Westlake Growth & Investment Strategy
Leading Scale, Vertical Integration with Globally Advantaged
Low-Cost Position Drives Chlorovinyl Margin Support
Chlor-Alkali
Chlorine
Caustic
Soda
Overview of the Chlorovinyls Chain
Chlorinated
Products
Ethylene Vinyl Chloride
Dichloride
Monomer
(EDC)
(VCM)
Polyvinyl
Chloride
(PVC)
HIP PVC
Products
Westlake benefits from its globally
competitive cost position and integrated
production footprint as the world's
largest chlorovinyls manufacturer
Significant benefits from low cost North
American natural gas and ethane driving
a globally advantaged position in producing
ethylene and chlor-alkali
Integrated position as the world's largest
chlorovinyls producer further lowers.
production costs and enhances margin
capture and resiliency
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Ethylene
Source: IHS Markit
Merchant
Sales
Complexity and capital cost of the vinyls
chain raises barriers to entry
Epoxy
Recent Epoxy acquisition captures additional
integration and downstream focus
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