Description: Westlake Chemical Corporation manufactures and markets basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers, and fabricated building products. It operates in two segments, Olefins and Vinyls. The Olefins segment provides ethylene, polyethylene, styrene monomer, and various ethylene co-products, such as chemical grade propylene, crude butadiene, pyrolysis gasoline, and hydrogen. The Vinyls segment offers polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomer, ethylene dichloride, chlorine, caustic soda, and ethylene. This segment also manufactures and sells building products fabricated from PVC, including pipe, fence and deck, and window and door components. The company's products are used in various applications, which include consumer and industrial markets, such as flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, and residential and commercial construction, as well as in other durable and non-durable goods. Westlake Chemical Corporation provides its products for chemical processors, plastics fabricators, construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses in the United States, Canada, Singapore, Switzerland, and internationally. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.
Home Page: www.westlake.com
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2801 Post Oak Boulevard
Houston,
TX
77056
United States
Phone:
713 960 9111
Officers
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mr. James Y. Chao | Exec. Chairman |
| Mr. Albert Yuan Chao | Pres, CEO & Director |
| Mr. Mark Steven Bender CPA | Exec. VP & CFO |
| Mr. Roger Lester Kearns | COO and Exec. VP of Performance & Essential Materials |
| Mr. Robert F. Buesinger | Exec. VP of Housing, Infrastructure Products, IT & Digital |
| Mr. Johnathan Stevan Zoeller | VP & Chief Accounting Officer |
| Mr. L. Benjamin Ederington | Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel, Chief Admin. Officer & Corp. Sec. |
| Lawrence Schubert | VP of Corp. Devel. & Sustainability |
| Dr. Karl-Martin Schellerer | Managing Director of Vinnolit Bus. and VP |
| Thomas J. Janssens | Sr. VP of Operations, PEM & Corp. Logistics |
Exchange: NYSE
Country: US
Currency: US Dollar ($)
| GIC Sector: | Materials |
|---|---|
| GIC Group: | Materials |
| GIC Industry: | Chemicals |
| GIC Sub-Industry: | Commodity Chemicals |
| Forward PE: | 10.01 |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE: | 5.3981 |
| Price-to-Book MRQ: | 1.4604 |
| Price-to-Sales TTM: | 0.8372 |
| IPO Date: | 2004-08-11 |
| Fiscal Year End: | December |
| Full Time Employees: | 14550 |