Advanced Polymer Trading FZC (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber and plastics, is pleased to announce that its own in-house polymer engineers will be joined by other polymer experts from Mitsui Chemical Europe, Eval Europe and Indofil when it exhibits at the 11th International Arab Plastics and Rubber Industry trade show and conference.

Joining APT, on stand 8C03 in Hall 8, will be leading industry experts in polymer engineering, polymer characterization, polymer deformulation and polymeric resin development. They will be available to answer technical questions throughout the whole event which runs from 7th January to 10th January 2013.

It is predicted that GCC production of polyethylene and polypropylene resins will rise to 31 million tonnes by 2015. To reflect this, APT will be exhibiting a range of products from Mitsui Chemical including EPDM, TAFMER, Milastomer and Admer. It will also show Eval from Eval Europe and PVC impact modifiers and processing aids from Indofil.

“This trade show allows us to demonstrate our core competencies,” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “APT will be there in force with technical experts ready to help our customers and partners find the right solutions for their polymer related problems.”

As well as raw petrochemical materials, APT will also be exhibiting additives such as plastic masterbatch and related additives; Chloroprene Rubber (CR) and Acrylic Rubber (ER); and a number of engineering plastics.

The 2013 show, which will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center in Dubai, UAE, is expected to be the biggest event so far in ArabPlast’s history. With the GCC set to become the number one source of petrochemicals and plastics products in the world, ArabPlast 2013 is an essential international plastics trade fair for APT.

Advanced Polymer Trading FZC (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber and plastics, is pleased to announce that it will be an exhibitor at the 11th International Arab Plastics and Rubber Industry trade show and conference.

The event, which runs from 7th January to 10th January 2013, will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Center in Dubai, UAE. The UAE is a strategically important choice of location for the trade show as the Gulf States are set to become the number one source of petrochemicals and plastics products in the world.

It is forecast that GCC production of polyethylene and polypropylene resins will rise to 31 million tonnes by 2015. With this in mind, APT will be exhibiting a range of products from Mitsui Chemical including EPDM, TAFMER, Milastomer and Admer. It will also show Eval from Eval Europe, CR and ER from DENKA and a number of engineering plastics from Arel.

“With the GCC plastics industry growing at 20% per year, this event is of key importance for APT.” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “This is an excellent venue for APT to promote the full range of plastics and petrochemicals that we supply.”

As well as raw petrochemical materials, APT will also be exhibiting additives such as plastic masterbatch and related additives from Aksoy Plastic and PVC impact modifier and processing aids from Indofil.

It is expected that the 2013 show will be the biggest event so far in ArabPlast’s history. APT are confident that the show will boost business. In previous years nearly half of all exhibitors reported that they signed lucrative deals during the show.

APT will participate in Plast Eurasia 2012, which starts on 29th November 2012, one of the most important international plastics trade fairs for Turkey and Eurasia. APT will join its colouring solutions partner Aksoy Plastik on stand 719A in hall 7.

Advanced Polymer Trading FZC (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber and plastics, will be exhibiting at Plast Eurasia 2012, the 22nd International Istanbul Plastic Industries Fair. APT will be joining its partner Aksoy Plastik who specialize in supplying colouring solutions and performance improving additives.

Plast Eurasia 2012 is organized by TÜYAP Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc. in cooperation with the PAGEV (Turkish Plastics Manufacturers, Research Development and Education Foundation) and will take place between 29th November and 2nd December 2012 at the at TÜYAP Fair Convention and Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey.

This year’s event will take place in 10 fully occupied halls with exhibitors from over 1000 companies. That makes the 2012 trade show the biggest in the event’s history. 2010 saw 755 different companies spanning 38 countries, while this year’s 1000+ participants will be representing over 50 countries.

The growth of the event reflects the continued growth in the plastics market in Turkey and Eurasia. APT together with Aksoy will use this event to meet new customers and connect with leading professionals and decision makers. This will help both companies in their task of expanding into new markets.

“APT now regularly exhibits Plast Eurasia and 2012 is no exception” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “We will be using this important and popular plastics trade to create new business leads and meet key people.”

Plast Eurasia 2012 isn’t only for large international companies. The trade show also attracts small and medium sized companies. It is this diversity along with the shows size and success that makes Plast Eurasia the most significant trade event for the plastics industry.

Advanced Polymer Trading FZC (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber and plastics, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a new marketing and distribution deal with Indofil Industries. As part of the deal, APT will market and distribute several speciality chemicals produced by Indofil for use in the PVC industry.

Effective immediately APT will market and distribute a range of Indofil’s acrylic impact modifiers including Indofil KM-323B, a general purpose impact modifier with high weather resistance and excellent impact strength; KM-355, a superior performance acrylic impact modifier for opaque applications; and KM-350 which is suitable for clear applications.

Together with the impact modifiers, APT will also sell Indofil K-120ND- a general purpose processing aid; Indofil K-120PF– a low cost processing aid for pipes and fittings; Indofil K125 – a high molecular weight processing aid for foam profiles; Indofil K0120CL – for clear applications and Indofil PMA 175 – a lubricating processing aid for single screw and twin screw extrusion.

“I am so pleased that APT will be working together with Indofil.” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “Indofil’s range of acrylic impact modifiers are excellent and have a proven track record in the PVC industry.”

Indofil has a strong Asian market share along with a growing and respected international presence. The new deal with APT will contribute to the growth and expansion of both companies and opens the door for future collaborations in marketing, distribution, research and development.

