Westlake plans $330-million ethylene expansion at Lake Charles

摘要

Westlake says it will invest over $330 million to expand ethylene capacity at its facility in Lake Charles, LA, by 250 million lbs/year and to make other capital improvements. The company expects to complete the expansion in late 2015 or early 2016. Westlake currently has over 2.7 billion lbs/year of ethylene capacity at Lake Charles.