PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
HOUSTON, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) declared on Friday a dividend of 5.75 cents per share, payable on December 17, 2009, to stockholders of record on December 3, 2009.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
HOUSTON, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today reported net income of $29.8 million, or $0.45 per diluted share, on net sales of $632.6 million for the third quarter of 2009. Third quarter 2009 net income increased $12.9 million from the $16.9 million net income, or $0.26 per diluted share, reported for the second quarter of 2009. Third quarter 2009 income...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
HOUSTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2009 third quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, November 3, 2009. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
HOUSTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: ) will release its 2009 second quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Central Time) on the same day to discuss the earnings release.To access the conference call, dial (866) 770-7146, or (617) 213-8068 for international...
Market Watch (Free subscription) | 05/05/2009
TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Westlake Chemical Corp. said it swung to a first-quarter net loss from a year-earlier profit on 47% lower sales. The loss was $6.1 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with net income of $5.4 million, or 8 cents a share, in the year-earlier quarter. Sales declined to $488.3 million from $915.1 million. The sales drop stemmed mainly from "significantly lower selling...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/21/2009
This call will be available for replay beginning an hour after the call has ended, and may be accessed until 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 12, 2009. The replay can be accessed by calling the following numbers: Domestic callers should dial 1-888-286-8010 and international callers may access the replay at 617-801-6888. The access code at both numbers is 31153377.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 04/07/2009
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westlake Chemical Corporation and ChemPoint.com announced a new partnership allowing ChemPoint to represent Westlake’s Epolene® polymers in the U.S. and Canada. Beginning April 1,
The Houston Business Journal (Free subscription) | 03/27/2009
A subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corp. has acquired a PVC pipe plant formerly owned by Freedom Plastics Inc. (WLK)
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
HOUSTON, March 26 -- North American Pipe Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Houston-based Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), announced today it has completed the acquisition of a majority of the asset...
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 02/20/2009
SUGAR LAND, TX (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) (Houston, Texas) reported a rough fourth-quarter 2008, as the company suffered a net loss of $109.6 million in the quarter, compared with income of $18.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. The company's net sales were down almost 30% year over year, coming in at...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 02/18/2009
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 02/18/2009
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Westlake Chemical said it swung to a fourth-quarter loss of $109.6 million, or $1.68 a share, compared with a profit of $18.8 million, or 29 cents a share, in the same period a year earlier. Sales fell to $597.1 million from $850.6 million a year earlier. The company said rapidly falling demand, high inventory costs, and increased general and administrative costs tied to doubtful...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/16/2009
Westlake Chemical Corporation is a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated products with headquarters in Houston, Texas. The company's range of products includes: ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, caustic, VCM, PVC and PVC pipe, windows and fence. For more information, visit the company's Web site at .
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 02/04/2009
This call will be available for replay beginning an hour after the call has ended, and may be accessed until 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 25, 2009. The replay can be accessed by calling the following numbers: Domestic callers should dial 1-888-286-8010 and international callers may access the replay at 617-801-6888. The access code at both numbers is 21627930.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Westlake Chemical Corp., a Houston-based plastics maker, plans to idle its ethylene plant in Lake Charles, La., because of slowing demand.
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