# Braskem completes $10M expansion of U.S. Innovation and Technology Center

Braskem announced the successful completion of a $10 million investment towards the expansion of its U.S. Innovation and Technology Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adding eight new research and development laboratories.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2020-11-16
- Where: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Value: $10.0M
- Starts operating: 16 Nov 2020
- Status: completed
- Products: polyolefins, biopolymers, recycling technologies, 3D printing materials
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

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

## Sources

- [braskem.com.br](https://www.braskem.com.br/usa/news-detail/braskem-completes-us-innovation-and-technology-center-expansion), 2020-11-16: "The successful completion of our U.S. I&T Center expansion is designed to house the latest, cutting-edge equipment for research, which will allow Braskem to explore new avenues for growth."

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