Type Public Industry holding company Revenue 1.863 billion USD (2014) | Traded as NYSE: VHI Founded 1987 | |
Key people Steven L. Watson, Chairman, President and CEO Operating income Net income US$ 53.8 Million (FY 2014) Stock price VHI (NYSE) US$ 3.28 0.00 (0.00%)31 Mar, 4:02 PM GMT-4 - Disclaimer Headquarters Dallas, Texas, United States Subsidiaries Waste Control Specialists | ||
Valhi, Inc. is an American holding company operating through wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries in a number of different industries. It was founded in 1987 as a result of the merger of the LLC Corporation and a company controlled by the Contran Corporation. The Contran Corporation owned 93% of Valhi's common stock as of December 2014. The chairman of the company was Harold Simmons until his death in 2013. As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.
Subsidiaries
Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include NL Industries, Kronos Worldwide, CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC.
References
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