HOUSTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 16, 2012-- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 second quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Thursday, August 2, 2012 . The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ( 10:00 a.m.
HOUSTON , June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has voluntarily called for redemption all of its outstanding 6-5/8% Senior Notes due 2016 in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000 . The redemption date is July 29, 2012 .
HOUSTON, June 5, 2012 -- Westlake Chemical (NYSE:WLK) announced today that in order to provide focused attention and resources to the company's ongoing corporate business development efforts the Olefins and Business Development function has been divided into two separate departments. Mr.
HOUSTON , May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The board of directors of Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) declared today a dividend of 7.375 cents per share, payable on June 18, 2012 , to stockholders of record on June 4, 2012 . This is the 31st successive quarterly dividend that Westlake has
HOUSTON , May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today 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
HOUSTON, May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today announced that following acquisition discussions with Georgia Gulf's management under the terms of a confidentiality agreement, it notified Georgia Gulf that Westlake has withdrawn its proposal to acquire
Houston, TX – May 2, 2012 : Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE:WLK) announced today they recently notified 44 college-bound students of employees throughout the company that they are recipients of a Westlake Scholarship beginning the fall term of 2012.
HOUSTON, May 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 first quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (10:00 a.m.
First Quarter 2012 Highlights: - Record quarterly earnings per share - Net income increased over 230% vs Q4 of 2011 and over 5% vs Q1 of 2011 - Ended first quarter with total cash balances of $961 million HOUSTON, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) today
HOUSTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) will release its 2012 first quarter earnings prior to the market opening on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 . The company will host a conference call at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time ( 10:00 a.m.