# Westlake Chemical acquires Boral's North American building products businesses for $2.15 billion

Westlake Chemical Corporation will acquire Boral Ltd.'s North American building products businesses for $2.15 billion, nearly doubling Westlake's building products business.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-03-06
- Where: North America, United States
- Value: $2.15B
- Status: announced
- Products: roofing, siding, trim and shutters, decorative stone, windows
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Boral Limited](https://endata.com/companies/20115.md) (target)
- [Westlake Chemical](https://endata.com/companies/23414.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [markets.bostonherald.com](http://markets.bostonherald.com/bostonherald/article/bizwire-2021-6-20-westlake-significantly-expands-its-presence-in-the-growing-north-american-home-construction-materials-markets-by-acquiring-borals-north-american-building-products-businesses), 2019-03-06: "Acquisition will nearly double Westlake’s building products business by adding leading brands in the premium roofing; siding, trim and shutters; decorative stone; and windows business in North America."

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