Westlake Growth & Investment Strategy
Penetrating New End-Markets Through Epoxy
Epoxy at a Glance:
Epoxies expand Westlake's integrated materials business
into attractive high-growth innovative and sustainability
oriented end-use products
Applications & Products
Wind Energy
Aerospace
Automotive
Leadership Position
#1 Global
#2 Europe
#2 North America
Liquid Epoxy Resin
#2 North America, Europe
BPA
#2 North America
Other Epoxy Detail
Significant global scale with 8 manufacturing sites
worldwide and 5 R&D labs across 3 continents
Epoxy operating rates are expected to increase over the
next decade driven by increasing demand and limited
capacity additions
• Fast growing markets:
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Composites for wind energy, aerospace and automotive
Sales By:
Product
Epoxy Market Overview
Global Industry Sales
Other
Construction
12%
4%
Composites 8%
Epoxy
Resin
Adhesives 7%
43%
57%
45% Coatings
24%
Electrical
Applications
Specialized
Epoxy
Markets
Growth Forecast
Geography
Coatings
3.2%
Asia
23%
Electrical Applications
3.6%
41% Americas
Adhesives
3.4%
Composites
5.8%
43
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Electrical applications including semiconductors
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Adhesives across an array of markets
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Coatings for food preservation and construction markets
Source: IHS Markit
36%
EMEA
Construction
Based on 2017-2021 averages
Source: Roland Burger
2.6%
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