Description

Westlake Corporation, known as Westlake Chemical Corporation until its name change in February 2022, is a global manufacturer and supplier focused on petrochemicals, polymers, and various building products. The company's business activities are structured into two primary segments: Performance and Essential Materials, and Housing and Infrastructure Products. The Performance and Essential Materials division is responsible for the production and marketing of a wide array of chemical commodities. These include polyethylene, styrene monomer, ethylene co-products, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), ethylene dichloride, chlor-alkali substances, and other chlorinated derivatives. The Housing and Infrastructure Products segment specializes in developing a diverse range of construction and consumer-oriented solutions. This encompasses manufacturing residential PVC siding, trim, and moldings, alongside roofing applications, decorative stone, and windows. It also produces PVC decking, specialized PVC films for uses like inflatables, wallcoverings, tape, and roofing, as well as polymer composite roof tiles, PVC pipes and fittings, and PVC compounds. Furthermore, this segment provides various consumer and commercial items such as landscape edging, industrial, home, and office matting, marine dock edging, and masonry joint controls. Westlake's extensive product portfolio caters to a broad customer base, including chemical processors, plastics fabricators, small construction contractors, municipalities, and supply warehouses. These materials are vital for numerous consumer and industrial applications, ranging from residential construction, flexible and rigid packaging, and automotive components to healthcare products, water treatment, coatings, and a wide variety of other durable and non-durable goods. Founded in Houston, Texas, in 1986, Westlake Corporation operates as a subsidiary of TTWF LP.