# Braskem

> Braskem's transition is a feedstock and product-qualification problem inside the plastics system. Its reporting describes Wenew as a circularity ecosystem, a 50/50 virgin and post-consumer recycled resin project at Braskem Idesa, and Sustainea's plant-based bioMEG pathway. The next decision is one resin grade and one end use where feedstock, performance, certification and allocation are all visible.

- Industry: Chemicals & Advanced Materials
- Collection: Active
- Materials: Plastics, Water
- Processes: Recycling, Sorting
- Evidence through: 2026-09-18
- Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/braskem

## Material inputs to resolve

Polyolefins, vinyls, circular polymers and renewable feedstock pathways

Braskem's official reports describe a 2030 strategy that includes eliminating plastic waste and expanding circular-economy work. Braskem Idesa's 2024 reporting describes a resin project using a 50/50 blend of virgin plastic and post-consumer recycled material. Braskem also identifies Wenew as its circularity ecosystem and Sustainea as a company focused on bioMEG from plant-based feedstocks. Public reporting does not establish one global product-level ledger connecting feedstock, conversion, customer qualification and end-of-life recovery.

**2030** Corporate strategy horizon for Braskem objectives

**50/50** Virgin and post-consumer recycled resin blend described by Braskem Idesa

**Wenew** Braskem circularity ecosystem

**BioMEG** Plant-based feedstock pathway through Sustainea

- Naphtha, ethane, sugarcane-derived feedstocks, recycled plastic, energy, water and process chemicals
- Polymer resins, additives, catalysts, packaging inputs and conversion data
- Post-industrial and post-consumer plastic streams requiring sorting, quality and collection evidence

### Outputs and residuals to resolve

- Polyethylene, polypropylene, PVC and other chemical and plastic products
- Production scrap, wastewater, packaging, off-spec resin and post-use plastic
- Recycled-content allocation, grade qualification and end-market evidence remain open

**First decision:** Choose one Braskem resin grade and one customer application. Map feedstock, formulation, performance gate, certification, allocation method and end-of-life route.

## Circularity signal

Braskem identifies Wenew as an ecosystem built around education, technology and circular design.

#### Product signal

Braskem Idesa describes a resin project using a 50/50 blend of virgin and post-consumer recycled material.

#### Renewable signal

Braskem identifies Sustainea as a route for plant-based bioMEG production and sale.

#### Evidence boundary

The public record does not establish one grade-level chain of custody, buyer contract or global mass balance.

### Decision boundary

The public record supports one bounded next move: Choose one Braskem resin grade and one customer application. Map feedstock, formulation, performance gate, certification, allocation method and end-of-life route. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement.

## Material flow map

| Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed |
|-|-|-|-|
| Recycled plastic | Composition, contamination, sorting and allocation | Mechanical or chemical recycling | Input spec, yield, certificate and destination |
| Bio-based feedstock | Origin, conversion, traceability and product allocation | Chemical intermediate or resin production | Mass balance, lot and customer claim |
| Resin grade | Melt, mechanical, barrier and regulatory performance | Film, packaging or molded product | TDS, COA, trial and end-market evidence |

This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity.

## Three defensible entry lanes

#### Qualify one circular resin lane

The commercial move is a grade and application that performs, not a broad recycled-content promise.

**Next evidence:** Select resin, feedstock, converter, test plan, customer and claim.

#### Separate mass balance from physical allocation

A credible claim needs a clear accounting method and a boundary the buyer can understand.

**Next evidence:** Document input, allocation rule, certificate, product and audit trail.

#### Map collection before promising circularity

Designed for recycling and recycled content do not prove that the local system recovers the package.

**Next evidence:** Map format, geography, collection, sorter, reprocessor and output market.

## Evidence register

- **2024 Integrated Report** Braskem, official reports page https://www.braskem.com/2024-integrated-report?lng=us [1]
- **2024 Form 20-F** Braskem, SEC filing https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071438/000129281425001192/bakform20f\_2024.htm [2]
- **Braskem Idesa ESG reports** Braskem Idesa, official sustainability report library https://www.braskem.com/reports?lng=us [3]

Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit.

## Material Transition editorial interpretation

The next useful working session starts with: Choose one Braskem resin grade and one customer application. Map feedstock, formulation, performance gate, certification, allocation method and end-of-life route.

## Sources

- [1] 2024 Integrated Report - https://www.braskem.com/2024-integrated-report?lng=us
- [2] 2024 Form 20-F - https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1071438/000129281425001192/bakform20f_2024.htm
- [3] Braskem Idesa ESG reports - https://www.braskem.com/reports?lng=us

From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/braskem