Braskem Announces Net Income of R$ 554 million in 3Q10

By Braskem S.a., PRNE
Wednesday, November 10, 2010

SAO PAULO, November 11, 2010 - BRASKEM S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX:
XBRK) announces today its results for 3Q10.

HIGHLIGHTS:

    -- Braskem's thermoplastic resin sales of 934 ktons in the domestic
       market, up 17% from 2Q10.
    -- Operating rate for the crackers in the quarter was over 90% for the
       first time since the consolidation of the Quattor assets.
    -- Start up of the Green Ethylene plant at the Triunfo petrochemical
       complex, which has annual production capacity of 200 ktons, led
       Braskem to become the global leader in biopolymers.
    -- Braskem advanced its strategy to become a global leader in sustainable
       chemicals and announced a project to produce Green Polypropylene at K
       Fair, one of the most important events in the plastic industry.
    -- Braskem entered into an agreement with Laboratorio Nacional de
       Biociencias located in Campinas to develop technologies for the
       production of polymers from renewable raw materials that are
       competitive, cost-effective and efficiently sequester carbon dioxide
       from the atmosphere.
    -- Braskem's net debt/EBITDA ratio reached 2.63x, declining 7% from 2Q10.
    -- Braskem concluded another phase of its financial strategy in October
       by raising US$450 million in perpetual bonds with a coupon of 7.375%
       p.a., lengthening its pro-forma average debt term to 11.9 years.
    -- The Economic Oversight Department of the Ministry of Finance and the
       Economic Law Department of the Ministry of Justice recommended to the
       Brazil's anti-trust authority the unqualified approval of the
       acquisition of Quattor.
    -- Seeking to increase its proximity to Clients and better understand
       their needs, Braskem expands its global presence by inaugurating a
       commercial office in Colombia and preparing to open new commercial
       offices in Singapore and Peru.
    -- For the second time, Braskem received the Guia Exame Sustainability
       award by figuring among the 20 most sustainable companies in Brazil.
       The awards ceremony was held on November 10.

The full earnings release is available on the Company's IR website:
www.braskem.com.br/ir

Braskem will host conference calls to discuss 3Q10 results TOMORROW,
November 12, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. ET in English and 7:00 a.m. ET in Portuguese.
See connecting details on the Company's IR website.

For further information, contact Braskem's Investor Relations Area:

    Luciana Paulo Ferreira, +55-11-3576-9178, luciana.ferreira@braskem.com.br
    Roberta Pimphari Varella, +55-11-3576-9266,
     roberta.varella@braskem.com.br
    Marina Dalben, +55-11-3576-9716, marina.dalben@braskem.com.br
    Daniela Balle de Castro, +55-11-3576-9615, daniela.castro@braskem.com.br
    Isabella Alves, +55-11-3576-9010, isabella.alves@braskem.com.br

Luciana Paulo Ferreira, +55-11-3576-9178, luciana.ferreira at braskem.com.br, Roberta Pimphari Varella, +55-11-3576-9266, roberta.varella at braskem.com.br, Marina Dalben, +55-11-3576-9716, marina.dalben at braskem.com.br, Daniela Balle de Castro, +55-11-3576-9615, daniela.castro at braskem.com.br, Isabella Alves, +55-11-3576-9010, isabella.alves at braskem.com.br, all of Braskem, Investor Relations

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