Braskem is a company committed to the circular economy and carbon neutrality, believing in and investing in innovation as the basis for implementing measures.

Chemicals and plastics are found in many everyday products: in the healthcare industry, in transportation, in food, in household and personal care products, and in many other areas that are essential to our lives. That is why Braskem is constantly working to improve people’s lives by developing solutions based on chemicals and plastics.

Braskem is a global company with production facilities in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 2002 through the merger of six companies from the Odebrecht organisation and the Mariani Group and is now the sixth largest petrochemical company in the world in the production of thermoplastics. With customers in more than 71 countries, we are the market leader in the Americas and a pioneer in the industrial production of biopolymers (plastics made from renewable raw materials).

Based on the annual production capacity of our plants in Brazil and the United States, Braskem is the largest plastics manufacturer in the Americas.

Braskem produces a diverse portfolio of petrochemicals and thermoplastics, including polyethylene (PE), green polyethylene (biopolymer), polypropylene (PP) and PVC. The products are typically used to manufacture a wide range of items that people use in their daily lives in segments such as food packaging, home furnishings, industrial and automotive components, paints and coatings, and other areas.