{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001262823-26-000005","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"WLK","cik":"0001262823","company_name":"WESTLAKE CORP","filed_at":"2026-01-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:02:34.679499+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-16T11:29:43.448724+00:00","sec_items":["7.01","9.01"],"event_type":"m_and_a","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"medium","headline":"Westlake completes acquisition of ACI compounding solutions; expands into Portugal, Romania, Tunisia","bullets":["Acquisition of ACI/Perplastic Group's global compounding solutions businesses completed effective January 5, 2026.","Expands Westlake Global Compounds manufacturing footprint to Portugal, Romania, and Tunisia, adding to existing Mexico operations.","ACI primarily serves wire and cable sectors; integration aims to strengthen Westlake's Housing & Infrastructure Products business.","No deal value disclosed; Westlake CEO cites strategic alignment and new specialty products/technologies."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001262823-26-000005","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001262823-26-000005.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001262823-26-000005.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001262823-26-000005.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262823/000126282326000005/0001262823-26-000005-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262823/000126282326000005/wlk-20260106.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-16T11:29:43.448724+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}