HOUSTON, May 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) declared on Friday, May 15, 2015, a dividend of $0.1650 per share. The dividend will be payable on June 12, 2015, to stockholders of record on May 29, 2015.

This is the 43nd successive quarterly dividend that Westlake has declared since completing its initial public offering in August 2004.

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SOURCE Westlake Chemical Corporation

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