APT participated in Plastivision Arabia 2012, an international plastics conference recently held in the UAE. APT was joined by the colouring solutions provider Aksoy Plastik.

Advanced Polymer Trading FZC (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber and plastics, exhibited at Plastivision Arabia 2012, an international plastics conference held at the Expo Centre Sharjah from 14 – 17 May 2012. APT was joined by its partner Aksoy Plastik who specialize in supplying performance improving additives and colouring solutions.

The conference brought together raw material producers, primary processing and auxiliary equipment suppliers along with traders. The world class exhibitors came from all over the world to leverage the high growth potential of the UAE and Middle East plastics industries.

APT was able to showcase their products and services to this fast growing market giving them unparalleled opportunities to make business deals and demonstrate some of the latest developments in the field of plastics.

“We were very pleased to have exhibited at Plastivision Arabia 2012” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “This exhibition is one of the most important plastics trade shows in the UAE. It gave us excellent opportunities to meet key people in the industry and chances to create new businesses leads.”

APT specialise in trading in the Gulf region where the plastics industry is expected to record an annual growth of 30 percent over the next five years. Additionally, the annual petrochemicals and plastics production of the Gulf states is expected to jump around 46 per cent to 155 million tonnes per annum by 2015. APT is in a prime position to tap into these growing markets.

Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company who specialise in the global trade of plastics, rubber, and petrochemicals, is expanding the market availability of Mitsui’s EPT range of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomers (EPDM). To achieve this, APT is focusing on local manufacturers in the Gulf Cooperation Council including Iraq.

Mitsui’s EPT is an Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) synthetic rubber which capitalises on the advantages of olefin polymerization technology. EPT possesses outstanding electrical characteristics and chemical resistance along with resistance to weather, ozone, heat and cold. Because of these characteristics it is used in many applications including automotive parts, civil engineering and building materials and electrical cables etc.

“Our plans for 2012 include the expansion of sales in the GCC including Iraq.” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “ Mitsui’s EPT is an excellent polymer and we are actively promoting it in new territories.”

As part of its plans to promote EPDM, APT is actively seeking local manufacturers in the Gulf Cooperation Council including Iraq.

Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company who specialise in the global trade of plastics, rubber, and petrochemicals, is expanding its network of potential local manufacturers who use Mitsui’s EPT range of Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomers (EPDM). APT is focusing on manufacturers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

Mitsui’s EPT an Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) synthetic rubber which capitalises on the advantages of olefin polymerization technology. Not only is EPT resistant to weather and ozone as well as heat and cold, but it also possesses outstanding electrical characteristics and chemical resistance. As a result it is used in many applications including automotive parts, civil engineering and building materials, electrical cables, etc.

“Part of our strategy for 2012 is to connect with more manufacturers in the CIS including in Ukraine and surrounding countries.” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “Mitsui’s EPT is a very versatile polymer and we are focusing on promoting it in these new territories.”

As part of its plans to promote Mitsui’s EPT products, APT is actively seeking local manufacturers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company who specialise in the global trade of plastics, rubber, and petrochemicals, is expanding its network of potential local manufacturers for Mitsui’s TAFMER range of products. APT is focusing on manufacturers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

TAFMER is an alpha-olefin copolymer product series offered by Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. As a colorless, transparent, odorless and gelation-free copolymer, it is used in a broad range of applications including packaging, stationery, toys, automotive parts, civil engineering and building materials, sports goods, and household goods. TAFMER uses metollocene and Zigler-Natta catalyst technologies and is used as an additive with polyethylene, polypropylene and other thermoplastics like EVA to improve its physical properties.

“Part of our strategy for 2012 is to connect with more manufacturers in the CIS including the Ukraine and so on.” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “TAFMER is an excellent copolymer range and we are focusing on promoting it in new territories.”

As part of its plans to promote TAFMER, APT is actively seeking local manufacturers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine.

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Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber, rubber additives, plastics and petrochemicals has entered into a new agreement with the Japanese chemical company Denka. Under the terms of the new agreement, APT will distribute industrial grades of Denka’s Chloroprene Rubber (CR) in the Middle East.

Chloroprene rubber is one of the most important types of rubber in use today. Due to its superior characteristics (when compared to natural and other types of synthetic rubber) it is used in a variety of applications including as hoses and belts for the automotive industry, as electric wire, as architectural rubber product, and as a general industrial material.

CR is a versatile material and its characteristic features include high elasticity, resistance to solvents, heat, ozone, low temperature and weather ageing.

“Demand for Chloroprene Rubber is increasing in the Middle East as it is in other parts of the world,” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “As a versatile synthetic rubber, CR is used for a wide range of applications including industrial products.”

Originally Chloroprene Rubber was used primarily in electric wire and adhesives, however it is now in demand for a whole range of applications including automotive components.

APT to Multiply Sales and Marketing of Chloroprene Rubber in GCC and CIS Regions

Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber, plastics and petrochemicals, is to expand distribution business for Chloroprene Rubber (CR) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Chloroprene Rubber can be used in a variety of applications, due to its superior characteristics when compared to natural and other types of synthetic rubber, from wire and cable, belts, hoses and rubber lining. Although used mainly in the rubber industry, CR is also an important raw material for adhesives as well as for different latex applications.

“Chloroprene Rubber is a versatile synthetic rubber with a number of properties that make it unique among synthetic elastomers,” said Mr. Hamid Amiri, APT’s Managing Director. “We are very excited about the possibilities in expanding our distribution channels.”

APT is actively working to sell, market and distribute CR in the six nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE and Oman – as well has members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine.