Much like the Amazon, Braskem is a South American giant, the continent's largest petrochemical company.

Braskem is considering importing salt to allow it to restart production.After seven seconds or so, when the shaking stopped, the bar owner and his 21-year-old son Arthur raced out onto the street, fearing the house might collapse.Braskem said it would execute the January deal with speed and compassion. United States. As the ground has settled, they say cracks have emerged in homes in four neighborhoods that harbor everything from expensive apartment blocks to hillside shanty towns.Petrobras, which owns 36.1% of Braskem, and Odebrecht, with a 38.3% stake, declined to comment.MACEIO, Brazil (Reuters) - A sudden, violent tremor knocked José Rinaldo Januario to the floor of his kitchen one Saturday afternoon two years ago - a mystery given the Brazilian city of Maceio had little history of seismic activity.In response to Reuters queries, Braskem representatives said they were confident in their estimate. Braskem is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA and has 52 office locations across 11 countries. Braskem is the fifth largest petrochemical company in the world. Braskem controls the three largest petrochemical complexes in Brazil, located in the cities of Camaçari, Bahia, Mauá, São Paulo and Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul. A man hangs laundry near a mining equipment used by the petrochemical company Braskem in Maceio, Brazil January 28, 2020.

His mother and wife have both been diagnosed with clinical anxiety and depression.“They’re suffering losses because their homes are worth less, they’re scared (of a collapse),” Kaspary told Reuters. Picture taken January 28, 2020. Braskem's chemical plants are located mostly in Brazil. “That gives them a right to compensation.”“We wanted to stay in our neighborhood,” he said. Braskem is a company of Brazilian origin that operates in the chemical and petrochemical sectors with 41 industrial units distributed in Brazil, the United States, Germany, and Mexico.

“That doesn’t have a price.”“So many people have had their homes here for so long. Basic petrochemicals. UPDATE 3-Brazil's Braskem … In December, the then-CEO of Braskem was dismissed, partly because Petrobras was dissatisfied with how the company was dealing with the case, according to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.Reporting by Gram Slattery and Amanda Perobelli in Maceio, Brazil; Additional reporting by Marta Nogueira in Rio de Janeiro and Paula Laier in Sao Paulo; Editing by Pravin CharBraskem believes the federal study that determined the reasons for the cracks in Maceio is methodologically flawed and inconclusive, and has commissioned studies of its own.He had to abandon his bar, and is now helping out at a transportation firm. Business. Braskem has raised doubts about this,” she said.Unlike the 17,000 people, those residents are not deemed in imminent danger, but authorities warn their homes could be vulnerable in coming years.Januario, the bar owner, was among the many residents whose walls and ceilings had been cracking for several years. Braskem, one of the world’s most innovative companies according to American magazine Fast Company, also ran another piece yesterday in several newspapers in Brazil, drawing attention to the date and highlighting the importance of not waiting until the next day to be concerned with the subject. Braskem America Announces New Global Export Hub Facility in Charleston, South Carolina . 06/21/2018. 05/10/2018 Markets. It has hired dozens of professionals, from real estate agents to psychologists, to help those displaced.

Basic Materials. The authorities said nearby salt mines operated by the company threatened the structural integrity of more than 9,000 homes.Cracks in his home, which he had long assumed to be construction defects, widened in the months after the tremor in March 2018. Innovation carries through to our products and our processes. They’ve lived here for so long, and they have stories to tell,” said Silvania Carmo Machado, 67, who moved 35 years ago into her hilltop house, which overlooks surrounding countryside.On the ground, the frustration among residents is palpable.