Brazil’s Braskem to restart Camacari complex
by ChemOrbis Editorial Team - content@chemorbis.com
According to market sources, Brazil’s petrochemical producer Braskem is readying to resume production at its Camacari cracker in Bahia following the planned maintenance that started on November 1.
The complex, which is the largest petrochemical complex in Brazil, has two steam crackers with a combined capacity of 1.28 million tons/year of ethylene. It also produces PP, PE and PVC, which were affected by the shutdown at the cracker, according to sources.
The complex, which is the largest petrochemical complex in Brazil, has two steam crackers with a combined capacity of 1.28 million tons/year of ethylene. It also produces PP, PE and PVC, which were affected by the shutdown at the cracker, according to sources.
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