American manufacturing companies take advantage of the services provided by the American Trade Cooperative to increase market share, cash flow and profits.

Manufacturing companies must meet the following qualifications to be admitted to the Cooperative:

          1.  be well established and creditworthy

          2.  have unused and unsold inventory and/or capacity and a desire to increase sales by selling to the Co-op’s members

3.  have use for goods and services provided by other members of the Cooperative

 The unique feature of the cooperative is that it facilitates transactions using a Mutual Credit System, meaning that purchases and sales are made using a combination of U.S. Dollars and Trade Credits, equal in value to the U.S. Dollar. The Cooperative also extends credit to qualified participants

          •   Members must be able to “earn” ATC Trade Credits by selling goods and services to other members on a part-cash, part-Trade Credit basis (Example: 70% cash, 30% Trade Credits)

          •   Members must be able to “spend” Trade Credits by buying goods and services from other members on a part-cash, part-Trade Credit basis

Example:

An Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) contracts with qualified manufacturing companies, also members of the cooperative, to provide product and services to manufacture a product. The contract calls for payment to be made on part-U.S. Dollar, part-Trade Credit basis.  

Examples of Products available from Suppliers, members of the American Trade Cooperative: