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Axiall

WESTLAKE
Acquisition of North American PVC business from Boral / Extension of the value chain
 		23.06.2021
WESTLAKE
Significant increase in stake in LACC cracker JV with Lotte in Louisiana / Call option exercised
 		26.11.2019
INEOS
Final go-ahead for 750,000 t cumene plant in Germany / Completion in 2021
 		17.07.2019
LOTTE
USD 3.1 bn Lake Charles hub inaugurated / MEG plant called biggest in US / Joint cracker with Westlake
 		15.05.2019
WESTLAKE
Record sales and EBITDA / Vinyl business as the driving force / Slump in net profit
 		27.02.2019
WANHUA
Plans for USD 1 bn MDI complex in Louisiana / Location and capacity not yet disclosed
 		13.04.2017
USA
Shale gas carousel turns faster / Giant field found in west Texas / President-elect Trump expected to promote fracking / Much of new plastics output earmarked for export
 		30.11.2016
LOTTE
Vice chairman's death called suicide / Close ties to family owners / Corruption scandal in South Korea
 		05.09.2016
WESTLAKE
Takeover of Axiall completed / Creation of North American olefins and vinyls leader
 		02.09.2016
WESTLAKE
US and Canadian authorities nod off Axiall acquisition / Deal could close by end of August
 		22.08.2016
AXIALL / LOTTE
Groundbreaking ceremony for Louisiana ethane cracker / Start-up expected in 2019
 		17.06.2016
WESTLAKE
USD 3.8 bn is the magic number / Latest takeover bid accepted by Axiall / Combined company will become North America's second-largest PVC producer
 		15.06.2016
AXIALL
South Korea's Lotte Group issues unsolicited offer for vinyls producer / Onset of a bidding war with Westlake?
 		09.06.2016
WESTLAKE
Latest bid for Axiall summarily rejected again / CEO Chao issues open letter to shareholders / Calls for new board
 		06.04.2016
AXIALL / WESTLAKE
PVC group plans to divest all downstream units / Write-offs almost reach USD 1 bn / Poker game over takeover continues
 		03.03.2016
INEOS
2015 EBITDA comes in at a record EUR 2.2 bn
 		01.03.2016
AXIALL
Board summarily rejects latest Westlake takeover proposal / Shareholders addressed in open letter
 		03.02.2016
AXIALL / LOTTE
Plans for US ethane-based cracker receive definite go-ahead / Lake Charles plant to start up in 2019
 		04.01.2016
AXIALL
Timothy Mann confirmed as CEO and president
 		27.11.2015
LOTTE
Acquisition of Samsung's polymers slate / USD 2.5 bn mega deal slammed as too expensive
 		04.11.2015
LOTTE
Uzbek gas chemical complex completed / Start-up in January 2016 / Integrated project includes HDPE and PP facilities / Korea and Japan jostling for position in Central Asia
 		29.10.2015
INEOS AMERICAS
Acquisition of Axiall's aromatics businesses / Plans for further development
 		06.10.2015
AXIALL
CEO Paul Carrico suddenly retires / Timothy Mann appointed interim chief executive
 		23.07.2015
VESTOLIT
PVC producer up for sale? / Consolidation in western Europe takes another big step forward
 		18.07.2014
POLYMER PRICES
North America February 2014: Polyethylene surges / PP tumbles from its high / Tight market drives PVC notations / Engineering thermoplastics continue to tread water
 		11.03.2014
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