Base Metal Trade

Billinton Group's Marketing and Trade Division has many years of experience in international marketing, sourcing, purchasing and selling industrial and commercial related products worldwide, adhering to the business philosophy of sincere cooperation, resources sharing, opportunity creation, progress promotion and mutual benefits. Billinton Group is currently engaged in trading of.

  • Minerals resources and coal;
  • Fertilizers such as urea and ammonium sulphate from China to Asia, Australia and America;
  • Steel and stainless steel materials;
  • Mineral separation products and equipment;
  • Environmental engineering related products and equipment;
  • Spraying equipment and devices; and
  • High technology transfer.

 Billinton Group's base metals trading is including iron ore, manganese ore, chrome ore, etc. from Australia, Brazil, Africa and Indonesia directly to China's steel mills and trading companies.

Iron Ore CIF Prices at China's Main Ports as at 22/04/2010; sources: mysteel.com 

Grade, %

Country

FOB Price

CIF Price 

58, Fines

Australia

-

175-180

61.5, Fines

Australia

-

185-190

-

   

 

59/58, Fines

India 

 -

150-154

63.5/63, Fines

India 

 -

192-195 

-

 

 

 

64.5/63, Fines

Brazil 

 -

205-207 

 Note: Unit Price is US$ per mt  

Freight from Australia, Brazil and India to China as at 22/04/2010; sources: mysteel.com 

Countries to China

Freight Price, US$/mt

Australia (West coast)

10.467

Brazil

24.677

India (West coast)

23-24

 We currently have the following offers of iron ore:

 Offer 1:  Iron Ore Fines 

1.      Origin: Australia

2.      Specifications:

Composition

Unit

Basis

Maximum

Total Fe

%

60.00

61.00

SiO2

%

3.40

4.50

Al2O3

%

2.50

3.00

TiO2

%

0.64

0.70

P

%

0.03

0.10

S

%

0.02

0.10

Moisture

%

6.00

8.00

Size on a wet basis: 0.3mm to 10mm
Above 10mm 10% Target 

3.      Quantity: 150,000MT per month

4.      Payment terms: FOB, transferable DLC from one of the top world banks 

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Offer 2:  Iron Ore Fines 

1.      Origin: Australia

2.      Specifications:

Composition

Unit

Basis

Maximum

Total Fe

%

55

56

SiO2

%

7.00

7.50

Al2O3

%

5.50

6.00

TiO2

%

0.60

0.70

P

%

0.03

0.10

S

%

0.02

0.10

Moisture

%

6.00

8.00

Size on a wet basis: 0.3mm to 10mm
Above 10mm 10% Target 

3.      Quantity: 50,000MT per month

4.      Payment terms: FOB, transferable DLC from one of the top world banks 

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Offer 3:  Manganese Ore 

1.      Origin: Brazil

2.      Specifications:

Composition

Unit

Basis

Maximum

Mn

%

42.00

43.00

Fe

%

6.00

8.50

SiO2

%

5.00

7.50

Al2O3

%

6.50

9.00

CaO

%

0.60

 

MgO

%

0.25

 

C

%

6.00

 

P

%

0.10

0.12

S

%

0.03

0.10

Moisture

%

8.00

10.00

Size:  3mm to 15mm 90% 

3.      Quantity: 60,000MT per month

4.      Payment terms: CIF, auto-revolving, transferable and divisible DLC from a western bank 

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