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re: Westlake Chemical Layoffs
Posted on 12/15/25 at 3:55 pm to redstick13
Posted on 12/15/25 at 3:55 pm to redstick13
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I found myself on the unemployment line for the first and only time in my life back in 2020. The folks calling me now for work are the same ones who ghosted me back then.
No severance packages were offered in the early 1980s when I was suddenly out of work. Yes, it sucked, more the mental aspect than the financial one
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Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:04 pm to Tigerfan1274
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Asia putting a lot of exports into the market.
The US is still the low cost producer of these basic/intermediate products with all of the NGL's from wet natural gas coming out of South Texas and the Permian Basin and the main hub for NGL's being Mont Belvieu, TX.
The only way they are competitive is with their governments heavily subsidizing them and going into bigtime debt like China has.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:12 pm to lsu777
The Aberdeen plant must have used VCM from Lake Chuck and the VCM plant used Chlorine from Lake Chuck. Over a decade ago, Westlake closed a PVC pipe plant in Mississippi, at or near Aberdeen and consolidated it with the Wichita, TX plant.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:26 pm to lsu777
Is Westlake Polymers the same Company as or a subsidiary of Westlake Chemical?
Layoffs are never a good thing, worse during this time of year. I hope those affected can find employment in the very near future.
Layoffs are never a good thing, worse during this time of year. I hope those affected can find employment in the very near future.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:31 pm to Traveler
Yes same company.
Westlake Polymers was the first facility in the US.
Westlake Polymers was the first facility in the US.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:36 pm to Ole Mule
Thanks. I was more familiar with the name Westlake Polymers and thought there might be a connection with the two.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:55 pm to CitizenK
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The only way they are competitive is with their governments heavily subsidizing them and going into bigtime debt like China has.
Gov subsidies or not, theyre still undercutting the US chemical market. The US is not the low cost producer anymore
Posted on 12/15/25 at 4:57 pm to lsu777
All that winning?
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:10 pm to cajuns td
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Gov subsidies or not, theyre still undercutting the US chemical market. The US is not the low cost producer anymore
A client has 60% of its generic pesticides and herbicides sales to CHINA. All made in the USA, mostly in TN. China cannot compete even when off patent.
In petrochemicals, China is not that big a competitor. Yes the US is and why so much foreign investment even before Trump was in office.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 5:12 pm to CitizenK
Japan has positioned itself as a producer of very high purity chemicals for semiconductor'electronics industry, even though Exxon Chemicals, Baton Rouge is the big boy in high purity IPA, aka isopropyl alcohol production
This post was edited on 12/15/25 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 12/15/25 at 6:10 pm to CitizenK
W.R. Grace is next. Buckle up.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 6:14 pm to ragincajun03
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U.S. petrochem sector doesn't seem to have a great outlook right now for the next couple of years.
Yep. It’s really really bad.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 6:27 pm to CitizenK
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CitizenK
IPACC
Posted on 12/15/25 at 6:47 pm to DiamondDog
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W.R. Grace is next. Buckle up.
Tariffs are hurting catalyst manufacturing with supplies. Axens, Haldor Topsoe, etc... are taking advantage
Posted on 12/15/25 at 6:54 pm to Ole Mule
It was tough to hear about those people at styrene. I didn't know many of the operators but I know all of the lab techs. I'm glad Mahesh retired before all of this happened.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:11 pm to CitizenK
Chinese stole their product then stole their overseas customers.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:22 pm to TrapperJohn
Yeah ole Mahesh was a good guy
Guess we might know each other
Guess we might know each other
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:46 pm to Ole Mule
We definitely know the same people. I'm at petro.
This post was edited on 12/16/25 at 1:11 am
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:49 pm to BabyTac
Comments like this low key trigger me. I can just see you driving that Corolla to your “office” job. I guess I would be mad to if folks with little to no schooling made double what I
Did :). I would love to know what you do for a living.
Did :). I would love to know what you do for a living.
Posted on 12/15/25 at 7:57 pm to TrapperJohn
Was board operator on A shift
Retired this past February
Retired this past February
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