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» Petrobras Química S.A - Petroquisa
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PETROQUISA, Petrobras subsidiary, was incorporated by Decree no. 61.981, dated December 28, 1967, to develop and consolidate the chemical and petrochemical industry in Brazil. The purpose of the company is to participate in companies operating in the manufacture, trade, distribution, transportation, import and export of chemical and petrochemical products, in general. Moreover, it can perform all the aforementioned activities directly. After its incorporation, three petrochemical complexes were built - in São Paulo, Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul.
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PETROQUISA is present in the three Brazilian petrochemical centers, through its holdings in BRASKEM, Petroquímica União (PQU), and COPESUL, companies responsible for the production (from naphtha, a petroleum byproduct feedstock for the petrochemical industry) of basic petrochemical products (ethylene, propane, benzene, etc), feedstock for second generation plants to manufacture other products (plastics, rubber, etc.) used by state-of-the-art industries in manufacturing articles for public consumption (packaging, tires, etc.).
PETROQUISA also has interest in six other operational firms, as well as in Rio Polímeros S.A., affiliate responsible for the Rio de Janeiro Chemical Gas Complex, a project under construction next to Duque de Caxias refinery in Rio de Janeiro.
For further information, please visit the official PETROQUISA site (available in Portuguese only): www.petroquisa.com.br
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