NOTICE TO THE MARKET

São Paulo, March 31, 2016 - BRASKEM S.A. (BM&FBOVESPA: BRKM3, BRKM5 and BRKM6; NYSE: BAK; LATIBEX: XBRK) hereby informs the market that Pedro van Langendonck Teixeira de Freitas has been appointed as the Company's new Chief Financial and Investor Relations Officer, succeeding Mario Augusto da Silva, who is leaving to take on new professional challenges.

With a degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo and an MBA from INSEAD, Pedro Freitas has more than 15 years of professional experience. For the last five years, he has been Braskem's Corporate Strategy Officer, responsible for preparing the business plan and evaluating investment and M&A opportunities. Prior to this, he was a strategy consultant, having participated in the definition of business strategies and M&A transactions in various sectors, including petrochemicals, agribusiness, consumer goods and pharmaceuticals.

The appointment of Pedro Freitas will be ratified by the Company's Board of Directors' meeting to be held in the coming days.

For further information, please contact Braskem's Investor Relations Department by telephone (11) 3576-9531 or e-mail braskem-ri@braskem.com.br .

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