Dabei ist die HISTORY dieser Company, wie aus folgendem Ausschnitt hinreichend ersichtlich, ganz eindeutig INTERESSANT:
"Incorporated on August 16, 2002, BRASKEM was created already as the leading thermoplastics resin producer in Latin America. The process began with the acquisition of a controlling interest in COPENE, the naphtha cracker located in the Camaçari Petrochemical Complex, by the Odebrecht and Mariani groups in July 2001. The two groups then merged into Copene their own petrochemical assets, namely OPP Química S.A, Nitrocarbono S.A., Trikem S.A. and Proppet S.A, which initiated the process of integrating first and second generation assets that until then was without precedent in Brazil.
By 2004, these companies had been merged into Braskem. The merger of Polialden, which had been acquired in 2005, was approved in May 2006, and the merger of Politeno, acquired in 2007, was approved in 2007.
In March 2007, another step forward was taken in restructuring Brazil’s petrochemical industry. In partnership with Petrobras, Braskem began the process to consolidate the Triunfo Complex by acquiring the petrochemical assets of the Ipiranga Group, including the control of Copesul. Subsequently, in November 2007, Petrobras signed an agreement with Braskem and Odebrecht to transfer its interests in these assets as well as other assets to Braskem. Finally, on September 30, 2008, Ipiranga Petroquímica (IPQ), Petroquímica Paulínia (PPSA) and the spun-off interest in Ipiranga Química (IQ) were merged into BRASKEM.
The consolidation of Brazil’s petrochemical industry by companies with the capacity to compete globally is indispensible for expanding and strengthening the country’s petrochemical industry. Meanwhile, the merger by Braskem of Petroquímica Triunfo, which was approved in May 2009, represents the conclusion of the process to integrate the country’s southern petrochemical complex.
On January 22, 2010, Braskem announced the acquisition of Quattor, in line with its strategy to strengthen the Brazilian petrochemical chain creating a more competitive national player and become one of the five largest and most competitive petrochemical companies in the world. Braskem is now the leader in the Americas in terms of thermoplastic resins capacity and has become a major player in the international petrochemical market (8th largest resin producer worldwide).
On February 1, 2010, Braskem announced the acquisition of the PP assets of Sunoco Chemicals, 4th largest polypropylene producer in the U.S. The transaction represented an important step in Braskem’s international expansion process, offering the combination of growth in the U.S. market, with alternative sources of raw materials at competitive costs and access to major consumer markets. With this acquisition, Braskem has become the 3rd largest polypropylene player in the world"...
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