Types of Metals & Minerals Traded
High-value metals like gold, silver, and platinum are traded for investment, jewelry, and industrial uses.
These are essential industrial metals, including iron and steel, aluminum, copper, zinc, and nickel.
Metals like lithium, cobalt, and other platinum-group metals (PGMs) have seen surging trade due to high demand for energy-related applications, such as in batteries.
Trade extends to raw materials like iron ore and metal scrap (especially ferrous waste and scrap, and precious metal waste), as well as metal concentrates.
Energy storage systems
Used in high-tech applications like magnets, electronics, and catalysts.
Used in semiconductors and advanced electronics, with trade increasingly influenced by geopolitical factors.
Used in electronic components, especially capacitors.
Utilized for alloys and pigments.

