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2016 Braskem | Annual Report 76 Clients G4-8 With Clients in diverse segments of the industry, Braskem is constantly seeking to maintain and expand a collaborative relationship with its partners. To this end, the Company integrates investments in innovation for developing solutions in partnerships with Clients, creating new solutions that can contribute to improving the life of society and ensuring the preservation of the environment. Visio Program Visio is a platform that integrates sharing knowledge and experiences between Braskem and Clients. The goal is to strengthen relationships to create common values capable of increasing competitiveness productivity. and business In 2016, a total of 909 Clients were served by Braskem's Polyolefins unit in Brazil (Polyethylene, Polypropylene, and Renewable Chemicals). According to Visio records, 89 Clients were involved in 126 initiatives implemented throughout the year, such as new formulations of grades and products, technical follow-ups, audits, and training. The tool used by Braskem as the basis for project management is CRM (Customer Relationship Management). MaxioⓇ Seal Created to recommend the eco- efficient resins of the Company's portfolio, the MaxioⓇ Seal serves one of Braskem's main growth pillars: Innovation. Through it, resins are identified that bring environmental gains, since they provide to Clients less energy consumption, greater productivity in the production process, and a lighter end product. In this way, the eco-efficiency of the MaxioⓇ line allows progressive reduction of production costs and environmental impacts, contributing to improving people's lives and preserving the environment. Among the highlights of 2016 is the experiment applying MaxioⓇ H 202HC resin to the production of fan blades and body. The input provided reduced emission of carbon dioxide by 4.2 tons per million pieces produced, as well as a 30% reduction in the annual energy consumption required to produce fans, an 8% drop in production time of the part, and a 9% increase in industrial productivity. Wecycle The Wecycle platform was created with the objective of developing business and initiatives for appreciation of plastic waste through partnerships, bringing reliability and quality to developing products, solutions, and processes that involve all links on the plastic recycling chain. In this way, Wecycle can offer companies committed to sustainable development a recycled plastic raw material with quality, traceability, process regularity, and socially and environmentally responsible actions throughout the recycling cycle. initiative This reinforces Braskem's commitment to the plastic chain in Brazil, innovation, and sustainability, providing an increasingly better life for people. Read more about the initiative. PICPlast The Plastic Chain Incentive Program (PICPlast) is a Braskem initiative in partnership with the Brazilian Association of the Plastic Industry (ABIPLAST). The objective is to encourage the development of the plastic production chain through three areas: promoting the export of processed polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), encouraging competitiveness and innovation in the sector, and promoting the advantages of plastic. In 2016, the amount invested in sales fostered for exports totaled BRL 139 million, which was 3% higher than the previous year. Throughout the year, PICPlast promoted the participation of sectorial companies in fairs and business events such as Agrishow 2016, one of the largest agricultural technology fairs in the world, held in Ribeirão Preto, in the state São Paulo. During the year there was also an advance in the agenda to train businesses and businessmen with the launch of a Production Chain Program for eight Brazilian states, with a total of 71 companies. Held in partnership with SEBRAE, the project is part of an agenda to expand the capacity of plastic processing companies. In promoting the advantages of plastic, the sector fund set up for financing the program received 31 new participants in 2016, which totaled 486 companies registered since December 2014. The total volume of funds collected a total of BRL 6.9 million from December 2014 to January 2017, of which over BRL 3 million were invested over the period.
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