HOUSTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today the promotion of Mr. Steven Bender, 50, currently the company's Vice President & Treasurer, to the position of Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer with immediate effect.

HOUSTON, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today reported net income of $14.4 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2006. This represents a significant decrease from the fourth quarter of 2005 net income of $73.6 million, and $1.13

HOUSTON, Feb. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2006 fourth quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, February 20, 2007. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m.

HOUSTON, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Danny Gibbons, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK), will address analysts at the following event: Analyst Conference: JP Morgan High Yield Conference in Miami Beach, FL January 24, 2007, at 12:20

HOUSTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that all closing conditions, including regulatory review, have been met and it has closed the previously announced acquisition of Eastman Chemical Company's (NYSE: EMN) polyethylene business

HOUSTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) yesterday declared a dividend of 4 cents per share, payable on December 1, 2006, to stockholders of record on November 17, 2006. This is the ninth successive quarterly dividend that

Highlights 11% increase in sales 24% increase in third quarter income from operations HOUSTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today reported net income of $61.7 million, or $0.95 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2006, an increase of 42% from

HOUSTON, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has successfully restarted its Petro II ethylene unit in Lake Charles, Louisiana after completing mechanical repairs to a compressor and related equipment whose failure had resulted in a

HOUSTON, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2006 third quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, November 2, 2006. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m.

HOUSTON, Oct. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase from Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE: EMN) its polyethylene business. The sale will include Eastman's polyethylene and Epolene polymer