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<title><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical 1st-Quarter Net Rose 40% on Lower Costs; Revenue Down]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 06:32:28 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical Corp.'s (WLK) first-quarter earnings rose 40% as lower costs mitigated an ongoing decline in revenue.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saint-Gobain Sells US PVC Pipe Unit, Seeks Further Buys]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:27:07 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[French construction materials group Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA (SGO.FR, CODYY) Thursday said it will use the proceeds from the sale of its US-based PVC pipe and fittings unit to finance further acquisitions.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical To Buy CertainTeed PVC Pipe Unit for $175 Million]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 06 Mar 2013 17:15:34 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical Corp. (WLK) has agreed to acquire the PVC pipe and fittings unit of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA's (SGO.FR, CODYY) CertainTeed Corp. for $175 million.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[December's Dividend Bonanza]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:55:33 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart isn’t the only company issuing special dividends in advance of the fiscal cliff.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical Paying Special Dividend Of $3.75]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Nov 2012 07:17:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical Corp. said Monday it'll pay a special dividend of $3.75 a share, in addition to a regular quarterly dividend of 18.75 cents a share.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Basic Materials Sector Wrap]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:39:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[While the S&P 500 grew 0.2%, the Basic Materials sector (XLB) showed little movement during trading today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Viacom, SINA Corporation Included in Stocks Up on High Volume Monday]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:34:31 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These stocks are up on high volume today: Viacom (NASDAQ:VIAB) saw its price spike on above-average volume today, as 7.1 million shares, which is 1.5 times the stock's average daily volume, traded hands.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[CBS, Flowserve, Other Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs Monday]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:34:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[These nine stocks struck 52-week highs: While trading on above-average volume, CBS (NYSE:CBS) climbed today, reaching and then surpassing its previous 52-week high of $35.18.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Gilead, Gap Among Stocks Up on High Volume Thursday]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:33:52 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[A few stocks are up on high volume today: Gilead (NASDAQ:GILD) is experiencing a price increase on above-average volume today.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Basic Materials Sector Wrap]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:49:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Basic Materials sector (XLB) held steady during a trading day that saw the S&P 500 grow 1.1%.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Basic Materials Sector Wrap]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:50:18 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[On a trading day when the S&P 500 shrank 2.5%, the Basic Materials sector (XLB) exceeded the market overall.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Georgia Gulf Again Rejects Westlake Bid]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:21:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical Corp. on Wednesday said it made a bid to acquire Georgia Gulf Corporation for $35 a share in cash, but Georgia Gulf rejected the offer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[M&A Banker Says Higher Georgia Gulf Bids Possible]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:52:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Telly Zachariades, a partner at investment bank, The Valence Group, said Friday he wouldn't be surprised to see a higher bid for Georgia Gulf Corp. after larger rival Westlake Chemical Corp. offered $30 a share in cash for the company in a hostile takeover bid.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Georgia Gulf Rallies 36% On Hostile Takeover Bid]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:15:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Shares of building products maker Georgia Gulf Corp. rallied 36% to $33.21 on Friday after Westlake Chemical Corp. offered to buy the company for $30 a share in cash.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical to Proceed With New Plant in Louisiana]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:45:17 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Westlake Chemical announced Tuesday that it’s proceeding with the previously announced construction of a new chlor-alkali plant that uses state of the art membrane technology to be located at its vinyls manufacturing complex in Geismar, LA.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dow Chemical profit misses estimates, shrs plunge]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:03:12 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Corrects name in paragraph 5 to Hassan Ahmed from Charles Neivert and closing share price) By Ernest Scheyder NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dow Chemical Co, the biggest U.S. chemical maker, posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit Tuesday as it idled several plants to retool for higher production ...]]></description>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:54:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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