São Paulo, September 5, 2016 - Green Plastic is widely used in the food market and has a new application in packaging. Cartaplast do Brasil, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary of operation, now uses the resin from renewable sources in the manufacture of plastic bag rolls - a solution for packaging foods such as meat and poultry. With the launch, the company reduces the impact on the environment through the adoption of a Brazilian technological innovation developed by Braskem, the largest manufacturer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas.

Green PE has great advantages with respect to sustainability. Besides being made from a renewable source (sugarcane), i.e., not consuming limited fossil resources, it captures CO2 during its manufacturing cycle. Cartaplast do Brasil's packages will have the I'm GreenT seal, which guarantees the origin of the product.

About Cartaplast

Founded in 1991, Cartaplast do Brasil began its activities producing and marketing plastic bag rolls to meet the demands of the retail sector and the packaging distribution business. In the years that followed, it recorded a series of acquisitions in state-of-the-art extruders and bagging machines, with the prospect of consolidating itself in the plastics industry in Brazil, becoming a key national player in the market for plastic bag rolls and plastic bags. The growth strategy, supported by innovation and expansion of capabilities to meet the market demand, has granted the company a new stage of development in terms of volume, quality, and business opportunities.

About Braskem

Braskem is the largest manufacturer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas, with an annual output of over 20 million metric tons, including production of other basic chemicals and petrochemicals, with R$54 billion in annual revenue. With the aim of improving the lives of people, creating sustainable solutions in chemistry and plastics, Braskem is present in over 70 countries, with 8,000 members, and operates 40 industrial units located in Brazil, the United States, Germany, and Mexico - the latter in partnership with the Mexico-based company Idesa.

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For more information, please contact:

CDN Comunicação

Priscila Ventura - +55 11 3643-2744 - priscila.ventura@cdn.com.br

Ana Beatriz Paschoal - +55 11 3643-2737 - anabeatriz.paschoal@cdn.com.br

Priscila Nishimori - +55 11 3643-2802 - priscila.nishimori@cdn.com.br