APLA ´08: Braskem to start green PE plant in '11

17 November 2008 15:44  [Source: ICIS news]

RIO DE JANEIRO (ICIS news)--Braskem’s green polyethylene (PE) plant is scheduled to come on stream in 2011, a company official said on Monday.

The 200,000 tonne/year unit is expected to run at full capacity after the start-up, a Braskem source said on the sidelines of the 28th Latin American Petrochemical Annual Meeting (APLA).

In 2007, the company produced the world’s first certified bio-based PE, using sugarcane-based ethanol as a feedstock.

Braskem said Brazil has a significant advantage in bio-based plastics production because of its vast sugarcane fields and large ethanol production.

Dow Chemical and Solvay also have green PE projects in Brazil.

Brazil is the world’s second-largest producer of ethanol with capacity in excess of 25bn litres/year.

The 28th APLA conference opened on Sunday in Rio de Janeiro. The event will end on Tuesday.

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By: William Lemos
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