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Commodity Origination & Trade Coordination

Industrial commodities.
Verified corridors.

Orthant is an independent physical commodity origination and trade-coordination company connecting qualified buyers with producers and authorised sellers of primary aluminium, copper cathodes, sulphur and coal — for China-bound industrial supply.

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What Orthant does

A coordinating intermediary between qualified buyers and authorised sellers.

We originate physical industrial commodities and coordinate the specifications, verification, inspection, documentation, logistics and execution that a credible cross-border transaction requires.

  • Originates physical industrial commodities from qualified producers and authorised sellers
  • Acts as commercial intermediary and transaction coordinator
  • Qualifies suppliers and buyers for identity, authority and specification credibility
  • Coordinates specification, verification, inspection, documentation and logistics
Commodities

Four industrial commodities, verified to specification.

P1020A / 99.70% min.

Primary aluminium

Standard ingots, T-bars, sows

LME Grade A / Cu-CATH-1

Copper cathodes

Full-plate and cut cathode

Bright yellow, min. 99.8%

Sulphur

Granular, prilled or lump

Matched to exact buyer specification

Coal

Thermal and specification-matched grades

Origin corridors

Structured origins into a single destination market.

China is Orthant's initial principal destination market. Corridors are structured around Chinese buyer requirements for specification, verification and documentation.

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Kazakhstan & Central AsiaPrimary aluminium and specification coal from established Central Asian production, coordinated to Chinese destination requirements.
Gulf producersPrimary aluminium and granular sulphur from Gulf smelting and hydrocarbon-linked production.
Zambia & DRCCopper cathode origination from the Central African copperbelt, with emphasis on chain-of-custody and verification.
Indonesia, Australia, Mongolia & South AfricaCoal and industrial minerals matched to precise buyer specifications across established export origins.
How it works

From requirement to execution — one coordinated line.

A disciplined sequence that keeps both principals contracting on the same verified facts.

See the full process
  1. 01Requirement definition
  2. 02Counterparty qualification
  3. 03Specification & verification
  4. 04Inspection & documentation
  5. 05Logistics coordination
  6. 06Execution support
Clear boundaries

What Orthant is — and is not.

Orthant does
  • Originates physical industrial commodities from qualified producers and authorised sellers
  • Acts as commercial intermediary and transaction coordinator
  • Qualifies suppliers and buyers for identity, authority and specification credibility
  • Coordinates specification, verification, inspection, documentation and logistics
Orthant does not
  • Does not own inventory or guarantee allocations
  • Does not hold client funds, provide escrow or payment services
  • Does not provide trade finance
  • Does not operate an exchange or trade commodity derivatives
  • Is not a mine, refinery or producer

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Structured intake for buyers and suppliers. Every enquiry receives a reference and a considered response.

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