Industrial News Buzz - Many USA packaging manufacturing companies continue to express a demand for additional PET Resin and Sheet suppliers to choose from. As such, OCTAL continues to rise to the challenge of meeting the US marketplace buyers' needs by offering assistance with the US and Oman free trade agreement, door-to-door delivery, along with custom shipping options and DDP payment arrangements.
During talks with US packaging companies, OCTAL realized that many companies were unfamiliar with the free trade agreement between Oman and the United States of America. "The USA and the Sultanate of Oman signed a Free Trade Agreement that came into effect in January, 2009. This agreement can be very financially beneficial for many US-based companies looking for global supplier of PET Resin and DPET Sheet", stated William J. Barenberg, Jr., OCTAL's Chief Operating Officer. "US packaging companies can now rely on OCTAL's staff to assist them on ways to take advantage of this free trade agreement."
OCTAL also has listened to many of its current US customers in regards to some of their shipping challenges. OCTAL now offers a variety of custom shipping options for PET Resin. Packagers can select any type of container such as individual bags, small bulk or large cargo type loads.
In addition, OCTAL has developed a DPET sheet delivery called "Palletless Shipping". In Palletless Shipping, strategically placed rolls are in containers without the use of pallets. Palletless configurations have proven to eliminate damage to rolls even in stormy conditions by maintaining an even weight distribution, while providing a more efficient shipping system. Instead of using pallets, rolls unloaded from shipping crates can be placed onto plastic pallets owned by and kept within the warehouse, reducing the chance of contamination of the manufacturing facility from outside dust or debris.
This seemingly modest improvement significantly enhances customer service by saving on packaging costs and reducing the risk of product damage in transit. By loading containers with more products, OCTAL can ensure they weigh up to the maximum allowed under the road haulage rules of the customers' export markets, which translates into additional cost savings and improved reliability for customers.
Another challenge for buyers--some global PET Resin and Sheet suppliers just take responsibility for shipping the product to an US port of entry. To assist companies who wish for door-to-door delivery, OCTAL has an effective process to ship PET Resin and DPET" Sheet directly from their facility in the port of Salalah directly to any packaging manufacturing location in the US. This benefit alone helps many of OCTAL's customers save staff's time that can now be used for higher-priority packaging production functions.
Lastly, payments for OCTAL's PET Resin and DPET Sheet shipments are DDP (Delivery Duty Paid) . "Delivered Duty Paid - DDP' agreement places all of the risks and costs with OCTAL until the delivery is successfully made to the plant in the US," said Vivek Harkauli, OCTAL's Director of Marketing - PET Resin. "This payment option, along with custom shipping agreements, door-to-door delivery and the US/Oman Free Trade Agreement--- all have helped many of our US-based customers gain additional benefits by selecting OCTAL as their supplier of PET Resin and DPET Sheet. Other US-based packaging companies looking for another reputable supplier can also have all of these same benefits simply by contacting our Plano, TX office.
