About Business
Westlake Corporation is a U.S.-based manufacturing company formed in 1986 by Ting Tsung Chao and headquartered in Houston, Texas, U.S. The company specializes in manufacturing chemicals and petrochemical products for industrial needs. It produces mainly low-density polyethylene, which was ranked on the Forbes Global 2000. Westlake expanded their ethylene production in Sulphur, Louisiana. This company also acquired Vinnolit, a German Polyvinyl chloride manufacturing company. Then, it also acquired Boral company?s business in 2021. The company also purchased Axiali Corporation, a chlor-alkali producer. The Louisiana facility of Westlake provides many chemicals such as ethylene dichloride, benzene, chloroform, etc.
