SAO PAULO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Brazilian petrochemical

firm Braskem ( BAK ) reported on Tuesday a 26 million reais

($4,81 million) net loss for the third quarter, a 96% reduction

from the 592 million reais net loss reported a year earlier.

Recurring earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and

amortization, a gauge of cash generation known as EBITDA, fell

66% in the July to September period to 818 million reais, while

net revenue stood at 17.3 billion reais, a 19% drop from the

same quarter a year ago.

($1 = 5.4039 reais)