Braskem Supplies 69 Tons of Resins for Interplast 2026 Machinery Demonstrations

Braskem is supplying about 69 tons of resins for live machinery demonstrations at Interplast 2026 in Joinville, Santa Catarina, running August 25 to 28. The resins will be processed on extrusion, injection molding and blow molding equipment from manufacturers including Engel, Arburg, Haitian and Romi, with distributors Activas, Mais Polímeros and Piramidal also offering them at the fair. The showcase features fossil-based, renewable and recycled grades, including I'm greenT bio-based metallocene polyethylene.

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Market context

Polyethylene is one of the most widely produced commodity plastics, used mainly for flexible and rigid packaging such as films, bags, bottles and food containers, as well as for pipes and consumer goods. Demand tends to follow packaging consumption, which is closely tied to food, beverage, healthcare and e-commerce activity. Metallocene polyethylene is a grade made with single-site catalysts, which gives tighter molecular control, better film strength and clarity, and often allows thinner gauges. Converters processing these resins on extrusion, injection molding and blow molding lines care about consistent melt behavior and performance on their equipment, so trade shows with live machinery trials help them compare grades before buying. Bio-based polyethylene is made from renewable feedstock such as sugarcane ethanol, so it is chemically identical to fossil-based polyethylene but carries a different carbon profile. Recycled resins add another option, and brand owners increasingly ask for mixed sourcing across these routes.

Source: official release on braskem.com.br. Summary and context written by Market Krystal.