PHILADELPHIA, April 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Braskem (B3:
BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), the largest
thermoplastics resins producer in the Americas and the worldwide
leader in bio-polymers, announced today a new "closed-loop" plastic
recycling partnership with Mural Arts Philadelphia. Together,
Braskem and Mural Arts Philadelphia will transform plastic supplies
used every day in the mural-making process to resins and then
convert into new plastic products such as new buckets to be used by
artists and constituents.
Joe Paolucci, Braskem U.S.
Director of Sustainability, stated, "Braskem is honored to be
partnering with Mural Arts Philadelphia to inspire civic engagement
and environmental sustainability through inspirational public art
projects. Our new closed-loop recycling program is designed
to support local artists and communities in magnifying the vibrant
voices of Philadelphia through
public art, all while educating people on the benefits of
closed-loop recycling to create more sustainable lifestyles."
Mural Arts Philadelphia is the nation's largest public art
program and engages communities in up to 100 public art projects
each year. The organization collaborates with community members to
imagine and lead public art projects that build social capital,
develop a sense of communal ownership over space, represent
diversity, and empower people to drive positive change in their
city and everyday lives.
The new partnership between Braskem and Mural Arts Philadelphia
will benefit the environment and promote sustainability, through
plastic life-cycle management. Braskem will coordinate the
collection, transportation and reprocessing of Mural Arts
Philadelphia's plastic art supplies which will be used in the
production of "next-life" recycled products such as new art
supplies or plastic park benches. Plastic art supplies are
normally purchased by Mural Arts, so the partnership will off-set
costs, benefit the environment and allow Mural Arts additional
resources to invest in its programs and projects.
Jane Golden, Mural Arts
Philadelphia Executive Director, commented, "Mural Arts has done
many projects, in partnership with many wonderful Philadelphia-based organizations, to educate
and engage the public about environmental sustainability, including
our current Trash Academy project in South Philadelphia, so we are thrilled to
practice what we preach through this new collaboration with
Braskem. Our artists and constituents create up to 100 new public
artworks each year and go through many supplies, so our partnership
with Braskem presents an exciting opportunity to find new ways to
recycle plastics and to do our part for the environment."
The closed-loop plastic recycling program with Braskem launches
with Mural Arts Philadelphia's Sweetbriar project, which is being
led by renowned artists James Burns
and Nathaniel Lee. The closed-loop
plastic recycling art projects will also include public paint days,
where members of the community can come participate in creating the
murals.
ABOUT MURAL ARTS PHILADELPHIA
Mural Arts Philadelphia is the nation's largest public art
program, dedicated to the belief that art ignites change. For over
30 years, Mural Arts has united artists and communities through a
collaborative and equitable process, creating nearly 4,000 artworks
that have transformed public spaces and individual lives. Mural
Arts aims to empower people, stimulate dialogue, and build bridges
to understanding with projects that attract artists from
Philadelphia and around the world,
and with programs that focus on youth education, restorative
justice, mental health and wellness, and public art and its
preservation. Popular mural tours offer a firsthand glimpse into
the inspiring stories behind Mural Arts' iconic and unparalleled
collection, which has earned Philadelphia worldwide recognition as the
"City of Murals." For more information, call 215-685-0750 or visit
muralarts.org. Follow along on social media: @muralarts on Twitter,
Instagram, and Snapchat, MuralArtsPhiladelphia on Facebook, and
phillymuralarts on YouTube.
ABOUT BRASKEM
With a human-oriented global vision of the future, Braskem
strives every day to improve people's lives by creating sustainable
solutions with chemicals and plastics. Braskem is the largest
producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the leading
producer of biopolymers in the world, creating more
environmental-friendly, intelligent and sustainable solutions
through chemicals and plastics. Braskem exports to clients in
approximately 100 countries and operates 41 industrial units, which
are located in Brazil,
United States, Germany and Mexico, the latter in partnership with the
Mexican company Idesa. For more information, visit
www.braskem.com.
Braskem America is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Braskem S.A. headquartered in Philadelphia. The company is the leading
producer of polypropylene in the United
States, with six production plants located in Texas, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, and an Innovation and
Technology Center in Pittsburgh.
For more information, visit www.braskem.com/usa.
ABOUT BLUEVISION
Braskem's Bluevision is a platform that shows the capacity of
the human being to actively and positively influence the course of
the planet through their actions and everyday lives. For more
information about Bluevision please visit:
www.bluevisionbraskem.com
Braskem on social
media:
www.facebook.com/BraskemGlobal
www.linkedin.com/company/braskem
www.twitter.com/BraskemSA
Mural Arts Philadelphia on social
media:
www.facebook.com/MuralArtsPhiladelphia
https://www.instagram.com/muralarts/
https://twitter.com/muralarts
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