Braskem meets demands of an extraordinary 2020
Nikolich
When 2020 began, the main item on the calendar of Braskem executive Mark Nikolich was the opening of Project Delta, the firm s new polypropylene resin line in La Porte, Texas.
But many unexpected events happened between January and the start of the new billion-pound-capacity line in September. That list included the COVID-19 pandemic, a pair of hurricanes and 28-day shifts at two Braskem PP plants. There was a lot of anticipation for the new plant, Braskem America CEO Nikolich said in a recent interview with
Plastics News. We were delayed by four months, but we re now running at nameplate capacity.