The Poly Technologies (), sometimes abbreviated as PolyTech, a subsidiary of

China Poly Group China Poly Group Corporation () is a state owned Chinese business group among 102 central state owned enterprises under the supervision of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). It is both prim ...

Corporation, is a trade company with headquarters in

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, China. The company deals with missiles and other military products. The company was founded by the Chinese

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in order to provide competition to China North Industries Corporation (

Norinco China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, doing business internationally as Norinco Group (North Industries Corporation), and known within China as China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited (), is a Chinese state-owned defense ...

). The company is one of China's largest arms exporters and has been sanctioned by the United States. As a traditional pillar industry of

Poly Group Corp. China Poly Group Corporation () is a state owned Chinese business group among 102 central state owned enterprises under the supervision of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC). It is both p ...

, international trading business is mainly undertaken by Poly Technologies Inc., both the predecessor of the Poly Group and a backbone enterprise of the Group. Founded in 1984, it is mainly engaged in the import and export business of general merchandise, special equipment, and technology. Poly Group has established business relations with hundreds of enterprises and governmental organizations of nearly 100 countries and regions, including many multinational corporations such as

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of the

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, Chevron -

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of the

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, Ferrari of

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, State Corporation '

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' and Japanese

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. It has also established cooperative relations with domestic government departments and many noted companies. For the past 30 years since its establishment, it has imported large quantities of advanced equipment and technology for the country and the army, and has exported a large amount of merchandise for civilian use, defense equipment, and logistics supplies. It has made contributions to developing the Chinese economy and modernization of defense, winning commendations from government and army leaders many times. The company accumulated sales exceeded tens of billions of US dollars, ranking 63 among the top 500 foreign trade enterprises in China, published by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in year 2005.

Military activity

Poly Technologies was involved in the shipment of weapons (specifically SALW –

Small Arms and Light Weapons Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) refers in arms control protocols to two main classes of man-portable weapons.https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/topics_52142.htm NATO, Small arms and light weapons (SALW) and mine action (MA) * "Small arms", ...

) to Zimbabwe around the time of the 2008 Election Crisis, and was then refused entry into South African Ports shortly before docking. Poly Technologies developed the LANU-M1 vehicle-mounted counter-

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system, designed to be mounted on the roofs of vehicles.

Products

Polytech is notable in North America as an early supplier of semi-automatic

AK-47 The AK-47, officially known as the ''Avtomat Kalashnikova'' (; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the Soviet Union by Russian small-arms des ...

-style weapons to civilians. These "well-made" modifications of

Type 56 assault rifle The Type 56 (; literally; "Assault Rifle, Model of 1956") is a Chinese 7.62×39mm rifle. It is a variant of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3) and AKM rifles.Miller, David (2001). ''The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns ...

were available in both 5.56 NATO and 7.62 Soviet. Other mainly civilian offerings include versions of the

Zijiang M99 The Zijiang M99 is a semi-automatic anti-materiel rifle first introduced in 2005. It has since seen use by the People's Liberation Army Navy and Marine Corps in anti-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden, and has been seen in the hands of vario ...

as well as M14 (M305) and M16 (CQ-A) clones similar to Norinco's. These three are seen in the Canadian list of prohibited firearms.

Subsidiaries

* Continental Mariner * Lolliman, LTD. * Ringo Trading Company

References

External links

Poly Group Corporation
(Parent Company)
China Poly Group Corporation
Nuclear Threat Initiative

GlobalSecurity.org

Further information

CHINA’S EXPORTS OF SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS
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