# Braskem inaugurates 350,000 t/y polypropylene unit in Paulínia

Braskem inaugurated a 350,000 tonnes per year polypropylene unit in Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil, with an investment of R$ 700 million, increasing its total PP capacity to 1.2 million tonnes per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-03-19
- Where: Paulínia, São Paulo, Brazil, Brazil
- Starts operating: Apr 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 350,000 tonnes per year
- Products: polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [syntexamerica.com](https://syntexamerica.com/blog/polypropylene-technological-advances), 2020-03-19: "Braskem inaugurated in April a unit of 350 thousand tons / year in Paulínia-SP."

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