# Braskem inaugurates first plastic recycling plant in Indaiatuba, Brazil

Braskem inaugurated its first plastic recycling plant in Indaiatuba, São Paulo, in March 2022. The plant, a partnership with Valoren, involved an investment of 67 million reais and will convert 250 million plastic packages annually into 14,000 tons of post-consumer recycled resin.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2022-03-01
- Where: Indaiatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
- Value: $13.0M (67.0M BRL)
- Jobs: 150
- Starts operating: Mar 2022
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 14,000 tons of recycled resin per year
- Products: post-consumer recycled resin from polyethylene and polypropylene
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md)
- [Valoren](https://endata.com/companies/51583.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br](https://en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/primeira-planta-de-reciclagem-de-plastico-da-braskem-e-inaugurada/), 2022-06-06: "Braskem’s new factory, with an investment of 67 million reais, was inaugurated in March of this year, covering a construction area of 9,000 square meters and employing over 150 people."

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