Created in 2002 by the integration of six companies from Odebrecht Group and the Mariani Group, Braskem is currently the largest producer of thermoplastic resins in the Americas and the largest producer of polypropylene in the United States. Headquartered in São Paulo, Braskem has approximately 8,000 employees in Brazil, the United States, Mexico, and Germany, in addition to 16 regional offices in other countries.
“When I originally received the new task of dealing with systems integration, I thought, wow, am I up to the challenge? Informatica helped me understand this new world and I realized that I am up to the task.”
Business Need
- Adopt user-friendly tools for data integration and API management
- Hybrid data management supporting integration across traditional on-premises and newer multi-cloud apps
- Minimize support requirements and consulting fees
Challenges
- Simplify hybrid data management to adopt a more agile, microservices-based architecture to support petrochemical manufacturing
- Make systems and facilities more intelligent by monitoring APIs and adopting new technologies made possible by the Internet of Things (IoT)
- Empower non-technical employees to integrate data and applications at any latency, without hand coding
Solutions & Results
- Integrate SAP and other on-premises data sources with multi-cloud apps such as Salesforce, Coupa, and Vendavo using Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services
- Use Informatica Cloud Data Integration for batch integrations of their mobile approval application to facilitate purchases and employee vacation plans leveraging API requisitions and approvals
- Enables Braskem to modernize and transform faster while reducing risk and keeping petrochemical manufacturing processes intact
- Improves application visibility while enhancing factory operations with facial recognition and IoT-driven intelligence
- Use Informatica Cloud Application Integration for real time updates between their warehouses, Azure Cognitive Services and SAP system
- Consume, expose, manage, and monitor APIs using Informatica API Manager to orchestrate business processes across multi-cloud and on-premises systems
- Makes it easy for non-technical employees to bring in timely, trusted data and connect applications according to business needs
Products & Services
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services
Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services is a next generation iPaaS, which is made up of a growing number of data management products. The productivity of the environment is accelerated by a common user experience across all products, the AI/ML-driven intelligence of the CLAIRE™ engine, and a microservices architecture.
Cloud Data Integration
Codeless, optimized integration to hundreds of applications and data sources across on-premises and cloud.
Informatica API Management
Connect your lines of businesses, customers, and partners to any app, any process, any data, anywhere, at any speed, with intelligent APIs.
Informatica Cloud Application Integration
Accelerate your business, drive innovation, and create efficiencies by intelligently connecting any app, any data, anywhere, at any speed.
