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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary
Current Parent Company Name: Westlake Chemical
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol WLK)
Headquartered in: Texas
Major Industry: chemicals
Specific Industry: chemicals
Penalty total since 2000: $120,832,544
Number of records: 125
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environment-related offenses | $118,991,838 | 60 |
| safety-related offenses | $853,706 | 62 |
| government-contracting-related offenses | $500,000 | 1 |
| employment-related offenses | $475,000 | 1 |
| competition-related offenses | $12,000 | 1 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
| environmental violation | $112,084,851 | 21 |
| air pollution violation | $5,963,407 | 29 |
| hazardous waste violation | $714,602 | 4 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $522,756 | 25 |
| False Claims Act and related | $500,000 | 1 |
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the
Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
Links: Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found
here.
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case.
| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency  | Penalty Amount |
| WESTLAKE VINYLS INC | air pollution violation | 2020 | EPA | $14,929 |
| WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC. | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $41,070 |
| WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS CORP. | air pollution violation | 2000 | EPA | $76,458 |
| GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $84,600 |
| GEORGIA GULF CORPORATION | water pollution violation | 2000 | EPA | $101,250 |
| GEORGIA GULF LAKE CHARLES, LLC | hazardous waste violation | 2002 | EPA | $30,000 |
| Westlake Petrochemicals, LLC | air pollution violation | 2013 | EPA | $500,000 |
| Westlake Polymers LLC | air pollution violation | 2014 | EPA | $99,900 |
| Wayne Ahrens | air pollution violation | 2014 | EPA | $8,000 |
| Westlake Vinyls Company | air pollution violation | 2015 | EPA | $99,100 |
| Eagle US 2 LLC | air pollution violation | 2015 | EPA | $996,992 |
| Axiall LLC | air pollution violation | 2016 | EPA | $307,292 |
| Westlake Chemical OpCo, LP | air pollution violation | 2017 | EPA | $36,215 |
| Westlake Vinyls Company LP | air pollution violation | 2020 | EPA | $248,245 |
| Axiall, LLC | hazardous waste violation | 2021 | EPA | $49,602 |
| Axiall LLC | air pollution violation | 2021 | EPA | $447,408 |
| EAGLE US 2 LLC | air pollution violation | 2020 | EPA | $13,150 |
| Westlake Chemicals (NC)(LEAD) | air pollution violation | 2022 | EPA | $750,000 |
| Axiall LLC | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $49,000 |
| Eldorado Stone Operations, LLC | employment discrimination | 2004 | EEOC | $475,000 |
| North American Pipe Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2000 | DOJ_CIVIL | $500,000 |
| Boral Roofing LLC | air pollution violation | 2016 | CA-SCAQMD | $7,500 |
| Axiall, LLC | pesticide violation | 2020 | CA-DPR | $33,728 |
| Axiall LLC | pesticide violation | 2013 | CA-DPR | $75,000 |
| Westlake Vinyls Company LP | export control violation | 2016 | BIS | $12,000 |
