13.11.2017
- Brazilian petrochemical group Braskem is cooperating with Danish catalysts producer Haldor Topsoe to develop a new route to produce MEG from sugar. The project is based on a two...
01.11.2017
- Will LyondellBasell and Braskem be the next two companies to enter a marriage of convenience? It is yet unclear how much weight a report by the US financial newspaper Wall Street...
27.06.2017
- The board of directors at Brazilian petrochemicals producer Braskem has formally approved the construction of a 450,000 t/y polypropylene (PP) plant at its site in LaPorte, near...
11.04.2017
- Mexican prosecutors have called officials at national oil company Petroleos Mexicano (Pemex) to give testimony in the “car wash” bribery and corruption scandal that has engulfed...
24.01.2017
- Teori Zavascki, a Brazilian Supreme Court justice overseeing parts of the Operation Car Wash corruption investigation involving oil giant Petrobras, was killed, along with four...
13.01.2017
- Major Latin American chemical distributor GTM Holdings, majority owned by private equity firm Advent International, has agreed to buy Brazilian rival quantiQ from Braskem, creating...
16.12.2016
- Brazilian polyolefins producer Braskem has agreed to pay fines and indemnities worth $957 million relating to the “car wash” scandal that erupted in 2014. The company has signed a...
23.09.2016
- Brazilian oil giant Petrobras is planning to exit its petrochemical investments and other activities as it seeks to accelerate its debt reduction. The troubled Rio de Janeiro-based...