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. As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.
Until his death in 2013, the chairman of the company was Harold Simmons,. He also owned 94% of Valhi's common stock, through The Contran Corporation and a charitable trust controlled by his family.
Subsidiaries Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include 80% of Kronos Worldwide, 86% of CompX International Inc., 83% of NL Industries, Basic Management, Inc. and The LandWell Company. Former subsidiaries include Amalgamated Sugar Company, oilfield services firm Baroid, forest products firm Medford, and Arby's franchise Sybra.
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