Westlake Corp
WLK
Company Profile
Business description
Westlake Corp is a vertically integrated international manufacturer and marketer of both housing and infrastructure products and performance and essential materials that are designed to enhance the lives of people every day. Its Performance and Essential Materials segment offers a wide range of essential building blocks for making products utilized in everyday living, including olefins, vinyl chemicals, polyethylene, and epoxies. Its Housing and Infrastructure Products segment produces key finished goods for building products, pipe and fittings, and international compounds businesses.
Contact
2801 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 600
HoustonTX77056
USAT: +1 713 960-9111
Sector
Basic Materials
Stock type
Cyclical
Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Fiscal Year End
31 December 2026
Employees
14,600
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