Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Chao James
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORP [WLK] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2801 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 600		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/22/2017
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77056		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 11/22/2017   M   10,109 A $ 45.6975 129,078 D  
Common Stock 11/22/2017   S   10,109 D $ 95.203 (1) 118,969 D  
Common Stock 11/24/2017   M   10,109 A $ 45.6975 129,078 D  
Common Stock 11/24/2017   M   23,917 A $ 68.09 152,995 D  
Common Stock 11/24/2017   M   32,000 A $ 63.9775 184,995 D  
Common Stock 11/24/2017   S   66,026 D $ 94.611 (2) 118,969 D  
Common Stock               92,010,554 I TTWF LP & TTWFGP LLC (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Option (right to buy) $ 45.6975 11/22/2017   M     10,109   (3) 02/15/2023 Common Stock 10,109 $ 0 10,109 D  
Employee Option (right to buy) $ 45.6975 11/24/2017   M     10,109   (3) 02/15/2023 Common Stock 10,109 $ 0 0 D  
Employee Option (right to buy) $ 68.09 11/24/2017   M     23,917   (4) 02/20/2025 Common Stock 23,917 $ 0 12,321 D  
Employee Option (right to buy) $ 63.9775 11/24/2017   M     32,000   (5) 02/14/2024 Common Stock 32,000 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Chao James
2801 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 600
HOUSTON, TX 77056		   X   X   Chairman  

Signatures

 James Chao by J. Feng POA   11/27/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $95.00 to $95.40, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Westlake Chemical Corp., any security holder of Westlake Chemical Corp. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote.
(2) The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions ranging from $94.11 to $94.90, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Westlake Chemical Corp., any security holder of Westlake Chemical Corp. or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in this footnote
(3) The stock options are excercisable in three equal installments on February 15, 2014, 2015 and 2016.
(4) The stock options are excercisable in three equal installments on February 20, 2016, 2017 and 2018.
(5) The stock options are excercisable in three equal installments on February 14, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
(6) 92,010,554 shares of Issuer are held through TTWF LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Two trusts for the benefit of members of the Chao family, including the reporting person, are the managers of TTWFGP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that is the general partner of TTWF LP. The limited partners of TTWF LP are five trusts, principally for the benefit of members of the Chao family, including the reporting person, and two corporations owned, indirectly or directly, by certain of these trusts and by other entities owned by members of the Chao family, including the reporting person. The reporting person shares investment and voting power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by TTWF LP. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

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