Braskem Reports Fourth-Quarter 2025 Production and Sales Results
Braskem SA released its Production and Sales Report for 4Q25 and full-year 2025 based on preliminary, unaudited data. In Brazil/South America, the average utilization rate of petrochemical crackers fell 6 percentage points versus 3Q25 and 11 percentage points versus 4Q24, mainly due to a scheduled maintenance shutdown at the Bahia complex and lower feedstock supply to the São Paulo complex. Brazil resin sales volume declined 6% quarter-on-quarter and 8% year-on-year in 4Q25; for 2025, resin sales volumes were 5% lower than 2024, while resin exports rose 7% year-on-year. In the United States and Europe segment, PP plant utilization decreased 8 percentage points versus 3Q25, and PP sales volume fell 3% quarter-on-quarter but rose 7% year-on-year. In Mexico, PE plant utilization increased 45 percentage points versus 3Q25 and 15 percentage points versus 4Q24, supported by higher imported ethane supply through TQPM, which averaged about 29.4 thousand barrels per day in 4Q25 versus 11.3 thousand in 3Q25; Mexico PE sales volume rose 52% quarter-on-quarter and 14% year-on-year, but was 16% lower in 2025 versus 2024.
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