EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - Favorable decision also includes the investment agreement between Braskem and Petrobras Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; L.. - Read more
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Favorable decision also includes the investment agreement between Braskem and Petrobras SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces that Brazil's antitrust authority, CADE (Conselho Administrativo...
Chemical and Engineering News (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
Predecessor Jose Grubisich will join parent company Odebrecht's bioenergy business
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008
Jose Carlos Grubisich will become CEO of ETH Bioenergia, the sugar and ethanol producer controlled by the Odebrecht group SAO PAULO, Brazil, July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces the start of a new cycle...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
HOUSTON, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI) recently completed the Chemical Company Analysis (CCA) on Braskem SA, the second company report of the 2008 Edition.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) announces investments in the Southern Petrochemical Complex of more than R$1.0 billion over the next three years, as well as the decision to produce green polyethylene in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces the approval, by resolution of the Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting held this Friday, of the integration of the interests held by Petroquisa in the...
EuroInvestor.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 31 /PRNewswire/ -- - New shareholders' agreement between Odebrecht and Petrobras consolidates strategic partnership Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: .. - Read more
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 05/31/2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 30 -- Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5, BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resin producer in the Americ...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB+' rating to the proposed issuance of approximately US$400 million of notes due 2018 to be issued by Braskem Finance Ltd., a wholly
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Brazilian companies Petrobras and Braskem are seeking to invest around $2.5 billion in petrochemical projects in Peru, according to Reuters, which quoted senior company officials.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 05/07/2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BRASKEM S.A. (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin America and third-largest resins producer in the Americas, announces today its results for the first quarter of 2008 (1Q08). Main highlights of the period: -- Domestic resin sales grew 7% in 1Q08 -- Resins...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- On April 25, 2008, Braskem (NYSE:BAK) launched a new polypropylene petrochemical plant in Paulinia in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
This project consolidates the Company's leadership in the Latin American polypropylene market SAO PAULO, Brazil, April 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resin industry in Latin America and the third-largest resin producer in the Americas, announces the start up of its polypropylene production plant in...
Market Wire - Energy and Utilities: Oil and Gas (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
CORDOBA, ARGENTINA (MARKET WIRE) Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Copesul, a Braskem (NYSE: BAK) petrochemical company located in Triunfo in Brazil's Rio Grande do Sul state, began a planned maintenance shutdown on March 31, 2008 at Planta 1 that will last 30 days. Along with the turnaround, the plant's petrochemical technology and capacity will be upgraded. Planta 1's...
