Braskem Celebrates One-Year Anniversary

Polyolefins producer Braskem recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of commercial production at its newest polypropylene (PP) production line in La Porte, TX. Initial commercial production was launched September 10, 2020 at Braskem’s newest PP production line with a nameplate production capacity of 1 billion pounds per year.

“Braskem’s first full year of commercial operations exceeded our expectations for quality and performance at a time in the industry when our clients needed us most,” says Mark Nikolich, Braskem America CEO. “Our decision to invest in North America’s largest polypropylene production facility reflects our commitment to our leadership position in the U.S. market and more importantly, enhancing our ability to meet the current and future needs of our clients. The enhanced production capabilities from this new facility proved critically important as the larger industry supply was negatively impacted by Winter Storm Uri.”

In the first full year of commercial operation, the plant produced more than 800 million pounds despite the challenges faced from Winter Storm Uri and it consistently ran at or above its nameplate capacity through the year.