Amsterdam [08/09/2025] - Braskem, a market leader and pioneer in the production of biopolymers on an industrial scale, will be at K 2025, taking place in Düsseldorf, Germany, October 8th - 15th. Since the last edition in 2022, Braskem has accelerated its transformation journey as a response to the current scenario of the petrochemical industry. At Hall 6, Stand D27, Braskem will demonstrate how it has evolved since the last edition of the fair through the acceleration of key initiatives: optimizing its naphtha-based units, expanding gas-based operations, and investing significantly in bio-based technologies and products. Attendees will experience first-hand the company's pioneering spirit and learn how Braskem is leading the way in sustainable material innovation.

BRASKEM'S RESILIENCE AND TRANSFORMATION

• I'm greenT bio-based polyethylene, EVA, and polyethylene wax, now trusted by over 200 brands worldwide.
• The rapidly growing Wenew, portfolio of products with recycled content, featuring over 55 grades and 85,000+ tons sold globally.
• Circular packaging design and collaborative innovation through Cazoolo, Braskem's circular packaging design lab.

• Renewable carbon (bio-based solutions):
  • Breakthroughs in I'm greenT bio-based polyethylene, EVA, and polyethylene wax: leading bio-based solutions at scale, celebrating the brand's 15^th anniversary.
    • Collaborations in EVA with Veja and PE with bottle up, applications from footwear through packaging to cosmetics, EVA: foam for underwear, sports accessories, PE: food & beverage packaging solutions: Dairy, Pet Food, reusable resealable bags, non-wovens, artificial turf, and fabric for t-shirts, WAX: lipstick.
  •  A new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) for I'm greenT bio-based EVA highlighting our product's negative carbon footprint.
  • Insights into new Carbon Accounting Rules.
• Circular carbon (solutions to boost carbon circularity):
  • Wenew: the ecosystem that promotes the Circular Economy by diverting waste from landfills, reprocessing it, and reintegrating it back into the value chain as new products.
  • Portfolio of products to support a wide range of high-performance applications, from cosmetics and rigid or flexible packaging to home appliances to household items.
  • ISCC certificated products: produced through mass balance process with post-consumer plastic (PCR) origin or using feedstock residue from biological origins, such as used cooking oil (UCO).
• New launch:
  • MDO: A complete portfolio of polymers for Machine Direction-Oriented (MDO) solutions, with a version using I'm greenT bio-based content that offers more sustainability and reduce the carbon footprint of the product.
  • Non-Wovens: A bio-based high-density polyethylene for non-wovens used for hygiene products such as diapers and other Bi- component fiber applications.
  • Medcol: A bio-based low-density polyethylene specifically designed for blow-fill seal complies with pharmaceutical regulations for the healthcare market. 
  • EVA 21%: A bio-based EVA containing 21% vinyl acetate, offering superior softness and flexibility compared to lower VA grades, making it well-suited for soles and insoles in footwear applications.
• Empowering innovative solutions: Braskem's services to multiply good ideas
  • Cazoolo's advances in design for recyclability and circular packaging systems.

• Braskem's 2030 objectives:

• 1 million tons each of bioproducts and recycled-content products by 2030
• Deliver 15% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030
• Net zero by 2050
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  Service - Braskem at the K 2025 Fair
  Date: 8 to 15 October 2025
  Booth location: Hall 6 - Stand D27
   

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  About Braskem

  Braskem is a global, human-oriented petrochemical company with a forward-looking approach, cultivating strong relationships and generating value for all. Offering sustainable chemical and plastic solutions to improve people's lives, the company has a comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for various sectors, including food packaging, construction, industrial, automotive, agribusiness, healthcare, and hygiene, among others. Braskem believes that disruptive innovation is the only path to establishing a new relationship with the planet. That's why it chooses to act in the present, promoting plastic circularity and driving the revolution of bio-based materials. With 40 industrial units in Brazil, the U.S., Mexico, and Germany, the company exports its products to customers in over 70 countries through its 8,500 team members who operate globally under a management model that demonstrates a commitment to ethics, compliance with regulations in all countries, and respect for responsible competitiveness.

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  Netherlands: PR agency contact, Omnicom PR Group:

  Priscilla Schaap & Lizzy Duivesteijn

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  Germany: PR agency contact, Fleishman Hillard:

  Martin Halusa & Hilla Griesemann

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