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HOUSTON, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Westlake Chemical Corporation (NYSE: WLK) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with CertainTeed Corporation, a subsidiary of the French public company, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, to purchase its Pipe and Foundation Group (PFG), a leading producer of PVC pipe and fittings for municipal, water well, mining, agriculture and irrigation applications. The sale is for a purchase price of $175 million in cash, including $22...

DALLAS, Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In Chicago last week water and wastewater utility engineers and consulting engineers from five states - Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada and Wisconsin - participated in an educational seminar on the design and installation of corrosion-proof PVC piping. Participants were provided with technical and financial information that helps utilities reduce operations, maintenance and capital costs through asset management, life cycle costing and open...