Valhi, Inc.

Valhi, Inc.
Public
Traded as NYSE: VHI
Industry holding company
Founded 1987
Headquarters Dallas, Texas
Key people
Steven L. Watson, Chairman, President and CEO
Revenue DecreaseUS$1.863 Billion (FY 2014) [1]
Increase US$ 170.2 Million (FY 2014) [1]
Increase US$ 53.8 Million (FY 2014) [1]
Total assets US$ 2.967 Billion (FY 2014) [1]
Number of employees
8,000
Website Valhi.net

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.[2] As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.[3]


Subsidiaries

Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include NL Industries, Kronos Worldwide, CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC.[1]



References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "2014 10-K for Valhi Inc.". SEC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. Levisohn, Ben (30 December 2013). "Harold Simmons Dies, Valhi, Kronos, NL Industries Gain". Barrons. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  3. "Valhi". Fortune. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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