Valhi, Inc.

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 Amalgamated Sugar Company.[2] 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.[3] As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.[4]

Valhi, Inc.
Public
Traded asNYSE: VHI
Russell 2000 Index component
Industryholding company
Founded1987
HeadquartersDallas, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Steven L. Watson, Chairman, President and CEO
RevenueUS$1.863 Billion (FY 2014) [1]
US$ 170.2 Million (FY 2014) [1]
US$ 53.8 Million (FY 2014) [1]
Total assetsUS$ 2.967 Billion (FY 2014) [1]
Number of employees
8,000
WebsiteValhi.net


Subsidiaries

Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include NL Industries, Kronos Worldwide, CompX International Inc. and Waste Control Specialists LLC. [1] Former subsidiaries include Amalgamated Sugar Company, oilfield services firm Baroid, forest products firm Medford, and Arby’s franchise Sybra.[5]

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References
  1. "2014 10-K for Valhi Inc". SEC. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. Maletz, Kate (1996-08-19). "Sugar M&A Expected To Crystallize". Securities Data Publishing.
  3. Levisohn, Ben (30 December 2013). "Harold Simmons Dies, Valhi, Kronos, NL Industries Gain". Barrons. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  4. "Valhi". Fortune. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. "Valhi, Inc. | Encyclopedia.com". Retrieved 2018-10-21.
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