Braskem
Braskem is the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas, the world’s leading biopolymers producer – manufacturing green polyethylene from sugarcane ethanol –, and the largest producer of polypropylene in the United States. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Braskem America has five production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and a state of-the-art Innovation & Technology Center in Pittsburgh. Being the pioneer in the development of polyethylene made from sugar cane ethanol, a 100% renewable raw material, Braskem is committed to sustainability through innovation.
Braskem is tagged in 65 stories.
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3 years ago
- Braskem's latest sustainability commitments focus on strategic growth in recycled materials and mitigating its impact on climate change
5 years ago
- New +Bio line features notebooks with cover and back cover produced with Green Polyethylene made from sugarcane and paper made from sugarcane bagasse
5 years ago
- One year after its launch, the biobased EVA gains in first application in children's footwear
5 years ago
- With dedication to research, investment in technology and partnerships, Braskem has been transforming the plastics value chain.
5 years ago
- Committed to developing sustainable and innovative solutions, Braskem announces its first solvent made from renewable resources.
5 years ago
- Joining forces with the U.S. soccer team Philadelphia Union, the petrochemical producer will carry out recycling and conscientious consumerism actions for the local community
5 years ago
- As ocean plastic in particular has captured the world’s attention, plastic producers such as Braskem have quickly ramped up efforts to use plastic responsibly and create better alternatives.
5 years ago
- On Monday and Tuesday at SB’19 Detroit, dozens of encouraging stories and divergent strategies emerged from the growing roster of organizations on a mission to improve some of our most common products and services.
5 years ago
- Braskem Sustainability Leaders and Good Chemistry Pavilion at SB'19 Focus on Advancing the Circular Economy and Shaping the Future of Sustainable Materials
5 years ago
- More than 40 organizations banded together to develop a solution to a major challenge: how to effectively and reliably account for GHG impacts from land and land-use change to prevent deforestation and promote soil restoration.
5 years ago
- Consumers who correctly discard packaging in a recycling machine will accumulate points to receive discounts on the Boxter Station products
5 years ago
- When it comes to the circular economy
transition,
plastics recycling is as much of a challenge as an opportunity. Could chemical recycling make the plastics value chain more circular whilst providing a profitable new industry branch?
5 years ago
- Mastercard, BanQu, Planet Labs sharing insights at SB’19 Detroit, June 3-6
5 years ago
- Braskem, the largest thermoplastics polyolefins producer in the Americas, and the leading producer of biopolymers in the world, today announced a new U.S. distribution partnership for Braskem's growing U.S. polypropylene (PP) business with PolyQuest, Inc., a leading North American polymer resin distributor and recycler.
5 years ago
- The distribution started in March, and the income generated from marketing the product will be intended for over 300 social projects in developing countries, most of them in Africa and Asia
5 years ago
- CDP says 10 years of corporates requesting supplier transparency has triggered a step-change in environmental action.
5 years ago
- CDP scored over 6,800 companies from A to D-; only the top 2% made the A Lists.
5 years ago
- An alliance of global companies from the plastics, chemicals and CPG value chain has banded together to advance solutions to plastic waste in the environment.
5 years ago
- 3,000+ brand and innovation leaders to convene June 3-6 at SB’19 Detroit
SAN FRANCISCO, November 27, 2018 – Sustainable Brands® recently released the event brochure for its annual flagship conference: SB’19 Detroit. More than 3,000 business leaders are expected to gather June 3-6, 2019 at the Cobo Center in Detroit, Michigan to learn how brands can stay relevant by delivering the Good Life consumers seek today, marked by balanced simplicity and connections to family, community and the environment.
5 years ago
- Braskem, the Americas’ largest resin producer and the world’s leading biopolymer producer, has defined a series of global initiatives to boost the Circular Economy in the production chain of manufactured plastic goods.
“We are firmly committed to the goal of helping to transform the linear economy into a Circular Economy, effectively demonstrating our commitment to sustainable development,” said Fernando Musa, Braskem’s CEO. “By establishing a series of global initiatives, engaging in voluntary commitments and expressing publicly its global positioning for the Circular Economy, Braskem is inviting clients, its partners in the value chain, its Team Members and society in general to intensify their joint quest for innovative and sustainable solutions using plastic.”