(Source: Braskem SA) Braskem announces its non-audited preliminary 4Q16 and 2016 Results São Paulo, Brazil, February 22, 2017 - BRASKEM S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the leading resin producer in the Americas, announces today its non-audited preliminary 4Q16 and FY2016 results and invites to the conference call. HIGHLIGHTS: Brazil: Demand for resins (PE, PP and PVC) in 4Q16 was 1.2 million tons, up 13% on 4Q15. In the year, the demand was 4.9 million tons, contracting 1% in relation to 2015. The Company`s crackers operated at an average capacity utilization rate in 2016 of 92%, increasing 3 p.p....
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