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Advanced Polymer Trading’s Chemical Experts to be at Hand During ArabPlast 2013

January 6, 2013 by

APT will be hosting polymer experts from Mitsui Chemical Europe, Eval Europe and Indofil along with its own in-house experts during ArabPlast. APT is exhibiting in Hall 8 at ArabPlast 2013, which starts on 7th January 2013.

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.

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.

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Advanced Polymer Trading to Exhibit at ArabPlast 2013 in Dubai

December 26, 2012 by

APT will exhibit at ArabPlast 2013, which starts on 7th January 2013. With the GCC set to become the number one source of petrochemicals and plastics products in the world, ArabPlast is one of the essential international plastics trade fairs. APT will be in Hall 8 at stand 8C03.arab-plast

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.

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.

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APT Partnering with Local Manufacturers in CIS to Expand TAFMER Market Penetration

February 20, 2012 by

Advanced Polymer Trading is looking to partner with local manufacturers to expand the market availability of TAFMER in the 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.

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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APT to Expand TAFMER Distribution Channels in GCC and CIS regions

December 14, 2011 by

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.

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

June 29, 2011 by

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.

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