OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2008
(Commission File No. 1-14862 )
Camacari, Bahia - CEP 42810-000 Brazil
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in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1). _____
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BRASKEM S.A.
C.N.P.J No. 42.150.391/0001 -70 - NIRE 29300006939
MINUTES OF THE 541st MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HELD ON MARCH 18, 2008
On March 18, 2008, at 2:00 (two) p.m., at the Company’s office located at Avenida das Nações Unidas, 4.777, in the City of São Paulo, State of São Paulo, CEP 05.477 -000, the five hundred and forty-first (541st) Meeting of the Board of Directors of BRASKEM S.A. was held with the presence of the undersigned Board Members. The justified absence of Board Member José Mauro Mettrau Carneiro da Cunha was recorded. The Chief Executive Officer José Carlos Grubisich, and Officers Carlos Fadigas and Mauricio Ferro, as well as Messrs. José Augusto Cardoso Mendes, Manoel Carnaúba Cortez, Roberto Lopes Pontes Simões, Stefan Lepecki, Nelson Raso and Ms. Ana Patrícia Soares Nogueira were present at the Meeting. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Pedro Augusto Ribeiro Novis, presided the meeting and Ms. Ana Patrícia Soares Nogueira acted as secretary. AGENDA: I) Subject for Deliberation: The following deliberation was unanimously taken: 1) PROPOSAL FOR DELIBERATION (“PD”) – after the due analysis of the respective terms and related documentation, the following Proposal for Deliberation was approved, a copy of which was previously forwarded to the Board Members for cognizance and will remain filed at the Company’s headquarters: a) PD.CA/BAK-02/2008 – Implementation of a Management Computer System at the companies Ipiranga Petroquímica S.A. (IPQ) and Companhia Petroquímica do Sul – Copesul (Projeto Fórmula Sul), so as to authorize the implementation of the “Projeto Fórmula Sul” for application of the business processes supported by SAP system and supplementary systems within IPQ and Copesul, according to the Executive Summary contained in the respective PD Attachment; II) Subjects for Acknowledgment: The Officers in charge of the matters set out in this item expounded the following, to wit: 1) Growth Strategy; and 2) Integration of the Southern Complex Assets. III) Subjects of Interest of the Company: Nothing to register. IV) Adjournment- As there were no further subjects to be discussed, these minutes were drawn up, which, after read, discussed and found to be in order, are signed by all of the Board Members present at the meeting, by the Chairman and by the Secretary. São Paulo/SP, March 18, 2008. [Signatures: Pedro Augusto Ribeiro Novis – Chairman; Ana Patrícia Soares Nogueira – Secretary; Alvaro Fernandes da Cunha Filho – Vice Chairman; Alvaro Pereira Novis; Antonio Britto Filho; Francisco Teixeira de Sá; José de Freitas Mascarenhas; José Lima de Andrade Neto; Luiz Fernando Cirne Lima; Newton Sergio de Souza; Rogério Gonçalves Mattos].
The above matches the original recorded in the proper book.
Ana Patrícia Soares Nogueira
Secretary
| Sede-Fábrica: Camaçari/BA - Rua Eteno, 1561, Polo Petroquímico de Camaçari - CEP 42810-000 - Tel.(71) 3413.1000 |
| Escritórios: Rio de Janeiro/RJ - Av. Presidente Vargas, nº 309, 13º andar - CEP 20071-003 - Tel. (21) 2516.1515 - Fax (21) 2233.0476 |
| Salvador/BA - Av. Tancredo Neves, 3343, Centro Empresarial Previnor, s. 301 - CEP 41820-021 - Tel. (71) 3271.2044 - Fax (71) 3342.3698 |
| São Paulo/SP – Av. das Nações Unidas, 4777, Alto de Pinheiros, CEP 05477-000 – Tel (11) 3576 9000 – Fax (11) 3023 0416 |
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: March 19, 2008
| 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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