Braskem self-reports probe into ‘improper payments’
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-03-15T16:45:00
Brazil-based petrochemical giant Braskem disclosed the launch of an internal investigation into allegations of “improper payments” related to an ethane supply project in Mexico.
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