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Westlake Royal Building Products (NYSE:WLK) has unveiled Handformed Brick™, Dutch Quality Stone's first-ever brick profile, at the 2025 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. The new product features an elevated tumbled brick design with textured variations and robust dimensions, available in three colorways.

The launch includes a new Snowpack™ colorway, featuring a bright white hue, alongside existing Quail Grey™ (sandstone and pewter tones) and Coal Crest™ (charcoal and ash blend) options. Each piece is meticulously molded from authentic bricks to ensure unique textured depth and artisanal charm.

This product launch represents a strategic expansion for Dutch Quality Stone, a leader in the manufactured stone veneer industry, as they enter the brick market segment.

Westlake Royal Building Products (NYSE:WLK) has unveiled three new colorways for its StoneCraft Industries stone veneer products at the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. The new colors - Silver Summit, Mineral Ridge, and Steel Valley - expand the neutral color options for the company's Ledgestone, Fieldstone, and Laurel Cavern Ledge profiles.

The new colorways include:

• Silver Summit: A modern mix of pewter and cloud gray with ivory accents
• Mineral Ridge: A warm blend of ashen grays and earthen browns with sand tones
• Steel Valley: A dark neutral combining steel and carbon with rust accents

These additions aim to enhance the versatility of StoneCraft's classic profiles while maintaining their characteristic rugged beauty, offering homeowners, designers, and building professionals more options in timeless neutrals.

Westlake Royal Building Products (NYSE:WLK) has unveiled two new colorways for its Eldorado Stone brand at the 2025 International Builders' Show in Las Vegas. The new additions include:

• Ranchers Ridge: A blend of cream, sand, rust and gray tones available in RoughCut and Fieldledge profiles, inspired by the American West landscapes
• Nordic Peak: A combination of chalky whites and subtle light grays for the Cliffstone profile, influenced by Scandinavian aesthetics

These new colorways expand design options for architects, designers, and builders, offering versatile solutions for modern construction projects. The products will be showcased at booth C3819 during the show from February 25-27.

Westlake Royal Building Products, a Westlake company (NYSE: WLK), has expanded its Versetta Stone® siding line with three new colors that reflect the latest trends in home design. The new colors include Granite Peak (a dark gray stone with rich tones), Lunar Drift (a white stone with subtle variations), and Glen Canyon (featuring warm, earthy tones).

Versetta Stone siding offers the beauty of authentic stone masonry in a panelized format that can be installed simply with screws, eliminating the additional time typically required for stone installation. The new colors are designed for both interior and exterior applications.

According to Steve Booz, vice president of marketing at Westlake Royal Building Products, "Consumers continue to be drawn to rich hues that reflect both a sense of timelessness and a modern appeal." The new colors are available in two profiles: Tight-Cut (featuring a rugged texture with a well-worn look) and Ledgestone (offering a traditional quarried limestone appearance).

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) has announced that Westlake Epoxy will launch EpoVIVE™, a new sustainable epoxy product portfolio, at JEC World in Paris from March 4-6, 2025. This portfolio of epoxy phenolic, resins, and curing agents offers various sustainable characteristics to support customer sustainability initiatives.

The EpoVIVE™ products provide sustainability advantages compared to traditional formulas in several categories: lower carbon footprint through ISCC PLUS mass-balanced renewable raw materials; energy efficiency combining renewable energy with efficient practices; safer materials free from SVHC and CMR substances; emission reductions with lower VOC waterborne epoxy resin dispersions; and circular solutions supporting product reuse and recycling.

These products are tailored for diverse industries including adhesives, aerospace, automotive, construction, composites, electronics, marine, and protective coatings. The launch aligns with Westlake's broader sustainability goals to reduce carbon emissions and improve environmental footprint.

Westlake Royal Building Products (NYSE: WLK) has expanded its Grove Collection, a line of architectural PVC trim and mouldings, with new products including column wraps, nickel gap profile, and flat trim. The collection, which combines wood-like aesthetics with PVC durability, has been named a finalist for the 2025 Best of IBS™ Awards in the 'Most Innovative Building Material Product' category.

The expansion includes column wraps in 6"x6" and 8"x8" sizes, 6" nickel gap profile, and flat trim in various dimensions. The collection features six colors and comes with a Color Matched Cortex® Hidden Fastening System. The product line is designed to be moisture- and insect-proof, low-maintenance, and easy to install with hidden nailing hems.

Westlake Chemical Partners LP (NYSE: WLKP) reported Q4 2024 net income of $15.0 million ($0.43 per unit), compared to $14.3 million in Q4 2023. Cash flows from operating activities increased to $132.5 million, up $24.8 million from Q4 2023.

For full-year 2024, net income reached $62.4 million ($1.77 per unit), an $8.1 million increase from 2023, driven by higher third-party ethylene sales prices and margins. Operating cash flows grew to $485.0 million, up $33.0 million from 2023.

The Partnership declared its 42nd consecutive quarterly distribution of $0.4714 per unit. The company deferred the planned Petro 1 ethylene unit turnaround to 2025, which helped exceed annual production plans and capture attractive third-party ethylene prices in H2 2024. The maintenance turnaround began in January 2025 and is expected to last approximately 60 days.

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) reported its Q4 and full-year 2024 results, with Q4 net sales of $2.8 billion and net income of $7 million ($0.06 per share). The company achieved record Housing and Infrastructure Products (HIP) annual income from operations of $807 million and EBITDA of $1.1 billion.

Q4 EBITDA reached $416 million, up from $390 million in the prior year, driven by higher sales volume across segments. Full-year 2024 results showed net sales of $12.1 billion and net income of $677 million. The company marked its fifth consecutive quarter of year-over-year sales volume growth, though this was partially offset by lower product pricing.

The HIP segment demonstrated strong performance with a 4% sales increase and 7% volume growth, while Performance and Essential Materials (PEM) sales decreased 1%. The company maintains an optimistic outlook for 2025, particularly in the HIP segment, driven by U.S. housing demand.

Westlake (NYSE: WLK) has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend will be paid on March 19, 2025 to stockholders of record as of March 4, 2025.

The company has maintained a consistent track record of dividend payments and increases since initiating its first dividend on November 11, 2004, marking 20 years of consecutive dividend distributions. This announcement demonstrates Westlake's continued commitment to providing shareholder returns, though future payments remain subject to various risks and uncertainties as detailed in the company's SEC filings.