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.[3]


Subsidiaries

Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include NL Industries, Kronos Worldwide, CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC.[1]



References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2014 10-K for Valhi Inc.". SEC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ↑ Levisohn, Ben (30 December 2013). "Harold Simmons Dies, Valhi, Kronos, NL Industries Gain". Barrons. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Valhi". Fortune. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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