Brazilian national oil group Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) is reportedly within six months of reaching a consensus with construction group Odebrecht on a new...
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12.03.2020
- Braskem America, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Brazilian petrochemical group Braskem, and Compact Membrane Systems (CMS) are jointly developing a pilot-scale demonstration...
06.08.2019
- Brazilian petrochemicals giant Braskem, the country’s largest plastics and petrochemicals producer and the largest producer of PP in North America, has officially abandoned plans...
05.06.2019
- LyondellBasell has ended talks with Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht regarding the potential acquisition of Braskem. Odebrecht is the controlling shareholder of the Sao Paulo-based...
21.05.2019
- The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) suspended trading of Braskem's US-listed shares on May 13 as the company said it would miss the deadline to file its 2017 annual report. The...
22.03.2019
- A deal between Brazilian conglomerate Odebrecht and LyondellBasell over a possible sale of Odebrecht’s 38.3% share in compatriot petrochemical producer Braskem to the Texas-managed...
19.11.2018
- LyondellBasell CEO Bob Patel either is trying to build suspense for an announcement that it has sealed a deal with Brazilian construction group Odebrecht about acquiring its 38.3%...
