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Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) generates a steady flow of news related to its role as a global manufacturer and supplier of materials and products for housing and construction, packaging, healthcare, automotive and consumer goods. Headquartered in Houston with operations in Asia, Europe and North America, the company issues updates on its chemicals and polymers activities, housing and infrastructure products, capital markets transactions and strategic initiatives.
News about Westlake often covers developments in its Housing & Infrastructure Products business, including Westlake Royal Building Products and Westlake Royal Roofing Solutions. Recent announcements highlight participation in industry events such as the International Roofing Expo, where Westlake Royal showcases roofing brands like Newpoint Concrete Roof Tile, DaVinci Roofscapes, US Tile clay roofing products, Unified Steel stone coated roofing and Westlake Royal Roofing Components. These stories describe new roofing colors and profiles, system enhancements, installation clinics and product demonstrations for contractors and building professionals.
Investors and industry followers will also find coverage of acquisitions and portfolio expansion. Westlake has announced and completed the acquisition of the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group, a global manufacturer of specialty materials primarily serving the wire and cable sectors. News items explain how this transaction strengthens Westlake Global Compounds and extends its manufacturing footprint into Portugal, Romania and Tunisia, alongside existing operations in Mexico.
Additional news topics include capital markets actions such as senior notes offerings and cash tender offers for existing debt, dividend declarations, and operational updates like plans to rationalize certain North American chlorovinyl and styrene assets. For those tracking WLK, this page brings together company press releases and related coverage in one place, helping readers follow developments in Westlake’s materials, polymers and building products businesses over time.
Westlake Royal Building Products (NYSE: WLK) honored seven roofing projects with the 2025 DaVinci Roofscapes Masterpiece Contractor Project of the Year Awards, recognizing excellence in composite roofing installation and visual impact. Winners include five residential and two commercial projects across the U.S., featuring DaVinci Multi-Width Shake, Multi-Width Slate, Single-Width Slate and Select Shake tiles in multiple colors and custom options.
Notable details: a lakefront home saw a 50% homeowner insurance rate reduction after re-roofing; awards cover historic and large commercial re-roofs, custom colors, and roofs paired with solar panels. DaVinci tiles carry a Lifetime Limited Material Warranty and are made from impact- and fire-resistant virgin resins.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) completed the acquisition of the global compounding solutions businesses of ACI/Perplastic Group on January 5, 2026. The deal adds ACI's specialty materials capabilities, primarily serving the wire and cable sectors, to Westlake Global Compounds and is intended to strengthen Westlake's Housing & Infrastructure Products (HIP) business.
The transaction expands Westlake Global Compounds' manufacturing footprint into Portugal, Romania, and Tunisia and increases its presence alongside existing operations in Mexico. Westlake cites added specialty products, advanced technologies, and the acquired team's expertise as strategic benefits.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) approved plans to cease operation of several North American chlorovinyl and styrene units with closures effective in December 2025. Affected units include the Aberdeen PVC plant (~1.0 billion lbs suspension PVC), Lake Charles North VCM plant (~910 million lbs VCM), one Lake Charles South diaphragm chlor-alkali unit (~825 million lbs chlorine / 910 million lbs caustic), and the Lake Charles styrene plant (~570 million lbs styrene).
Post-closure aggregate annual capacities are cited (PVC 5,520 million lbs global; VCM 7,630 million lbs global) and Westlake said it will continue supplying customers from its seven other North American chlorovinyl facilities. The plan expects a workforce reduction of ~295 employees and total pre-tax closure costs of ~$415 million with most non-cash charges recognized in Q4 2025.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) released its 2024 Sustainability Report, marking the company’s eighth consecutive annual sustainability update. The report states Westlake met its initial 2030 target by reducing Scope 1 and Scope 2 CO2e emissions per ton of production by 20% vs 2016.
The company set a new goal to cut those emissions by an additional 5% by 2030 using a 2024 baseline, yielding a 25% total reduction vs 2016. Progress will be measured under the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The report follows GRI, SASB, and TCFD frameworks and covers Westlake’s Performance & Essential Materials and Housing & Infrastructure Products businesses.
Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.53 per share for the third quarter of 2025.
The dividend is payable on December 11, 2025 to shareholders of record on November 25, 2025. Westlake began paying dividends on November 11, 2004 and has reported 21 consecutive years of paying and increasing its dividend.
The release includes customary forward-looking language and refers investors to Westlake’s 2024 Form 10-K and 2025 Form 10-Q for factors that could cause actual results to differ.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) announced the results of its cash tender offer for its 3.600% Senior Notes due 2026. The offer expired on November 10, 2025 and Westlake intends to accept for purchase $253,730,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes (excluding Guaranteed Delivery tenders). $10,733,000 in additional Notes are reflected in Notices of Guaranteed Delivery. The Settlement Date is on or about November 12, 2025 and consideration is $996.32 per $1,000 principal, plus accrued interest. Notes delivered under Guaranteed Delivery must be transferred by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 13, 2025, with payment expected on or about November 14, 2025.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) announced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its 3.600% Senior Notes due 2026, with $750,000,000 aggregate principal outstanding. The calculated Consideration is $996.32 per $1,000 principal, using a Reference Yield of 3.741% (4.375% UST due 8/15/2026) and a 35 bps fixed spread, assuming settlement on November 12, 2025. The Offer expires at 5:00 p.m. ET on November 10, 2025 unless extended; guaranteed-delivery tenders are expected to settle on or about November 14, 2025. Accrued interest will be paid in addition to the Consideration. Dealer managers are J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo; Global Bondholder Services is depositary and information agent.
Westlake Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced that Westlake Polyethylene’s LDPE Sulphur, Louisiana manufacturing site attained ISCC PLUS certification on November 6, 2025. The certification includes mass balance recognition for tracing and managing alternative raw materials through polymer production.
This milestone supports the company’s stated goal of producing polymers with attributed bio or circular content, improved environmental profiles, and greater transparency in material sourcing across applications such as food packaging, agricultural films, and specialty industrial uses.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) priced a public offering of $1.2 billion of senior unsecured notes: $600 million due 2035 at 5.550% and $600 million due 2055 at 6.375%. The sale is scheduled to close on November 6, 2025, subject to customary conditions.
Westlake expects to use net proceeds to fund a concurrent cash tender offer to repurchase its 3.600% Senior Notes due 2026, with any remaining proceeds to help fund the pending acquisition of the global compounding solutions businesses of ACI/Perplastic and for general corporate purposes. The offering is being made from an effective shelf registration statement and is not contingent on the Tender Offer or the ACI acquisition.
Westlake (NYSE: WLK) announced on November 4, 2025 the commencement of an underwritten public offering of senior unsecured notes under its existing shelf registration. Proceeds are intended to fund a concurrent cash tender offer to repurchase Westlake's outstanding 3.600% Senior Notes due 2026, to help finance the pending acquisition of the global compounding solutions businesses of the ACI/Perplastic Group, and for general corporate purposes including working capital.
The offering is subject to market conditions, is not contingent on the Tender Offer or the ACI Acquisition, and will be sold only by means of a prospectus and prospectus supplement. Joint book-running managers are BofA Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities and Wells Fargo Securities.