HOUSTON, Nov. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that Ruth I. Dreessen, its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has announced her intent to resign her position with Westlake Chemical to pursue an opportunity as Chief Financial

HOUSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) filed today an amendment to its Form S-3 Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the company's possible issuance of up to $750 million in debt and/or equity securities.

HOUSTON, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) has declared a dividend of 2.75 cents per share, payable on December 2, 2005, to stockholders of record on November 21, 2005. This is the fifth successive quarterly dividend that Westlake

HOUSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today reported net income of $43.5 million, or $0.67 per diluted share, and income from operations of $70.1 million on net sales of $605.4 million for the third quarter of 2005.

HOUSTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2005 third quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, November 3, 2005. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m.

HOUSTON, Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that its olefins petrochemical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana has been restarted following an orderly shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Rita and that its ethylene units are operating.

HOUSTON, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that electrical power has been restored to its olefins petrochemical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, following an orderly shut down in anticipation of Hurricane Rita and further indicated it

HOUSTON, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has re-started its Geismar, Louisiana vinyls complex following the shut down necessitated by Hurricane Rita. The company's VCM (vinyl chloride monomer) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride) units

HOUSTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has cancelled its presentation originally scheduled to be made on Tuesday, September 27, 2005, at 9:15 a.m. Eastern time at the CSFB 18TH Annual Chemical Conference in New York City.

Waiting on Utilities and Feedstock Supplies to be Restored HOUSTON, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced this morning that its petrochemical complex in Lake Charles, Louisiana, consisting of ethylene, styrene, and polyethylene units, apparently