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Braskem Idesa, a Mexican joint venture majority-owned by Brazil's Braskem SA, filed for US Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure $920 million in debt. Braskem SA will inject up to $476 million to maintain control. The prepackaged plan, agreed with creditors, aims to reduce senior debt from $2.5 billion to $1.6 billion.

Braskem Idesa, S.A.P.I. announced a consensual restructuring agreement with major stakeholders and filed prepackaged Chapter 11 in the U.S. to reduce debt and raise fresh capital. It targets emergence in 60 to 90 days. Senior debt is expected to fall from about $2.5B to $1.6B, with Braskem contributing $476M; operations continue during the process.

Braskem Idesa, a Mexican petrochemical joint venture of Brazil’s Braskem and Grupo Idesa, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. after creditor agreements to cut debt by more than $920 million, according to Reuters. The company expects to exit within 60 to 90 days and said operations would continue without interruption.

Braskem Trading & Shipping (BT&S), a Braskem logistics unit, said the “Beautiful Future” LR1 naphtha vessel arrived at Brazil’s Port of Aratu on Aug. 12 and began operations. The IMO Type 3 ship can carry up to 89,500 cubic meters per voyage on US Gulf Coast to Brazil routes. BT&S expects the four-vessel fleet to cover 40% to 50% of Braskem’s naphtha import demand.

Braskem said it is developing bioacetone technology with Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits, using corn ethanol to produce bioacetone as a co-product without reducing fuel output. Braskem will handle market development for the US and Europe. Bioacetone is expected to be industrially available in 2028, after five years of development.

Reuters reports Braskem is in advanced talks with creditors on an out-of-court restructuring that could be filed in August 2026. The plan would rework more than US$10 billion of borrowings before a 24 Aug 2026 deadline. Creditors, including Elliott, are pressing Petrobras to inject fresh capital. Braskem posted net losses in 2025 and its preferred shares BRKM5 have fallen.

Braskem USA said it will open a Global Export Hub at the Port of Charleston, South Carolina, to serve international customers. The hub is expected to be completed by Q3 and support shipments of up to 450 million pounds of polypropylene and specialty polymers annually. Braskem will partner with the Port of Charleston and Frontier Logistics under a five-year agreement, while Houston export capacity continues.

Lallemand Biofuels & Distilled Spirits (LBDS) and Braskem announced a bio-acetone coproduction platform for corn-ethanol facilities. LBDS will engineer yeast for fermentation, while Braskem will provide separation technology and handle bio-acetone sales and market development. The companies cite global acetone demand of over 8 million tons per year and say the tech is available to the U.S. ethanol industry after five years of development.

Braskem’s bond tender and exchange offer were rejected by creditors, who say the restructuring lacked equal treatment and a new capital injection and that they had not reached the one-third support needed for an out-of-court deal. Creditors are pressing Petrobras, which holds a 36.1% stake, to provide fresh funding. Braskem has a 60-day court protection shield and missed July and August interest payments.

Braskem S.A. said its new controlling owners, including Shine I Investment Fund via IG4 and Petrobras, have filed with Brazil’s CVM and B3 to launch a tender offer to buy all remaining ordinary and preferred shares. The offer follows Petrobras and IG4’s purchase of control from a Novonor-linked entity. The deal is still shadowed by Maceió subsidence liabilities.