ABOUT US

Established in mid of 2014, AIC Commodities GmbH is engaged in marketing and supplying mainly non-ferrous metals (LME based) to customers in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Furthermore, we trade steel and provide trade finance solutions to our customers, if so desired.
Our aim is to be a reliable partner with our customers and suppliers, so that each side can see their business grow profitably.

NON-FERROUS METALS

First and foremost AIC Commodities trade non-ferrous metals, in particular without any limitation, nickel cathodes and nickel briquettes. Cathodes are used to manufacture i) coatings that require particularly pure raw materials and ii) alloy metals, especially stainless steel. The products are provided either cut to pieces in drums or as whole sheets. Nickel briquettes are used in stainless steel manufacturing. They are resistant to mechanic wear and thus well-suited to be transported in bulk form by truck loads or packed in large bags. Both cathodes and briquettes contain very close to 100% nickel.

STEEL

 In the steel sector AIC Commodities mainly trade steel billets. They result from the second stage of the steel production process and, therefore, belong to the group of semi-finished casting products. A billet is a length of metal that has a round or (usually) square cross-section. They are created directly by continuous casting or extrusion or indirectly via hot rolling. They are used for the manufacture of all 'long' steel products such as bars, rods, pipes, tubes, wire and wire products.

OTHERS

 AIC Commodities also engage in the trade of grains, fertilizers, refined petroleum products and other goods in selected cases.

FORFAITING SOLUTIONS

AIC Commodities buy trade or trade-related receivables on a without-recourse basis from our customers. In this form of transaction the seller is only liable for the legal existence but not for the recoverability of the receivable sold to us. This is because we take on the commercial, political and currency risks. In addition, there are other advantages for the seller:

• Immediate inflow of capital

• Complete balance sheet relief (liquid funds instead of receivables)

• Complete external financing

• Reduction in administrative workload through outsourcing of receivables management and debt collection

BACK-TO-BACK SOLUTIONS

AIC Commodities consider to participate in L/C-based back-to-back transactions to assist other trading companies in financing their commodity trades. An extensive network of correspondents and investors coupled with our trading tools and expertise are being used to deliver a tailor-made solution in every single case.

Götz v. Kayser, Managing Director

20+ years of experience in international financing and commodity trading as manager/shareholder of own companies in Potsdam/Berlin, Germany and Zurich, Switzerland