Integrated Report 2020
INTEGRATED
Braskem
STRATEGIC PLANNING
REPORT 2020
A MESSAGE FROM THE BUSINESS LEADER
BRASKEM
CAPITAL PERFORMANCE
ABOUT THE REPORT
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In Mexico, an exclusive website focused on associate
well-being: "Sentirte Bien" provided relevant medical infor-
mation and psychological support over the phone. Employ-
ees migrating to home office mode received an allowance
for the purchase of functional, ergonomic chairs.
Work on the plants observed strict health protocols rec-
ommended by health agencies in Brazil and worldwide to
ensure a safe environment for employees and outsourced
personnel. We kept people at risk in their homes, reduced
our people in operations by 50%, revised shifts, imple-
mented social distancing actions and purchased personal
protective equipment.
We were nominated for the CNN Heroes Award for an
exemplary action by the members of Marcus Hook's poly-
propylene plant, 20 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania:
during the first months of the pandemic, with an exponen-
tial increase in the number of cases in the United States,
the team pledged to remain isolated for 28 days at the
factory to accelerate the production of polypropylene, the
raw material used in the manufacture of N95 protective
masks and other medical supplies.
SUPPORT FOR THE VALUE CHAIN
In addition to preserving the health and reliability of
our operations, we have also undertaken to support
our stakeholders: we got together with our clients
and with the communities where we operate to check
which of our products could help fight the pandemic.
As part of the efforts, we granted R$ 1 billion in credit to
solvent clients in Brazil. The loan could be used to pur-
chase plastic resins (PE, PP, PVC), caustic soda, solvents
and chemical specialties. The credits were made avail-
able in a record 60 days, and were limited to R$ 600,000
per client, with interest rates established as 100% of the
CDI yield. This initiative preserved our production and
the financial stability of our partners, while also ensuring
that there was no disruption in the production of medi-
cal equipment for lack of raw materials.
Our Supplier Support Program featured two actions
with great positive impact. A special fund of R$ 58.9
million was used to advance payment of invoices for
services performed, and another R$ 6.71 million was
used to make partial advance payments to suppliers.
DONATIONS GRI 203, 413
We work cooperatively to combat the pandemic, di-
viding our operations into two main fronts: supporting
the communities surrounding our plants and sup-
porting the fight against the pandemic along with our
value chain.
On the first front, we donated hygiene and cleaning
products to 50,000 families living around our plants in
The plastic CHAIN
helps to fight COVID-19
Plastic plays a fundamental role in combating Covid.
Braskem brought together a task force with its value chain
to make donations possible in all locations where we operate.
More than 88 donations were made, with a total of more
than 40 million masks and face-shields produced with our
resins, besides 15 million disposable items such as packa-
ging, cutlery, glasses and garbage bags distributed in hospi-
tals and schools. Other health product donations included
1.2 million packages for gel alcohol, 800 thousand aprons
and lab coats for frontline professionals, 50 thousand hy-
giene kits, 16 thousand food baskets and 1 Field Hospital in
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