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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