WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:WLK) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item7.01
| Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January24, 2017, Westlake Chemical Partners LP, a publicly
traded master limited partnership formed by Westlake Chemical
Corporation (Westlake Chemical), issued a press release regarding
the publication in the Federal Register of the final regulations
issued by the U.S. Department of Treasury and the Internal
Revenue Service on January19, 2017 under section 7704(d)(1)(E) of
the Internal Revenue Code (the Final Regulations). These Final
Regulations are now effective. A copy of the press release is
furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished to this Current Report, including
Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of
Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
will not be incorporated by reference into any filing by Westlake
Chemical under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, unless specifically
identified as being incorporated therein.
| Item9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated January24, 2017 issued by Westlake Chemical Partners LP |
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About WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:WLK)
Westlake Chemical Corporation is a vertically integrated global manufacturer and marketer of basic chemicals, vinyls, polymers and building products. The Company’s products include a range of chemicals, which are fundamental to various diverse consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, residential and commercial construction, as well as other durable and non-durable goods. The Company operates in two segments: Olefins and Vinyls. The Olefins segment manufactures a range of petrochemical products. The Vinyls segment primarily offers PVC, vinyl chloride monomer (VCM), ethylene dichloride (EDC), chlorine, caustic soda and, through Westlake Chemical OpCo LP, ethylene. The Company is also an integrated producer of vinyls with substantial downstream integration into polyvinyl chloride (PVC) building products. The Company owns approximately 10 building product facilities. WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:WLK) Recent Trading Information
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION (NYSE:WLK) closed its last trading session down -0.30 at 63.79 with 1,709,971 shares trading hands.
