# Westlake Chemical

- Headquarters: United States
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Sites

| Place | Latest | Largest value | Types |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Geismar, United States | 2018-02-19 | $140.0M | expansion |

## Customers, suppliers and deals

- [NAKAN](https://endata.com/companies/34491.md): acquired, 2×, latest 2019-01-15
- [Boral Limited](https://endata.com/companies/20115.md): acquired, 1×, latest 2019-03-06
- [Hexion](https://endata.com/companies/22326.md): acquired, 1×, latest 2019-03-06
- [Lotte Chemical USA](https://endata.com/companies/23413.md): partner, 1×, latest 2017-04-06

## Announcements (8)

- 2019-05-17: [Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical open $3.1B MEG plant in Lake Charles, Louisiana](https://endata.com/announcements/39488-lotte-chemical-and-westlake-chemical-open-3-1b-meg-plant-in-lake-charles) (New facility · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · $3.10B · 250 jobs · starts operating 17 May 2019)
- 2019-05-09: [Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical open $3.1B ethylene and ethylene glycol complex in Louisiana](https://endata.com/announcements/39636-lotte-chemical-and-westlake-chemical-open-3-1b-ethylene-and-ethylene-glycol) (New facility · near Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · $3.10B · starts operating 9 May 2019)
- 2019-03-06: [Westlake Chemical acquires Boral's North American building products businesses for $2.15 billion](https://endata.com/announcements/37526-westlake-chemical-acquires-boral-s-north-american-building-products-businesses) (Acquisition · North America, United States · $2.15B)
- 2019-03-06: [Westlake to acquire Hexion's global epoxy business for $1.2 billion](https://endata.com/announcements/37505-westlake-to-acquire-hexion-s-global-epoxy-business-for-1-2-billion) (Acquisition · Rotterdam, Netherlands, Netherlands · $1.20B)
- 2019-01-15: [Westlake Chemical completes acquisition of Nakan](https://endata.com/announcements/36179-westlake-chemical-completes-acquisition-of-nakan) (Acquisition · Reims, France, France · $265.0M)
- 2018-09-24: [Westlake Chemical offers to acquire NAKAN from OpenGate Capital for $270M](https://endata.com/announcements/33625-westlake-chemical-offers-to-acquire-nakan-from-opengate-capital-for-270m) (Acquisition · Reims, France, France · $270.0M)
- 2018-02-19: [Westlake Chemical plans $140 million expansion at Geismar plant](https://endata.com/announcements/28788-westlake-chemical-plans-140-million-expansion-at-geismar-plant) (Expansion · Geismar, Louisiana, United States · $140.0M · starts operating 2019)
- 2017-04-06: [Lotte Chemical and Westlake Chemical invest $1.9 billion in ethane cracker complex in Louisiana](https://endata.com/announcements/21788-lotte-chemical-and-westlake-chemical-invest-1-9-billion-in-ethane-cracker) (Investment · Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States · $1.90B · starts operating 2019)

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