HOUSTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that following acquisition discussions with Georgia Gulf's management under the terms of a confidentiality agreement, it notified Georgia Gulf that Westlake has withdrawn its proposal to acquire
Houston, TX – May 2, 2012 : Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) announced today they recently notified 44 college-bound students of employees throughout the company that they are recipients of a Westlake Scholarship beginning the fall term of 2012.
HOUSTON, May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 first quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m.
First Quarter 2012 Highlights: - Record quarterly earnings per share - Net income increased over 230% vs Q4 of 2011 and over 5% vs Q1 of 2011 - Ended first quarter with total cash balances of $961 million HOUSTON, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today
HOUSTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 first quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 . The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ( 10:00 a.m.
No injuries and site safely contained after fire HOUSTON , March 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) confirmed today that the fire which occurred at its Geismar, Louisiana , vinyls complex the morning of March 22, 2012 , was extinguished and fully contained within
HOUSTON , March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), the Houston -based petrochemical and building products company, announced today the establishment of an office in Singapore. The official opening ceremony for the office was attended by Westlake 's Chairman, James
Full-Year 2011 Highlights - Record full-year earnings, up 17% from 2010. - Net sales increased 14% versus 2010. - Generated cash from operating activities of $362 million. - Ended 2011 with total cash balances of $922 million. HOUSTON , Feb. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation
HOUSTON , Feb. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) declared today a dividend of 7.375 cents per share, payable on March 21, 2012 , to stockholders of record on March 7, 2012 . This is the 30th successive quarterly dividend that Westlake has
HOUSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2012-- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) will release its 2011 fourth quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 . The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time ( 10:00 a.m.