November 24, 2009 (FinancialWire) — The board of Westlake Chemical Corp. (NYSE: WLK) declared on Friday a dividend of 5.75 cents per share, payable on December 17, 2009, to stockholders of record on December 3, 2009.

This is the 21st successive quarterly dividend that Westlake has declared since completing its initial public offering in August 2004.

Houston-based Westlake Chemical is a manufacturer and supplier of petrochemicals, polymers and fabricated products with headquarters in Houston, Texas.

The company’s range of products includes ethylene, polyethylene, styrene, propylene, caustic, VCM, PVC and PVC pipe, windows and fence.

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