WESTLAKE, La. (AP) — Houston-based Westlake Chemical Corp. will expand an ethylene unit at its Lake Charles facility, creating more than 800 construction jobs and six permanent positions.

Company spokesman David Hansen said in a news release received by the American Press (http://bit.ly/T7XPJY ) the expansion will increase ethane-based ethylene capacity by approximately 230-240 million pounds annually in support of the company’s ethylene integration strategy.

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