HOUSTON (AP) — HOUSTON (AP) — Westlake Chemical Corp. (WLK) on Tuesday reported second-quarter profit of $313 million.

On a per-share basis, the Houston-based company said it had profit of $2.40.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.90 per share.

The chemical company posted revenue of $3.21 billion in the period, also topping Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.18 billion.

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