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Non-Ferrous Metals
Sell offers and buy requests for Non-Ferrous Metals, posted by companies and agreed directly between them.
About Non-Ferrous Metals trade
Non-ferrous metals are metals without iron as the base: aluminium, copper, nickel, zinc and others. Buyers are smelters, rolling and extrusion plants, cable and electrical makers and traders. Many trades are quoted in relation to the exchange price, with a premium for form and location.
Products
Aluminum Ingots / Coils · Copper Cathodes
Bulk Non-Ferrous Metals offers: FOB, CFR and CIF terms available
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Country guides: Copper cathode suppliers: top countries
Who trades Non-Ferrous Metals in the world
Looking at the 2 products of this group together, the largest exporting countries in 2024 were Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chile, Russia, Canada, and the largest importing countries were China, United States, Germany, Italy. Open a product to see the figures for that product alone.
| Top exporting countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | USD 19.2 billion |
| Chile | USD 17.2 billion |
| Russia | USD 10.3 billion |
| Canada | USD 8.3 billion |
| Australia | USD 7.5 billion |
| United Arab Emirates | USD 7.3 billion |
| Top importing countries | Trade value |
|---|---|
| China | USD 41 billion |
| United States | USD 19.4 billion |
| Germany | USD 9.5 billion |
| Italy | USD 8.2 billion |
| Turkey | USD 7 billion |
| Japan | USD 5.1 billion |
Source: OEC (BACI/CEPII), 2024. Sums of the main trading countries of each product in the group; by every mode of transport, not only by sea.
How Non-Ferrous Metals is shipped
Aluminium ingots and coils and copper cathodes travel in containers or as breakbulk on general cargo ships, packed in bundles on pallets and protected from moisture. Concentrates and ores travel in bulk carriers.
What buyers and sellers compare
Buyers compare the purity grade and the alloy, the shape (ingot, cathode, coil), the weight per bundle, the brand of the producer, the origin and the warehouse or loading port. Many buyers also ask for the warehouse or loading port records and the producer brand, because these affect how easily the metal can be resold.
When the terms are agreed, you can explore suitable vessels on Shipfixing.
Questions about Non-Ferrous Metals
What are copper cathodes?
Sheets of refined copper with very high purity, produced by electrolysis. They are the standard form of refined copper for trading.
How is aluminium priced?
Usually from the exchange price plus a premium that depends on the form, the origin and the delivery location.