Ferrous metals, primarily iron-based, are crucial components widely utilized across diverse industries due to their durability and strength. Metkor’s trading desk specializes in global ferrous metal transactions, encompassing iron and steel, pivotal in construction, manufacturing, transportation, and energy sectors. This trade transpires through exchanges like the London Metal Exchange (LME) and the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), or via over-the-counter (OTC) negotiations.
The ferrous metal market, influenced by global demand, supply dynamics, economic conditions, and governmental policies, presents both opportunities and challenges. Successful trading in this arena necessitates a profound comprehension of market forces. It plays a pivotal role in ensuring a consistent supply of ferrous metals for various industries and serves as a platform for profit-making through price fluctuations, contributing significantly to the global economy.
STEIRON is a global leader in non-ferrous metal solutions, with a presence in 35 countries across five continents. We provide tailored solutions to meet our customers’ needs, offering not only a comprehensive sales and service portfolio but also expertise in handling large cargo volumes, consistently delivering high-quality products worldwide, and possessing deep knowledge of local markets.
Our extensive product range includes copper tubes, cathodes, aluminum ingots, round tubes, ferro nickel, ferro chrome, ferro manganese, and more. These items are meticulously sourced from diverse global suppliers, offering a wide range of grades and specifications to meet both national and international quality standards and satisfy specific customer requirements.
The oil and gas sector is a colossal global industry with immense economic significance. It employs hundreds of thousands worldwide and generates hundreds of billions of dollars annually. This sector primarily revolves around producing vast quantities of fuel oil and gasoline, serving as the cornerstone for various chemical products like pharmaceuticals, fertilizers, solvents, and plastics. Given its pivotal role, petroleum holds critical importance for nations and industries alike.
Global economies and infrastructure are increasingly reliant on petroleum-based products, reinforcing our world’s dependence on oil and gas. Consequently, the need to address, control, and manage supply chain risks has become a paramount concern for companies operating in this industry.
Agro commodity trading encompasses the exchange of agricultural products and raw materials, including crops, livestock, dairy goods, and food ingredients. This trading serves as a critical mechanism for ensuring a consistent and stable food and raw material supply for consumers and businesses globally.
STEIRON engages in agro commodity trading, which occurs through commodity exchanges like the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) or the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), facilitating the trading of futures contracts for a wide array of agricultural products. Additionally, agro commodity trading can transpire through over-the-counter (OTC) negotiations, where parties directly agree on prices.
STEIRON leverages financial partner investments in the trading process. The agro commodity market is intricate and responsive, influenced by multifarious factors, including weather patterns, crop yields, global demand, and governmental policies.
Agriculture and agro-food processing are interconnected industries pivotal in nourishing the world’s population.
Agriculture involves crop cultivation and livestock raising for food, fiber, and fuel. It encompasses various activities, including crop and animal breeding, fertilization, pest control, and modern farming techniques to enhance yields and productivity.
Agro-food processing transforms raw agricultural products into finished foods through cleaning, sorting, grinding, mixing, packaging, and distribution. It spans both small-scale operations like local bakeries and large-scale multinational food conglomerates.
Petrochemical and fertilizer trading encompasses the exchange of raw materials, intermediates, and finished goods within these dynamic industries. These sectors produce an extensive array of items, spanning plastics, synthetic fibers, fertilizers, and various chemicals.
Petrochemicals, derived from crude oil and natural gas, serve as fundamental inputs for manufacturing plastics, synthetic fibers, and chemicals. This industry operates in a highly interconnected manner, with one product often serving as the raw material for another.
In contrast, the fertilizer industry manufactures diverse products like nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium fertilizers, vital for enhancing soil fertility and bolstering crop yields globally. These products play a pivotal role in supporting agriculture and food production.