Profile
Created in August 2002 by the merger of six companies from the and the Mariani Group, today ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is the largest petrochemical company in the Americas and the world's leading producer. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ produces polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, as well as basic petrochemicals such as ethylene, propylene, butadiene, chlorine, benzene, toluene, etc.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ operates in the chemical and petrochemical industry and plays a significant role in other production chains that are essential to economic development. In this context, chemicals and plastics help create sustainable solutions that improve people's lives in areas such as housing, food and transportation.
Learn more about ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s initiatives to promote chemicals and plastics .
Business model
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is the only integrated first- and second-generation petrochemical producer of thermoplastic resins in Brazil. This position translates into competitive advantages, such as production scale and operating efficiency. In the U.S. and Europe, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ produces second generation material.
First-generation producers make basic petrochemicals, such as ethylene and propylene, using naphtha, natural gas and ethane as feedstock. These compounds are essential to the second generation, which involves the production of thermoplastic resins (PE, PP and PVC), which are then used by third-generation producers, i.e., plastics converters.
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EXTRACTION
Raw Materials
1st GENERATION
Basic Petrochemicals
2nd GENERATION
Thermoplastic Resins
3rd GENERATION
Plastics converters
Naphtha, Condensate, Natural Gas and Ethanol
Added value competitiveness
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Overview
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has production units in Brazil, the United States, Mexico and Germany, as well as 16 regional offices in other countries to forge partnerships and develop integrated solutions for Clients.
PLANTS:
40 industrial units form ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s operational infrastructure. 29 are located in Brazil, in the states of Alagoas, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo; 5 are located in the United States, in the states of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Texas; 4 are located in Mexico and 2 are located in Germany. Clients from over 70 countries in all continents.
PRODUCTION CAPACITY:
over 25 billion pounds/year of thermoplastic resins and other chemical products.
BRAZIL
Best Chemical and Petrochemical Producer – Época Negócios magazine
Best of Dinheiro: Chemical and Petrochemical Industry - ±õ²õ³Ù´ÇÉ Dinheiro.
U.S. AND MEXICO
Fast Company magazine – One of the world’s 50 most innovative companies
in Philadelphia in 2014, 2015 and 2016 and in Pittsburgh in 2012, 2014 and 2015.
NUMBER OF TEAM MEMBERS:
8,000
Gross Revenue: US$ 16 billion
Net Revenue: US$ 14 billion
EBITDA: US$ 2.8 billion
Investments: US$ 714 million
Net Revenue: US$ 14 billion
EBITDA: US$ 2.8 billion
Investments: US$ 714 million