
The growth and internationalization strategy, based on sustainability and innovation, has made Braskem the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the largest producer of polypropylene in the United States, in addition to being the world leader in biopolymers.
With offices and plants in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, Braskem serves clients in over 70 countries.
Braskem around the world
10 countries
40 industrial units
Select the Country to discover more about Braskem’s worldwide presence.
Brazil
Alagoas
The two Braskem industrial units in the state are in Maceió and Marechal Deodoro.
Bahia
Braskem industrial units concentrated within the Camaçari Industrial Pole.
An administrative office, located in Salvador, supports company activities.
Rio de Janeiro
A basic petrochemical and another thermoplastic resin production unit are located in Duque de Caxias.
In addition to this, an administrative office supports company activities in the region.
Rio Grande do Sul
Industrial units, like the Technology & Innovation Center, are situated at the Triunfo Petrochemical Pole. The first Green Ethylene Plant in the world (which comprises part of the green polyethylene production cycle) is situated at the site. While there is an administrative office in Porto Alegre that supports Braskem activity in the region.
São Paulo
Braskem’s head offices are located in the state capital. While our industrial plants are located in the region of the ABC, Cubatão and Paulínia. In Campinas, our plant is situated at an Innovation & Technology Center, where Braskem has LNBio [Laboratório Nacional de Biociências (National Bioscience Laboratory)] as a partner. Our focus is to advance in company research relating to biotechnology.
Singapore
The Braskem offices in Singapore are responsible for attending to Customers from Singapore, China, India, Indonesia, South Korea and Japan. The unit markets basic chemicals and petrochemicals.
Netherland
Braskem’s head offices in Europe are located in Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, and these are responsible for marketing PP and PE, in addition to basic chemicals and petrochemicals. European market customers, in addition to Asian and African ones, are served by the Braskem team in Rotterdam.
United States
Braskem America, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operates five industrial units producing polypropylene (PP). These include three in Texas (La Porte, Oyster Creek, and Seadrift), one in Pennsylvania (Marcus Hook), and one in West Virginia (Neal). Additionally, Braskem has an Innovation & Technology Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and a Renewable Innovation Center in Lexington, Massachusetts. These centers enhance Braskem’s partnerships with clients, fostering the development of innovative solutions and refining existing products and processes.
Argentina
First Braskem office inaugurated outside of Brazil, the Buenos Aires unit is responsible for serving the Argentine, Paraguayan, Uruguayan and Bolivian market. It is focused on the relationship with polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE) customers.
Mexico
In addition to the administrative offices in Mexico City, Braskem operates the Petrochemical Complex of Mexico, by way of a Braskem Idesa joint venture, situated in Nanchital, in the State of Veracruz. There are four industrial plants that are a cracker for base gases and three polyethylene plants.
Colombia
The office situated in the city of Bogota is responsible for the marketing of PE and PP.
Germany
It operates two plants for the production of polypropylene, located in Wesseling and Schkopau.
Maceió
Industrial Unit focused on Chlorine-Soda production.
CS 1 AL
Avenida Assis Chateaubriand, 5260
Bairro Pontal da Barra
Maceió, AL
CEP: 57010-500
Marechal Deodoro
Industrial Unit focused on PVC production.
MVC/PVC 1 AL
Rodovia Divaldo Suruagy - Km 12 - Via II
Polo Cloroquímico de Alagoas
Marechal Deodoro, AL
CEP: 57160-000
MVC/PVC 2 AL
Rodovia Divaldo Suruagy - Km 12 - Via II
Polo Cloroquímico de Alagoas
Marechal Deodoro, AL
CEP: 57160-000