BRASKEM S.A.

Corporate Taxpayer ID (CNPJ): 42.150.391/0001-70
Company Registry (NIRE): 29.300.006.939
Publicly Held Company
MATERIAL FACT

Braskem S.A. ('Braskem' or 'Company'), in accordance with CVM Instruction 358/02, announces to its shareholders and the market that the Board of Directors of the Company authorized, on the date hereof, the execution of a sales agreement with Odebrecht Utilities S.A. ('Utilities'), through which Braskem undertakes to acquire all of the shares held by Utilities in Cetrel S.A. ('Cetrel'), which represent 63.7% of its total and voting capital.
Cetrel is an environmental services company that launched its operations in 1978, together with the other companies that set up operations in the Camaçari Petrochemical Complex. With over 100 clients, or around 70% of the Camaçari Complex, Cetrel is responsible for treating and disposing of industrial wastewater and solid waste, environmental monitoring and supplying water for industrial use to Braskem's plants in Camaçari.
Cetrel will play an important role in managing the environmental processes of the Camaçari Petrochemical Complex, and its acquisition will ensure the security and reliability of the complex's industrial operations, in line with Braskem's strategy to strengthen its petrochemical activities
The acquisition of all shares in Cetrel held by Utilities was approved in the amount of R$610 million, which will be paid upon the consummation of the transaction, with this amount subject to the adjustments typical to transactions of this kind.
The consummation of the acquisition is subject to a vote by the Shareholders' Meeting of Braskem, in accordance with Article 256 of Brazilian Corporation Law, and to the conditions precedent typical to transactions of this kind.
The Company will keep the market informed of any significant developments related to this matter.

São Paulo, January 27, 2017

Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas
Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer
Braskem S.A.

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