# Westlake completes $2.15B acquisition of Boral's North American building products

Westlake Chemical Corporation completed the acquisition of Boral Limited's North American building products businesses for $2.15 billion in cash. The deal includes 29 manufacturing sites in the US and Mexico and approximately 4,600 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2021-10-01
- Where: United States
- Value: $2.15B
- Jobs: 4,600
- Status: completed
- 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)

## Sources

- [westlake.com](https://www.westlake.com/news/westlake-doubles-its-portfolio-high-growth-north-american-building-products-market), 2021-10-01: "This transaction effectively doubles the size of our portfolio in the high-growth North American building products segment."

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