Braskem Idesa assures ethane Texan with the inauguration of its storage terminal in Veracruz

For more than a decade, the supply of ethane in Mexico lived under the shadow of the fall in the national production of hydrocarbons. This light natural gas, essential for the manufacture of polyethylene, became scarce as Pemex drastically reduced its volumes of oil and gas extraction. The situation put in check the petrochemical plant of Braskem Idesa , one of the largest in the country. Today, a new infrastructure promises to change that panor…

The companies Advario and Braskem Idesa inaugurated the Terminal Química Puerto México (TQPM) in the Port of Coatzacoalcos, state of Veracruz, which involved an investment of 500 million dollars. On Wednesday, both companies announced that the terminal, which is a storage complex of ethane, generated more than 2,000 jobs during its construction. “The terminal will play a crucial role in ensuring the supply of ethane to the Petrochemical Complex …