# Braskem America to build Global Export Hub in Charleston, South Carolina

Braskem America announced a new Global Export Hub in Charleston, South Carolina, to provide packaging, warehousing and export shipping for polypropylene. The facility is expected to be completed by Q3 2020 with capacity for 450 million pounds annually.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-06-01
- Where: Charleston, South Carolina, United States
- Starts operating: Q4 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 450 million pounds (204 kilotons) of polypropylene and specialty polymers annually
- Products: polypropylene, specialty polymers
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Braskem America](https://endata.com/companies/2326.md)
- [Frontier Logistics](https://endata.com/companies/47597.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/braskem-america-announces-new-global-export-hub-facility-in-charleston-south-carolina-301067758.html), 2020-06-01: "The build out of our new Global Export Hub in South Carolina allows us to leverage our feedstock advantaged, polymer production assets in the U.S Gulf Coast, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, to best meet our international clients needs."
- [canplastics.com](https://www.canplastics.com/materials/braskem-america-plans-resin-export-hub-in-south-carolina/1003453207/), 2020-06-04: "Scheduled for completion in Q3 2020, the new hub in Charleston will significantly enhance Braskem's international export capability."

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