# Westlake Chemical to acquire Boral's North American building products for $2.15B

Westlake Chemical Corporation announced it will acquire Boral Limited's North American building products businesses for $2.15 billion in an all-cash transaction. The deal includes brands in roofing, siding, trim, shutters, decorative stone, and windows, and is expected to close in the second half of 2021.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-06-20
- Where: United States and Mexico, United States
- Value: $2.15B
- Jobs: 4,600
- Status: announced
- Products: roofing, siding, trim, 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)
- [Grey Mountain Partners](https://endata.com/companies/32449.md) (investor)
- [Boral Industries Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/55941.md) (target)
- [Dimex LLC](https://endata.com/companies/56867.md) (target)

## Sources

- [sec.gov](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262823/000119312521194477/d165156dex991.htm), 2021-06-20: "Westlake Chemical Corporation today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Boral Industries Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Boral Limited, under which Westlake will acquire Boral’s North American building products businesses in roofing; siding, trim and shutters; decorativ"
- [globalcement.com](https://www.globalcement.com/news/item/12595-boral-agrees-to-sell-north-american-building-products-business), 2021-06-23: "Boral has signed an agreement with a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical Corporation for the sale of its North American Building Products business."
- [westlake.com](https://westlake.com/westlake-acquire-dimex), 2021-08-03: "Westlake’s pending acquisition of Dimex underscores the company’s longstanding commitment to stewardship of the environment and recycling, and to taking actions that contribute to a sustainable, circular economy."

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