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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms Braskem's IDR at 'BB+'; Outlook Revised to Stable]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO & CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed Braskem S.A. Braskem and Braskem International's ratings as follows:  Braskem  --Foreign currency long-term Issuer Default Rating IDR at 'BB+';  --Local currency long-term IDR at 'BB+';  --National long-term rating at 'AAbra';  --Unsecured senior notes due 2014,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brazilian thermoplastics producer Braskem has received shareholder approval for its acquisition of the remaining interests held by Petroquisa, the chemical arm of Brazilian oil producer Petrobras]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazilian thermoplastics producer Braskem has received shareholder approval for its acquisition of the remaining interests held by Petroquisa, the chemical arm of Brazilian oil producer Petrobras, in Copesul, Ipiranga Petroquimica and Petroquimica Paulinia (C&I 2008, 5, 15).]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Rates Braskem Notes Due 2018 'BB+']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BB+' rating to the proposed issuance of approximately US$400 million of notes due 2018 to be issued by Braskem Finance Ltd., a wholly owned special purpose finance company of Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem S.A. Braskem. The notes will be unconditionally guaranteed by Braskem....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Braskem Launches New Petrochemical Plant in Brazil, an Industrial Info News Alert]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- On April 25, 2008, Braskem (NYSE:BAK) launched a new polypropylene petrochemical plant in Paulinia in Sao Paulo, Brazil. With the $411 million petrochemical plant, which has a 350,000-ton-per-day processing capacity, Braskem is now considered the third-largest resin producer in the Americas....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazilian petrochemical major Braskem has introduced what it claims is the first certified linear polythethylene produce from 100% renewable raw materials.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[In Brazil, thermoplastics resins producer Braskem, said to be the third largest petrochemical company in the Americas, has completed the transfer of 60% of Ipiranga Quimica, the petrochemical assets of refining and chemical group Ipiranga]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5255/is_5/ai_n29421387]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In Brazil, thermoplastics resins producer Braskem, said to be the third largest petrochemical company in the Americas, has completed the transfer of 60% of Ipiranga Quimica, the petrochemical assets of refining and chemical group Ipiranga. The other 40% of Ipirange Quimica were transfered to oil producer as a result of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Braskem Announces the Conclusion of the Acquisition of Ipiranga Group Petrochemical Assets.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 27 /PRNewswire/ --     Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM5; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) (the  "Company"), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins  industry in Latin America and the third-largest petrochemical producer  in the Americas, announces that 60% of the petrochemical assets of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BRASKEM POSTS NET REVENUES OF 19 BILLION REALS]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to anba: The consolidated net revenues of Brazilian petrochemical company Braskem grew 11% last year, to 19 billion reals. The results were disclosed by the company on Wednesday (20). In the previous year, the company's net revenues had reached 17 billion reals. In dollars, the growth in net revenues...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Braskem Net Income Before Minority Interest Grows to R$ 1 Billion in 2007.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 20 /PRNewswire/ --     BRASKEM S.A. (BOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX:  XBRK), the leading company in the thermoplastic resins industry in Latin  America and third-largest Brazilian industrial company owned by the  private sector, announces today its results...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Fitch Affirms Ratings of Brazil's Braskem; Outlook Positive]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil & CHICAGO -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Braskem S.A. Braskem and Braskem International. The Outlook remains Positive.  Braskem S.A.:  --Foreign currency Issuer Default Rating IDR at 'BB+';  --Local currency IDR at 'BB+';  --Senior unsecured notes 2008, 2014 at 'BB+';...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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