The plastic supply chain in Brazil
The Brazilian plastic supply chain, ranked among the 10 largest in the world, is renowned for its high technology as well as for the qualification of its human resources. It is composed of Petrobras (national oil producer), 3 Naphtha-based Petrochemical Complexes, 1 Natural Gas-based Petrochemical Complex, 10 Thermoplastic Resin Producers and over 8,500 plastic converters nationwide.
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Plastic Industry in Brazil
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Installed capacity (Kt/y)
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Nr of employees
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| Cracking |
5,770 |
4 |
1,997 |
| Thermoplastic Resins |
5,975 |
10 |
5,.660 |
| Converting |
5,240 |
8,500 |
236,626 |
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