HOUSTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Danny Gibbons, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), will address analysts at the following event:

     Analyst Conference:   JP Morgan High Yield Conference in Miami Beach, FL
                           January 24, 2007, at 12:20 p.m. EST

     Presentation:         The slides will be available at the time of the
                           presentation and afterward at
                           http://www.westlakechemical.com

Westlake Chemical Corporation is a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated products with headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company's range of products includes: ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, caustic, VCM, PVC and PVC pipe, windows and fence. For more information, visit the company's Web site at http://westlakechemical.com

CONTACT: David R. Hansen, Media Relations, or Steven Bender, Investor Relations, both of Westlake Chemical Corporation, +1-713-960-9111