Rice: A global staple cereal, generally classified by grain length (long, medium, short) and by the percentage of broken grains (e.g., 5% or 25% broken).
Sugar: Generally marketed as raw cane sugar (VHP) or refined white sugar (ICUMSA 45), the latter being the high purity standard.
Vegetable Oil: A generic term including palm, sunflower, or soybean oil. Used for cooking and in the processed food industry.
Milk Powder: Dehydrated milk allowing for long-term storage. There are two types: whole milk (Full Cream) and skimmed milk (Skimmed).
Cobalt ore: Essential for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries (electric vehicles, phones).
Lithium ore: Nicknamed « white gold », it is the key component of high-performance rechargeable batteries.
Iron ore: The basic raw material for steel production, used extensively in infrastructure and automobiles.
Bauxite ore: The world’s main source of aluminum. It requires significant refining (Bayer process) to obtain alumina.
Copper Cathodes: A form of copper purified to 99.9% by electrolysis. This is the standard format for international trade, used to manufacture wires and cables.
Copper Wire Scrap: Recycled copper from electrical wiring. Highly valued for recycling because it retains its conductive properties.
Aluminum Ingot: A block of pure molten aluminum, ready to be transformed by foundries into finished products or alloys.
