The 2015-2016 economic recession unleashed a restructuring process in Brazil’s chemical sector. Several debt-laden incumbent players, including state-run companies Petrobras and Vale scaled back investment plans and put up assets for sale to improve their financial situation. Meanwhile, small and medium-sized companies increased their market positions through organic growth and acquisitions. Additionally, with the uptick in the economy since 2017, a number of strategic foreign players have found opportunities to expand their positions in chemical segments with high growth prospects, such as thermoplastic resins, fertilisers, fibres, coatings and pharmaceuticals.

01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

02 SECTOR OUTLOOK 

03 SECTOR IN FOCUS 

04 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 

05 COMPANIES IN FOCUS

06 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 

07 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS 

08 END-USE CHEMICAL

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