(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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BRASKEMS 2006 FORM 20-F FILED AT THE US SEC AND AVAILABLE AT THE
COMPANY´S WEBSITE
São Paulo, Brazil, June 8, 2007 - Braskem (BOVESPA: BRKM5; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK), leader in the thermoplastic resins segment in Latin America and second largest Brazilian industrial company owned by the private sector, announces that the Company's Form 20-F regarding the year 2006 was filed yesterday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is available on Braskems investor relations website at www.braskem.com.br/ir.
The Companys shareholders may receive a hard copy of Braskems complete audited financial statements, free of charge upon request.
Braskem, a world-class Brazilian petrochemical company, is the leader in the thermoplastic resins segment in Latin America, and is the second largest Brazilian industrial company owned by the private sector. The company operates 18 manufacturing plants located throughout Brazil, and has an annual production capacity of more than 10 million tons of petrochemical and chemical products. |
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer for U.S. Securities Law Purposes
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of future performance. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the operations and business environments of Braskem and its subsidiaries that may cause the actual results of the companies to be materially different from any future results expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.
For further information, please access our IR website at www.braskem.com.br/ir or contact our Investor Relations Team: | ||||
Luciana Ferreira | Luiz Henrique Valverde | Silvio Nonaka | ||
IR Manager | IRO | IR Manager | ||
Phone: (55 11) 3443 9178 | Phone: (55 11) 3443 9744 | Phone: (55 11) 3443 9471 | ||
luciana.ferreira@braskem.com.br | luiz.valverde@braskem.com.br | silvio.nonaka@braskem.com.br |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: June 08, 2007
BRASKEM S.A. | |||
By: | /s/ Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
Name: | Carlos José Fadigas de Souza Filho | ||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
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