# Chemetry and Braskem to build EDC demonstration plant in Brazil

Chemetry and Braskem will construct and operate a demonstration plant using Chemetry's eShuttle technology for ethylene dichloride production at Braskem's chlor-alkali site in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil. The plant aims to validate commercial viability of the technology.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-08-20
- Where: Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil
- Status: announced
- Products: ethylene dichloride (EDC)
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md) (partner)
- [Chemetry](https://endata.com/companies/43385.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chemetry-and-braskem-to-build-edc-demonstration-plant-based-on-breakthrough-chemical-production-technology-301115177.html), 2020-08-20: "Chemetry and Braskem will construct and operate a Demonstration Plant using Chemetry's eShuttle® technology for the production of ethylene dichloride (EDC) in Brazil."

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