# Braskem to expand Technology and Innovation Center in Triunfo

Braskem will invest R$50 million to expand its Technology and Innovation Center at the Triunfo Petrochemical Complex in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A new 2,800-square-meter building will be constructed, with completion slated for end-2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-12-20
- Where: Triunfo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Value: $13.0M (50.0M BRL)
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: announced
- Products: thermoplastic resins, polymer characterization, catalysis technologies
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md)

## Sources

- [braskem.com](https://www.braskem.com/news-detail/braskem-to-expand-its-technology-and-innovation-center-with-new-building), 2018-12-20: "the expansion takes advantage of the expertise developed in the region over the last 16 years, since the ITC was inaugurated."

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