Company profile
Four practices, twelve commodity desks and every service line in one document. Read it online or download the PDF.
Polymers and liquid chemicals for converters, packaging manufacturers and industrial users.
Our petrochemicals desk supplies polyolefins and liquid chemicals produced in the Gulf to converters and distributors in Africa, the Indian subcontinent and East Asia.
Polymers move in 25 kg bags on pallets or in jumbo bags, usually in 40 ft containers. Liquids move in ISO tanks, flexitanks or as parcels on chemical tankers. Each lot carries the producer's certificate of analysis.
| Product | Grades | Typical use | Packing |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDPE | Film, blow moulding, pipe | Bags, bottles, pressure pipe | 25 kg bags |
| LLDPE | C4 and C6 film, rotomoulding | Stretch and agricultural film | 25 kg bags |
| Polypropylene | Homopolymer, copolymer, raffia | Woven sacks, injection moulding | 25 kg bags |
| MEG | Fibre grade | Polyester fibre, PET, antifreeze | ISO tank, flexitank |
| Methanol | Grade AA | Formaldehyde, MTBE, solvents | ISO tank, parcel tanker |
Each desk draws on the full set of trade services, so sourcing, inspection, finance, freight and documents are handled by one team under one contract.
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Send us the grade, quantity, destination and delivery window, and the desk will reply within one business day.