June 10, 2003 - Houston, TX -- The Westlake Group announced today the appointment of Ms. Ruth Dreessen as Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Member of the Advisory Board. In this role she will report to Mr. Albert Chao, President, and will assume overall responsibility for the

Sulphur, Louisiana – November 14, 2003 – Westlake Polymers LP, one of the Westlake Group of Companies, has been recertified as a Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) Star site by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in recognition of its employees' strong commitment and

Houston, Texas – December 11, 2003 – Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that Mr. Stephen Wallace has joined the company as Vice President and General Counsel. Mr. Wallace joins Westlake with over 20 years of legal experience. He began his legal career with the law firm of Baker Botts where he

Houston, Texas – January 27, 2004 – A fire in the ethylene unit of Westlake Vinyls Corporation's complex in Calvert City, KY, which occurred late Thursday of last week, was extinguished early Saturday morning. A maintenance employee who sustained minor injuries was treated and released on the same

Houston, Texas – February 12, 2004 – Westlake Vinyls Corporation's ethylene unit at its Calvert City, KY complex has been successfully restarted. The unit was down for repairs due to a fire in late January. All other units at the complex are operating and production schedules are returning to

Houston, Texas – May 04, 2004 – /PRNewswire/ - Westlake Chemical Corporation will release its 2004 first quarter earnings early the morning of Tuesday, May 11, 2004. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings

Houston, Texas – May 24, 2004 – Westlake Chemical Corporation announced today that it has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be offered and the price range for the offering

Houston, Texas, June 1, 2004 - The Westlake Chemical Corporation has recently notified 28 sons and daughters of employees throughout the company that they are recipients of a Westlake Scholarship beginning the fall term of 2004. This annual award of scholarships caps Westlake's long-standing

Houston, Texas, July 1, 2004/PRNewswire/ – Westlake Chemical Corporation announced today that, through an indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the net assets of Bristolpipe Corporation.