BAK Profile — Braskem S A
Braskem is a producer of thermoplastic resins. Co. is also a producer of ethylene, polyethylene and polypropylene. Co.'s segments are: Brazil, which includes the production and sale of chemicals at the chemical complexes located in Brazil, the supply of electricity and other inputs produced in these complexes to second-generation producers located in the petrochemical complexes and its production and sale of polyvinyl chloride and caustic soda; USA and Europe, which includes its production, operations and sale of polypropylene in the U.S. and Germany; and Mexico, which includes its production, operations and sale of ethylene, high-density polyethylene and low-density polyethylene in Mexico.