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Dec. 23 - Petrobras, following up on the announcement dated December 15, 2025, informs that, in light of the progress in negotiations related to Braskem and in order to expedite the necessary authorization procedures, Shine I Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios de Responsabilidade Limitada (FIDC) submitted today the potential transaction to Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE), with... Continue Reading →
December 18, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras announces the signing of new long-term contracts with Braskem S.A., considering the upcoming expiration of current agreements, for the following commercial relationships: Contracts for the Purchase and Sale of Petrochemical Naphtha to supply Braskem's plants in the states of São Paulo, Bahia, and Rio Grande do... Continue Reading →
December 15, 2025 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras informs that it has been notified by Novonor S.A. – Em Recuperação Judicial (“Novonor”) and NSP Investimentos S.A. (“NSP Inv.”), a subsidiary of Novonor, regarding the execution of an “Exclusivity Agreement with Shine I Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios de Responsabilidade Limitada (‘FIDC’), a credit... Continue Reading →
Dec 15 (Reuters) - Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem said on Monday that conglomerate Novonor has signed an agreement to sell its controlling stake in the company to private equity firm IG4 Capital. Under the deal, IG4 will share control of Braskem with state-run oil giant Petrobras , the company's second-largest investor. Novonor is set to retain... Continue Reading →
Nov 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian engineering group Novonor is close to reaching an agreement to sell most of its controlling stake in petrochemical firm Braskem to IG4 Capital, four sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Sao Paulo-listed Braskem shares soared more than 17% on Tuesday following a Bloomberg News report on the potential deal,... Continue Reading →
Aug 29 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run oil firm Petrobras has been receptive to a proposal by IG4 Capital to take over engineering group Novonor's controlling stake in Latin America's largest petrochemical company, Braskem, four people familiar with the talks told Reuters. Petrobras, Braskem's second-largest shareholder, holds a right of first refusal for Novonor's stake under... Continue Reading →
Aug 21 (Reuters) - China's Sinopec, reported a 39.8% drop in interim net profit due to lower oil prices, weaker fuel demand and as industry overcapacity weighs on margins at its chemicals business. Sinopec, the world's largest oil refiner by capacity, reported on Thursday a net income of 21.48 billion yuan ($2.99 billion) for January... Continue Reading →
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian businessman Nelson Tanure may give up on his bid to acquire a controlling stake in Latin America's largest petrochemical firm Braskem as his exclusive negotiations window nears closing without an agreement to resolve claims from an environmental incident linked to the company. Last May, Tanure signed a 90-day exclusivity document to discuss... Continue Reading →
Aug 8 (Reuters) - Groups vying for control of Brazilian petrochemical producer Braskem are expected to resist a sale of its U.S. assets, three people close to the discussions told Reuters. Brazilian chemical company Unipar is in talks to acquire Braskem's polypropylene plants in Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia for around $1 billion, according to a report... Continue Reading →
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