BAK

Braskem S.A. (NYSE:BAK) is Brazil's largest petrochemical company and a leading thermoplastic resin producer in the Americas. Founded in 1972 as Copene Petroquímica do Nordeste S.A., the company changed its name to Braskem in 2002 and went public in 1999. Headquartered in Camaçari, Brazil, Braskem operates integrated petrochemical facilities across Brazil, the United States, Germany, and Mexico, producing essential chemical building blocks and plastic resins used in countless everyday products from automotive parts to packaging materials.