Westlake Chemical Joins Global Alliance to End Plastic Waste

27-Mar-2019 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced the company has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), an organization launched in January 2019 to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean. “Westlake is pleased to have joined the Alliance to End ...

Westlake Chemical completes acquisition of Axiall Corporation

02-Sep-2016 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Axiall Corporation for $33.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing an enterprise value of approximately $3.8 billion, including debt and certain other Axiall liabilities. The ...

Westlake Chemical Appoints Dr. Schellerer as Vice President & General Manager – Vinnolit

17-Jul-2015 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that Dr. Karl-Martin Schellerer has joined Westlake Chemical as Vice President & General Manager – Vinnolit, reporting to Robert Buesinger, Senior Vice President – Vinyls. On November 1, 2015, Dr. Schellerer will replace Dr. Josef Ertl, upon his retirement ...

Westlake Chemical Restarts Plant In Geismar, LA

16-May-2012 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that its vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) unit at its complex in Geismar, Louisiana, damaged by a fire in late March, has been safely repaired and restarted. With the restart of this unit the overall site is now fully operational. Westlake continues to ...

Westlake Chemical Opens Singapore Office

30-Mar-2012 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced the establishment of an office in Singapore. The official opening ceremony for the office was attended by Westlake's Chairman, James Chao, and other company officials. In speaking of this new office Mr. Chao stated, "We are excited to open this new office ...

Westlake Chemical to Increase Capacity of Chlor-Alkali Plant

New unit located in Geismar, Louisiana

23-Dec-2011 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced it is increasing the capacity of the previously announced chlor-alkali plant to be located at its vinyls manufacturing complex in Geismar, Louisiana. The chlor-alkali unit originally estimated to produce 250,000 electrochemical units (ECU's) annually will ...

Westlake Announces Leadership Changes in Vinyls Segment

08-Apr-2010 - Westlake Chemical Corporation announced that Mr. Wayne D. Morse, Sr. Vice President and head of the company's Vinyls segment, has elected to retire effective the end of April after a long and distinguished career. Mr. Robert F. Buesinger, 53, has been appointed to replace Mr. Morse and will ...