Precious & Base Metals · Ferro Alloys
Ferrochrome
High, low and medium carbon ferrochrome and charge chrome for stainless steelmaking.
Overview
What Ferrochrome is and who uses it
Ferrochrome is the principal chromium source in stainless steel production and is graded by carbon content: high carbon and charge chrome for bulk stainless melting, low carbon grades where the final steel chemistry cannot tolerate carbon pick-up. Price is quoted on contained chromium units rather than gross tonnage.
Why go through us rather than buying direct
Metals concentrate the risk. Counterparty fraud, sanctioned ownership, material that cannot show where it came from. Values are high, settlement is fast and there is very little recourse afterwards. We work through verified refiners and LME-registered brands, run OECD and AML screening before any money moves, and arrange independent assay.
One thing to watch. Contract on contained chromium units with a stated moisture-free basis. Pricing gross weight on a variable chromium assay transfers value to the seller.
Specification
Variants & Grades
The grades below are the ones traded commercially. If a grade has a standard code, put the code in your brief rather than describing the material. Codes are enforceable in a contract. Descriptions are not.
- High Carbon Ferrochrome (HC FeCr)
- Low Carbon Ferrochrome (LC FeCr)
- Charge Chrome
Sourcing
Origin Countries
We source this from the countries below. Origin is not a preference. It decides which phytosanitary and licensing rules apply, what specification is achievable, how the freight routes and what sanctions exposure you take on. We choose it against your compliance and delivery needs, not on price alone.
Standards
Compliance & Documentation
Everything below is applied as standard on this commodity. You get the complete document set when the transaction closes.
- Certificate of analysis stating full chemical composition per lot
- Sanctions screening on producer, vessel and counterparty
- REACH registration for substances placed on the EU market
- IMDG classification for grades that evolve gas in contact with moisture
- Radiation screening certificate where the destination requires it
Verification
Quality & Inspection
Put the parameters below in your brief with a tolerance against each, not a single target figure. A specification without tolerances gives the contract nothing to fall back on when a cargo lands marginally out.
- Chemical composition (Cr, Mn, Si, V, Mo, W as %)
- Carbon content (%), the basis of the HC/MC/LC grade split
- Size fraction and lump distribution (mm)
- Fines content (%)
- Moisture content (%)
- Phosphorus and sulphur limits (%)
- Chromium content (%)
- Carbon content (%)
- Silicon content (%)
- Size fraction (mm)
We appoint an independent inspection agency at origin. They check quantity, quality against what was contracted, and the condition of the packaging, all before the shipment is released for loading. That certificate is what any later claim rests on.
Movement
Getting it to you
| Packaging | 1 MT FIBC bulk bags, steel drums, or bulk loading for vessel parcels |
|---|---|
| Shipment | Bulk vessel for parcels above 3,000 MT; 20 ft FCL at approximately 25 to 27 MT |
| Storage | Dry and covered, segregated by grade, protected from moisture to prevent gas evolution and degradation |
| Incoterms | FOB, CFR, CIF, DAP |
Engagement
How to order Ferrochrome
Send us a brief covering the points below. Within one working day we will tell you whether we can fulfil it, how we would approach it, what paperwork it needs and roughly how long it takes.
- Which grade of Ferrochrome you need, with tolerances
- Volume, and whether this is one shipment or a regular requirement
- Where it needs to land, which port, and by when
- Any certification you need: organic, Halal, Kosher, RSPO, FSC or other
- Preferred Incoterms and how you want to pay
- Packaging format and any labelling
Next step
Need Ferrochrome?
Send us the specification, the volume and when you need it. We will confirm whether we can do it, and how, within one working day.