GTS Chemical Holdings PLC Certificate of Registration (0514Y)

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RNS Number : 0514Y

GTS Chemical Holdings PLC

12 May 2016

12 May 2016

GTS Chemical Holdings plc

("GTS" or the "Company" or the "Group")

Certificate of Registration

GTS Chemical Holdings plc (AIM:GTS), the specialty chemicals and lubricating oil producer, and China's largest producer of ammonium sulfite, is pleased to report that it has received a certificate of registration from the American Petroleum Institute ("API") for conformance with the API Specification Q1. The API Specification Q1, meets all of the ISO 9001 requirements plus additional elements deemed valuable by the oil and natural gas industry. The Company has received this certificate mark for their quality management on nine of the Company's products, which include the core business divisions: ammonium sulfite, ammonium bisulfite and lubricating oil.

The certificate will further establish our brands which in turn will attract more distributors, differentiate the Company from many of our similar sized and, indeed, larger competitors and help us to increase market share.

Group Chief Executive, Mr Cheng Liu stated:

"We are delighted to receive the API certificate as a recognition of the very high standards that we aim for and achieve in all of our processes. The API recognition will add greatly to our marketing efforts."

Enquiries:

 
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About GTS Chemical Holdings plc

GTS is the largest Chinese producer of ammonium sulfite, a specialty chemical used in the paper, chemical engineering, food and pharmaceutical industries. GTS is also the second largest producer of ammonium bisulfite, a preservative and reducing agent used in the petroleum drilling, water treatment and chemical engineering industries. The manufacturing of these two specialty chemicals comprises the Group's core business segment, Specialty Chemicals. This division manufactures its high quality products mainly from recycled waste materials. Additionally, GTS has a rapidly growing lubricant oil division, which services the automotive and industrial markets. Trading in recarburizer is its third division, which accounts for less than 10% of Group revenue.

The Group is located in Shandong Province, one of the largest provinces in China, ranked by GDP, and an area rich in downstream industries. GTS' location also means it is close to several chemical plants and paper factories, which gives it a distinct advantage over its competitors.

The Company is exposed to structural growth in the paper industry and chemicals sector, and market research estimates that from 2014 to 2020, China's demand for ammonium sulfite, led by the paper industry, is set to grow at an annual compound growth rate of 12%. The Company's two main divisions continue to benefit from government backed environmental changes that are currently taking place in China. GTS' biggest product, ammonium sulfite, is in increasing demand as the production of paper from straw continues to grow. The Company believes that the increase in production of paper from straw will continue to exceed the overall increase in demand for paper in China as smaller, less environmentally friendly, producers leave the market.

The Group has a history of strong profit growth and consistently high operating margins.

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