# Braskem and Sojitz launch Sustainea joint venture for bioMEG production

Braskem and Sojitz Corporation launched Sustainea, a joint venture to produce and market bioMEG and bioMPG. The plan includes building three industrial plants with a combined capacity of up to 700,000 tons per year, with the first unit expected to start in 2026.

- Type: Partnership
- Announced: 2022-10-21
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 700000 tons per year
- Products: bioMEG, bioMPG
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md), [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Sustainea](https://endata.com/companies/65999.md)
- [Braskem](https://endata.com/companies/1071.md) (partner)
- [Sojitz Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/22549.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [braskem.com](https://www.braskem.com/news-detail/braskem--and-sojitz-corporation-launch-sustainea), 2022-10-21: "Sustainea is born as a disruptive initiative in the petrochemicals market."

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