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What the desk is working right now, by commodity. Every line below is a chain we have verified to the point of knowing who holds the material and how it gets to a port. Prices are on application and quoted against the relevant index. Availability against a specific laycan is confirmed on enquiry.

Chrome

3 lines

Chrome Concentrate 40 to 42% Cr₂O₃

Eastern Bushveld, Steelpoort
Price
On application
Minimum
From 500 MT trial
Terms
FOT wash plant / DAP inland / FOB Richards Bay or Maputo
Cr₂O₃ 40 to 42% · 0 to 1mm concentrate · SGS or Intertek assay · fortnightly price review

Chrome Concentrate 40 to 42% Cr₂O₃

Western Bushveld, Rustenburg and Mooinooi
Price
On application
Minimum
From 500 MT trial
Terms
FOT wash plant / DAP City Deep, Johannesburg
Cr₂O₃ 40 to 42% · 0 to 1mm concentrate · grade premium above 42.00% stated in contract

Chrome Concentrate 46 to 48% Cr₂O₃

Great Dyke, Zimbabwe
Price
On application
Minimum
From 500 MT trial
Terms
FCA origin / DAP / FOB Beira, Maputo or Durban
Cr₂O₃ 46 to 48% · high chrome to iron ratio · SGS certified

Copper

1 line

Copper Cathode 99.99% Cu

Central African Copperbelt
Price
On application
Minimum
From 500 MT trial
Terms
FCA Copperbelt / CIF destination · routed via Dar es Salaam, Beira or Durban
LME Grade A equivalent · bundled sheets · independent weight and assay both ends

Coal

2 lines

Thermal Coal RB1 / RB2 / RB3

FOB Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Price
On application
Minimum
From 55,000 MT
Terms
FOB RBCT · Panamax and Capesize
CV 5,500 to 6,000 kcal/kg NAR · sulphur under 1% · API4 referenced

Thermal Coal, Maputo route

FOB Maputo Port, Mozambique
Price
On application
Minimum
From 30,000 MT
Terms
FOB Maputo · Supramax and small Panamax
For sellers and buyers working outside RBCT entitlement

Manganese

1 line

Manganese Ore 36 to 44% Mn

Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape
Price
On application
Minimum
From 30,000 MT
Terms
FOB Coega, Incoterms 2020
Lumpy and fines · full leg mine gate to vessel including port services

Iron Ore

2 lines

Iron Ore Fines, 62% Fe basis

Northern Cape, South Africa
Price
On application
Minimum
Cargo lots
Terms
FOB · prices quoted ex broker
Hematite fines · substantial tonnage typically standing available

Iron Ore Lumpy

Northern Cape, South Africa
Price
On application
Minimum
Cargo lots
Terms
FOB · priced at market
Hematite lumpy · parcel availability confirmed on enquiry

Agricultural

3 lines

Milling and Feed Wheat

Black Sea and Azov, Russian Federation
Price
On application
Minimum
Handysize and Supramax parcels
Terms
FOB load port / CFR destination · GAFTA standard form
Milling and feed grades · SGS, Intertek or Control Union at load port

Feed Barley, Maize and Sunflower Oil

Black Sea and Azov, Russian Federation
Price
On application
Minimum
Handysize and Supramax parcels
Terms
FOB load port / CFR destination · GAFTA and FOSFA forms
Feed barley, maize, crude and refined sunflower oil

White and Yellow Maize, Soybeans

South Africa and the SADC region
Price
On application
Minimum
By arrangement
Terms
FOB / CFR · seasonal availability
Regional and Indian Ocean trade · follows the Southern African harvest cycle
Questions

Frequently asked

Why are your prices shown as on application?

Every commodity on this desk is index referenced. Chrome moves against the prevailing concentrate index, copper against the LME, coal against API4, iron ore against the 62% Fe index and grain against the Black Sea market. A number published on a website would be stale within days and misleading within weeks.

How current is this offer list?

The list reflects the standing chains the desk is working. Availability against a specific laycan still has to be confirmed on the day, because tonnage that is uncommitted on Monday may be sold by Thursday.

What do you need from me to quote?

The product and grade, the tonnage, the delivery term you want to buy on, the destination port or inland point, and your target laycan. With those five things we can come back with a firm offer or tell you it cannot be done.

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Working one of these lines?

Send the tonnage, the term and the destination and we will come back with a firm offer or a straight answer that it cannot be done at that size.