About : Braskem SA Class A

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Address : 120, Rua Lemos Monteiro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 05501-050
Tel : 55 11 3576 9000
URL : https://www.braskem.com.br
Code : BAK, ISIN : US1055321053, Exchange : NYSE, Country : USA
Fiscal Year End : December
IPO date : 13_Jan_1999
Employee Count : 8569

Braskem S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells thermoplastic resins. The company produces and sells olefins, including ethylene, polymer and chemical grade propylene, butadiene, and butene-1; benzene, toluene, and xylenes products; fuels, such as automotive gasoline, liquefied petroleum gas, ethyl tertiary-butyl ether, and methyl tertiary-butyl ether; intermediates, such as cumene; aliphatics, aromatics, and hydrogenated solvents; and specialties comprising isoprene, dicyclopentadiene, piperylene, nonene, tetramer, polyisobutylene, and hydrocarbon resins. It also produces and sells polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP); supplies electricity and other inputs to second-generation producers; produces and sells of PE, including the production of green PE from renewable resources; and produces and sells polyvinyl chloride and caustic soda. In addition, the company produces and sells ethylene, high-density PE, and low-density PE in Mexico. Further, it manufactures, sells, imports, and exports chemicals, petrochemicals, and fuels; produces, supplies, and sells utilities, such as steam, water, compressed air, and industrial gases; offers additives under the brand Octane Plus; and provides industrial services. The company was formerly known as Copene Petroquímica do Nordeste S.A. and changed its name to Braskem S.A. in 2002. Braskem S.A. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.