SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

SEGMENT INFORMATION

Schedule of segment information

*(In thousands)*		Chlorovinyls			Aromatics			Building Products			Eliminations, Unallocated and Other					Total

Year Ended December 31, 2012:
Net sales		$	1,344,908		$	1,104,290		$	876,638		$	-				$	3,325,836
Intersegment revenues			236,043			-			447			(236,490	)				-

Total net sales			1,580,951			1,104,290			877,085			(236,490	)				3,325,836
Transaction related costs, restructuring and other, net			1,259			-			1,504			36,070					38,833
Gain on sale of assets			(19,250	)		-			-			-					(19,250	)
Long-lived asset impairment charges (recoveries), net			-			-			(824	)		-					(824	)
Operating income			237,214			64,569			18,447			(82,020	)	⁽¹⁾			238,210
Depreciation and amortization			45,163			1,533			38,414			4,747					89,857
Capital expenditures			44,739			2,699			24,947			7,953					80,338
Total assets			966,405			180,124			604,532			50,254					1,801,315
Year Ended December 31, 2011:
Net sales		$	1,318,678		$	1,020,307		$	883,899		$	-				$	3,222,884
Intersegment revenues			235,683			-			3			(235,686	)				-

Total net sales			1,554,361			1,020,307			883,902			(235,686	)				3,222,884
Transaction related costs, restructuring and other, net			521			-			2,750			-					3,271
Gain on sale of assets			(1,150	)		-			-			-					(1,150	)
Long-lived asset impairment charges			-			-			8,318			-					8,318
Operating income			143,304			10,370			7,500			(36,575	)	⁽¹⁾			124,599
Depreciation and amortization			56,014			1,483			39,658			4,367					101,522
Capital expenditures			37,059			1,637			23,843			3,843					66,382
Total assets			874,646			121,331			606,442			41,792					1,644,211
Year Ended December 31, 2010:
Net sales		$	1,224,724		$	799,676		$	793,639		$	-				$	2,818,040
Intersegment revenues			245,977			-			140			(246,117	)				-

Total net sales			1,470,701			799,676			793,779			(246,117	)				2,818,040
Transaction related costs, restructuring and other, net			(340	)		-			442			-					102
Operating income			114,297			23,335			14,554			(37,917	)	⁽¹⁾			114,269
Depreciation and amortization			59,524			1,405			33,695			5,067					99,691
Capital expenditures			22,810			2,641			20,263			-					45,714
Total assets			953,756			140,941			554,016			16,988					1,665,701

⁽¹⁾: Includes shared services, administrative and legal expenses.

Schedule of sales by product line

		Years Ended December 31,

*(In thousands)*		2012			2011			2010
Chlorovinyls
Chlor-alkali and derivative products		$	886,224		$	888,312		$	839,037
Compound products			458,684			430,366			385,687

Total			1,344,908			1,318,678			1,224,724

Aromatics
Cumene products			763,473			603,830			520,493
Phenol/acetone products			340,817			416,477			279,183

Total			1,104,290			1,020,307			799,676

Building Products
Window & door profiles and moulding products			319,116			331,039			347,998
Outdoor building products			557,522			552,860			445,641

Total			876,638			883,899			793,639

Net Sales		$	3,325,836		$	3,222,884		$	2,818,040

Schedule of sales attributable to geographic areas based on customer location

		Years Ended December 31,

*(In thousands)*		2012			2011			2010
Net sales:
United States		$	2,625,712		$	2,450,365		$	2,032,787
Non-U.S.			700,124			772,519			785,253

Net Sales		$	3,325,836		$	3,222,884		$	2,818,040

Schedule of long-lived assets by geographic areas

		December 31,

*(In thousands)*		2012			2011
Long-lived assets:
United States		$	423,511		$	423,600
Non-U.S.			214,201			217,300

Total		$	637,712		$	640,900

Schedule of net assets (liabilities) by geographic locations

		December 31,

*(In thousands)*		2012			2011
Net assets (liabilities):
United States		$	699,601		$	586,900
Non-U.S.			(96,054	)		(98,236	)

Total		$	603,547		$	488,664

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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