| Company/Division name | Braskem SA |
| Parent company | Braskem SA |
| Type of work | Manufacturing |
| Reshoring category: | Foreign Direct Investment |
| Year reshoring announced: | 2014 |
| Year reshoring implemented or to be implemented: | 2016 |
| Capital investment ($): | 34 |
| Country(ies) from which reshored: | Brazil |
| City reshored to: | La Porte |
| State(s) reshored to: | TX |
| If relevant, work nearshored to: | - |
| Industry(ies): | Chemicals |
| Product(s) reshored | ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) |
| What non-domestic negative factors made offshoring less attractive? | Other, chem update |
| What domestic positive factors made reshoring more attractive? | Customer responsiveness improvement, Impact on domestic economy, Proximity to customers/market, U.S. price of natural gas/chemicals/electricity, Other, import replacement; expand capacity |
