APT to Expand TAFMER Distribution Channels in GCC and CIS regions

Advanced Polymer Trading is expanding its sales and distribution channels for TAFMER to include more countries the in GCC and CIS regions, as well as in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

APT to Expand TAFMER Distribution Channels in GCC and CIS regions

APT to Expand TAFMER Distribution Channels 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 its marketing, sales and distribution efforts for Mitsui’s TAFMER range of products in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), as well as in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

TAFMER is a low crystalline or non-crystalline Alpha-Olefin copolymers developed by Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. using metollocene catalyst and advanced Zigler-Natta catalyst technologies. TAFMER is used as an additive to be blended with polyethylene, polypropylene and other thermoplastics like EVA to improve its physical properties. In addition, TAFMER can be used as a base resin for flexible moulding material. TAFMER is used in a broad range of industries including automotive parts, packaging materials, civil engineering and building materials, sports goods, stationery, toys and household goods.

APT is actively working to sell, market and distribute TAFMER 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.

Advanced Polymer Trading Increases Its Research and Development Budget by 40%

APT increases its R&D budget for 2011 by 40%. The extra resources will be used for the market development of products like TAFMER, ADMER, EVAL and MILASTOMER.

Advanced Polymer Trading (APT), an international trading company specialising in the world wide trade of rubber, plastics and petrochemicals, has announced a 40% increase in its research and development budget for 2011.

The increased budget will be used for the market development of Mitsui Chemicals’ TAFMER, a polyolefin that enhances impact strength and flexibility, Mitsui Chemicals’ ADMER adhesive resin, a functionally modified polyolefin that serves as a tie layer in multilayer applications such as films, pipes, tanks or as a coupling agent, and EVAL Europe’s EVOH polymers which are particularly suited for food, medical, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, agricultural & industrial packaging and automotive applications.

APT’s Research and Development department runs the “APT Lab” which offers one of the best facilities for plastic and polymer R&D within the Middle East. With Ph.D. polymer chemists and a team of well trained scientists, APT is able to provide its clients with expert solutions.