A reference library of production, grades and standards for 18 metals, plus a team that helps you buy and sell them on sound terms.
Properties, grades, specs, and sourcing data — organized so you can go from question to answer in seconds.
Benchmark specifications, penalty elements, sampling and settlement, with every figure sourced and dated.
Manganese ore is sold on its manganese content and priced per metric tonne unit (mtu), where one mtu is 10 kg of contained manganese.
Ore guideIron ore is priced against a 62% iron fines benchmark delivered to China, then adjusted for each cargo's iron content and penalised for silica, alumina, phosphorus and moisture.
Ore guideChrome ore (chromite) is sold on its chromic oxide (Cr2O3) content and its chromium-to-iron ratio, and most of it ends up in ferrochromium for stainless steel.
Ore guideLead and zinc concentrates are the products smelters buy: ore that has been milled and concentrated to raise the metal content, sold on assay with deductions for harmful elements.
Every profile lists properties, the main grades with UNS, EN/ISO and JIS equivalents, how the metal trades, and sourcing notes.
Look up any metal, grade, or spec in our library. Get properties, grades with their standards, and how the metal is produced and traded.
Fill in the buy or sell questionnaire: the metal, the specification, the quantity and your terms. We reply with questions or next steps.
We help with supplier vetting, negotiation and procurement logistics, so you buy the right material on sound terms.
No obligation to buy — the library is free to use. Send an enquiry when you're ready.
Most metal suppliers sell you what's in stock. We help you figure out what you actually need — then find it.
We start from what you need to make or build, then work out the right material and the right supplier, rather than starting from what is in stock.
Anyone can quote you a price. Our library covers the properties, grades, and trade-offs behind that price — so you understand why a spec matters before you commit to it.
We don't hand you a supplier list and disappear. From spec selection through negotiation and delivery, we stay on the sourcing process with you.
Metal markets move fast. Our advisory factors in price trends, supply chain risk, and substitution options — not just today's spot price.
If your last sourcing decision was made on price alone, let's talk about what you might be missing.
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