Braskem Investment in Green Polyethylene Production

DO you know Braskem has announced plans to increase the capacity of its green ethylene unit in Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sulhe. Derived from sugarcane ethanol, the ethylene produced here is used in the production of Braskem’s renewable PE and EVA resins

Braskem  is now investing $61 million to expand the capacity of this unit from the current 200kton/year up to 260 kton/year. The project will be rolled out in 2021 and should be concluded in the fourth quarter of 2022

The company, in 2010, unveiled the world’s first polyethylene (PE) produced from renewable resources on an industrial scale, today marketed under the I’m green bio-based brand. It should be noted that this product is not biodegradable and has the same technical properties and appearance of polyethylene from fossil source

Ref: www.plasticoverde.braskem.com

www.bioplasticsmagazine.com

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