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Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in Latin America and has become a major player in the international petrochemical market (8th largest resin producer worldwide). The company manufactures and sells chemical...

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Braskem faces structural headwinds from prolonged petrochemical downturn and high leverage, with turnaround dependent on market...

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Industry Petrochemicals & Industrial Chemicals
3 named competitors
3 recent developments
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Braskem Overview

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Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in Latin America and has become a major player in the international petrochemical market (8th largest resin producer worldwide). The company manufactures and sells chemicals, petrochemicals, fuels, and utilities. It derives a majority of its revenue from Brazil.

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Braskem is the world's leading biopolymers producer with its 200,000 tons Green PE plant that produces polyethylene from sugarcane-based ethanol. Braskem is Brazil's main producer of polyethylene, polypropylene and polyvinyl chloride – PVC, and is the leader in the US polypropylene market.

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Competitors include Saudi Basic Industries, Huntsman, LyondellBasell Industries, Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat, and INEOS Group. Braskem competes on integrated capacity and bio-based capabilities but faces structural cost disadvantages versus Middle Eastern players.

Industry Context

Braskem operates in Petrochemicals & Industrial Chemicals.

Key facts

Founded: 1972 · Headquarters: São Paulo, Brazil · Employees: 8,576 · Revenue: $12.9B · Market cap: $1.43B

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SABICSaudi petrochemical giant with cost advantage from integrated oil & gas→LyondellBasellGlobal chemical & plastic resins producer with diversified capacity→HuntsmanSpecialty chemicals and petrochemicals manufacturer→

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Braskem is the largest petrochemical company in Latin America and has become a major player in the international petrochemical market (8th largest resin producer worldwide). The company manufactures and sells chemical...
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Braskem has a Cyborg Score of 3/10 (Challenged). The score synthesizes business model, financials, leadership, competitive position, technology, marketing, and ESG dimensions across hundreds of data points.
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