A Premier Marketer of Monomers, Intermediates, and Polymers Worldwide
Gantrade is a world-class leader in the global supply chain of monomers, intermediates, and polymers. Experienced and responsible, we bring a dependable and sustainable supply to the United States, Europe, and Asia.
Gantrade is the one-stop shop for chemical solutions in CASE, urethane intermediates, emulsions and polymers, plastics and resins, and specialty sectors like construction, packaging, automotive, and textiles.
Gantrade is a global chemical company with integrated logistics, operations and partnership in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Global Logistics
We maintain our own inventories in strategic locations across the US, Europe and Asia. Our robust network of ocean vessels, rail cars, tanks, dry product storage facilities, and supporting infrastructure enable us to be an agile and far-reaching supplier to our customers on a global scale. View the complete list of world-wide locations.
Global Sourcing
Gantrade has experienced personnel, offices, warehouse locations and logistic capabilities on a world-wide basis. This integrated network allows us to cost effectively source chemicals and polymers from global producers, including Taiwan, Korea, China and India. We fully understand the intricacies of the logistics chain and import requirements, and we are well positioned to identify new sources of specialty products. This capability allows Gantrade to provide competitive advantages to our customers in procurement and costs.
Our History
Gantrade has been an industry leader since 1975. Throughout the years, we’ve grown and developed responsible relationships with major global producers, all the while maintaining the principles of integrity, quality, safety, and stewardship.
Thanks to our diversity and simultaneous concentration on synergistic product families, Gantrade is able to mitigate risks for our customers. We have instant access to the latest market intelligence and offer our customers the benefits.
Our purchasing scale means Gantrade can offer dynamic pricing to help customers achieve strong margins.
Products
We proudly serve industries spanning coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); urethane intermediates, emulsions, and polymers; plastics and resins; construction, packaging, automotive, and textiles materials.
Gantrade offers a wide selection of products, including the following categories:
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Vinyl & Acrylic Monomers
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Diols & Polyols
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Intermediates
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Plastics & Resins
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Emulsions & Polymers
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Water Soluble Polymers
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Urethane Intermediates
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Organofunctional Silanes
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Rubber Chemicals
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Solvents
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Oil Field Chemicals
You can always request a safety data sheet or a technical data sheet for more information about us and our products.
Sustainability
A good corporate citizen, Gantrade is committed to sustainable practices in everything we do. As a leader in the global supply chain for over 45 years, we’re respected for our devotion to sustainability and green practices.
Our business model adheres to Total Quality Management (TQM) practices, and we also prioritize health, safety, and environment (HSE) management systems in all phases of the chemical life cycle.
We pledge to protect the safety of our employees, business partners, and the environment. See our Supplier Code of Conduct, which demonstrates how we partner only with other similar-minded organizations.
We are registered with the ISO9001 quality management standard. We are also committed to Responsible Care®, which is a voluntary initiative for members of the international chemical community.
The United Nations Global Compact also has our passionate support, and we follow REACH, which is a European community program regulating the safe use and distribution of chemicals.
We’re here to set down a robust foundation of eco-friendly safety and health in the industry and promote sustainable values.
Collaboration
Collaboration is the cornerstone of our business. We are proud of our interdisciplinary team of business managers, customer service representatives (CSRs), sales/marketing members, as well as our technical, product, and supply chain experts.
We value collaboration not just within our business but also with our customers and suppliers. We are always striving to share knowledge, keep open communications, and work together to achieve mutual benefits.
Markets we serve
Adhesives & Sealants
Paints & Coatings
Construction Chemicals
Polymers & Resins
Polyurethane Intermediates
Oilfield Chemicals
Water Soluble Polymers
Additional markets include;
Plastics & Plastic Additives
Packaging Films
Synthetics Fibres
Textiles
Paper
Detergent
Elastomers & Rubber (Industrial & Tyre)
Automotive
Product Brochures
Gantrade’s literature is designed to highlight the key performance attributes that distinguish our products and to provide key technical parameters. Our literature also summarizes the primary application arenas. You can request copies of our literature by completing a brief request.
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Bio-Based PO3G – Poly(trimethylene ether)glycol
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BDO
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Caprolactone (Meth)acrylate Monomers
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DAAM and ADH Monomers
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GCLink PTMEG Diamine Curatives
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MPO
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Polycaprolactone Polyols
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Polyester Polyols
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PTMEG
Blogs & Facts
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