Polymer Distributors & Compounders Group

The BPF Polymer Distributors and Compounders Group’s mission is to maintain a strong networking platform, to promote and further enhance the polymer distribution and compounding business throughout the UK to both customers and suppliers alike.  The group boasts a sizeable membership involved in the distribution of plastics raw materials from producers as well as compounding their own products.
The Group has produced a downloadable buyers guide in order to promote 'best in class' suppliers containing information on each member company including materials distributed, technical support, and contact details.

Benefits of Membership

Main aims of the Group:

• To maintain the Group as the leading voice of polymer distribution and compounding
• To promote and raise awareness of the applications for plastics materials
• To support the important principle of a ‘supply partnership’
• To achieve a ‘seamless’ supply chain between the polymer producer and end user
• To promote the technical support that is widely available to the processing sector
• To actively encourage and assist with market development opportunities
• To continue to focus on the potential benefits and added value of this sector

The Group is actively involved in:

• Managing rising costs, including energy and regulation, and their impact on business and the supply chain Promoting plastics in UK product design and manufacture with consideration for a range of sales, marketing and communications media
• Managing the reputation of chemicals, additives and plastics materials across the lifecycle
• Managing credit risks
• Managing significant legislative change cost-effectively, particularly with regard to REACH and EU food contact legislation
• Identifying market share of polymer products in the UK and Republic of Ireland
• Benchmarking critical costs in transport, warehousing and logistics
• Assisting the ongoing development and delivery of prudent Health and Safety practice and policies 
  

Group Members

 Buyers Guide                              

Contact Information