- Reported earnings per share of $1.30, which includes the impact of costs related to a scheduled plant turnaround and debt retirement costs totaling $0.17 per share. - Highest quarterly domestic polyethylene sales volume since 2007. HOUSTON , Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical
HOUSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 18, 2012-- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 third quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, November 8, 2012 . The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ( 10:00 a.m.
- Increasing Ethylene and PVC Capacity - Commonwealth of Kentucky Provides Tax Incentives HOUSTON , Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today it is converting the feedstock for its Calvert City, Kentucky ethylene plant from propane to ethane along with
HOUSTON , Sept. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) announced today that it will perform planned maintenance and an expansion of the Petro 2 ethylene unit at its complex in Lake Charles, LA in the first quarter of 2013. This expansion will increase ethane-based
-- 18.75 Cents Per Share Dividend Declared Payable September 12, 2012 HOUSTON , Aug. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) declared on Friday a dividend of 18.75 cents per share, an increase of over 150% from the 7.375 cents per share paid in
- Record quarterly earnings of $115.5 million. - Refinanced $250 million of 6 5/8% Notes with 3.6% Notes due 2022. HOUSTON , Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2012 of $115.5 million , or $1.72 per
HOUSTON, July 17, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of Westlake 's 3.6% Senior Notes due July 2022 , and that it will utilize proceeds from such issuance for the previously announced
HOUSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2012-- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 second quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, August 2, 2012 . The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ( 10:00 a.m.
HOUSTON , June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has voluntarily called for redemption all of its outstanding 6-5/8% Senior Notes due 2016 in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000 . The redemption date is July 29, 2012 .
HOUSTON, June 5, 2012 -- Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) announced today that in order to provide focused attention and resources to the company's ongoing corporate business development efforts the Olefins and Business Development function has been divided into two separate departments. Mr.