Houston, Texas – December 9, 2002 – North American Pipe Corporation, one of the Westlake Group of Companies, has hired John Minelli as their new General Manager. Mr. Minelli has joined North American Pipe after a long career with Bristolpipe where he rose to the position of President.
Houston, Texas – January 7, 2003 – The Westlake Group of Companies announced the following executive appointments within its petrochemical business operations. Mr. Warren W. Wilder has been named Vice President, Olefins & Styrene and will direct the company's ethylene, styrene and related
May 1, 2003 - Houston, TX -- The National Petroleum Refiners Association (NPRA) recently recognized The Westlake Group's petrochemical operations in Lake Charles, LA for achievements in safety at its 2003 National Environmental and Safety Conference held in New Orleans.
May 12, 2003 - Houston, TX -- The Westlake Group has recently notified 30 sons and daughters of employees throughout the company that they are recipients of a Westlake Scholarship beginning the fall term of 2003. This annual award of scholarships caps Westlake's long-standing support of educational
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