Westlake (WLK) to close its Cologne PVC plant by 2027, taking $205M charges as weak demand and high energy costs hit margins.

On August 4, Westlake Corporation (NYSE:WLK) reported second-quarter results that erased two consecutive quarterly losses in a single swing. Net income landed at $260 million, or $2.01 per share, ...

WLK closes its Cologne PVC plant to optimize costs as weak European demand, high energy costs and Asian import pressure weigh ...

Westlake Corporation ( ) has provided an update. On September 24, 2026, Westlake Corporation approved a plan to cease operations at its smaller, higher-cost PVC plant in Cologne, ...

Fintel reports that on November 3, 2025, B of A Securities upgraded their outlook for Westlake (NYSE:WLK) from Neutral to Buy. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 31.30% Upside As of October 29, 2025, the ...

Fintel reports that on November 19, 2025, Citigroup maintained coverage of Westlake (NYSE:WLK) with a Buy recommendation. Analyst Price Forecast Suggests 45.72% Upside As of November 17, 2025, the ...

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Materials sector with new ratings on BHP Group and Westlake Corporation . BHP Group (BHP) Bank of America Securities analyst Kate McCut ...

Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Hecla Mining Co (Symbol: HL), where a total of 96,926 contracts have traded so far, ...

Westlake Corporation’s WLK subsidiary, Westlake Innovations, Inc., recently announced an investment in the Circular Plastics Fund (“CPF”). The fund aims to speed up the transition to a plastics ...

Westlake (WLK) has moved to shut its Cologne PVC facility in Germany after citing weak European demand, high energy costs and ...