PHILADELPHIA, June 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Braskem (B3:
BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) ("Company"),
the largest polyolefins producer in the Americas and leading
producer of biopolymers in the world, announces it has been named a
multiple 2021 Responsible Care awardee by the American Chemistry
Council (ACC) for the Company's Outstanding COVID-19 Response
Efforts and excellent Facility Safety performance. Responsible Care
awards recognize outstanding and innovative work among chemical
companies on their journey towards safe chemicals management and
performance excellence. Five Braskem production facility
sites throughout the U.S. received Facility Safety Award
Certificates of Excellence including; Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, Neal, West Virginia., Seadrift and Oyster Creek, Texas, as well as the Company's Innovation
& Technology Center located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
"Braskem is honored to be a Responsible Care Facility Safety
Award recipient as this is a true testament to our team's
continuous commitment to health, safety, and the environment," says
Susan Gluodenis, Braskem Global
Quality Leader. "I am proud to be a part of an organization that
holds these principles at the utmost importance and I look forward
to continuing improvements in operations and enhancing our safety
efforts."
"Being honored with both awards demonstrates Braskem's
willingness to push the limit of what's possible to protect our
team, surrounding communities, and the environment, especially
while presented with the unprecedented challenges associated with
successfully navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We are immensely
grateful the ACC has recognized Braskem, for the tremendous efforts
of our teams across the U.S.," says Brian
Hughes, Braskem U.S. Quality Assurance and Responsible Care®
Coordinator.
ACC Outstanding COVID-19 Response Efforts Award
In 2021, the ACC developed its new Outstanding COVID-19 Response
Efforts Award recognizing exemplary efforts from ACC members and
Responsible Care Partner companies in response to the COVID-19
pandemic. Fifteen ACC member companies and four Responsible Care
Partner companies received this award.
Braskem deployed a range of measures across its manufacturing
plants in Pennsylvania,
Texas, and West Virginia to secure the supply of
essential grades of polypropylene polymers for the production of
respiratory masks, protective medical gowns, and other protective
material. In parallel, Braskem positioned 'live-in' manufacturing
teams in both West Virginia and
Pennsylvania operating in
isolation for 28-days to help ensure the health and safety of its
team members who were working as an essential service throughout
this crisis to keep these key supply lines running.
ACC Facility Safety Award
The ACC awards member companies with significant achievements in
employee health and safety performance. Braskem and 50 companies
received 2021 Facility Safety Award Certificates.
Braskem aims to operate in a responsible way to achieve quality
product and results. Responsible Care® has helped Braskem enhance
performance and improve the health and safety, and it is our
intention to continue achieving our goals of meeting these
expectations. The ACC awards recognize ACC members and partners on
an annual basis.
The ACC announced the awards at its virtual 2021 Responsible
Care & Sustainability Conference & Expo. To learn more
about Responsible Care®, visit
https://responsiblecare.americanchemistry.com/.
ABOUT BRASKEM
With a global vision of the future oriented towards people and
sustainability, Braskem is committed to contributing to the value
chain for strengthening the Circular Economy. The petrochemical
company's almost 8,000 team members dedicate themselves every day
to improve people's lives through sustainable chemicals and
plastics solutions. Braskem has an innovative DNA and a
comprehensive portfolio of plastic resins and chemical products for
diverse segments, such as food packaging, construction,
manufacturing, automotive, agribusiness, healthcare and hygiene,
among others. With 41 industrial units in Brazil, the United
States, Mexico and
Germany, and net revenue of
R$52.3 billion (US$13.2 billion), Braskem exports its products to
clients in more than 100 countries.
Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading
producer of polypropylene in the United
States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, an Innovation and Technology
Center in Pittsburgh, and
operations in Boston focused on
leveraging groundbreaking developments in biotechnology and
advanced materials. For more information, visit
www.braskem.com/usa.
Braskem on English social
media:
www.facebook.com/BraskemGlobal
www.linkedin.com/company/braskem
www.twitter.com/BraskemSA
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