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Non-ferrous metals, Geneva

Non-ferrous merchant trading across Europe.

A Geneva-based trading house in physical non-ferrous metals, from first assessment through to settlement.

Merchant Trading
Physical non-ferrous flows
Lot Economics
Grade and recovery
Cross-Border
European execution from Geneva
Settlement
Bank transfer, title and records
Our metals

The non-ferrous metals we trade.

Every parcel is priced on what it recovers, once grade and preparation are confirmed.

CopperCopper

Copper

Wire, tube, cable, busbar

Bright wire, No.1 and No.2 copper, tube, busbar and industrial cable priced against grade, recovery and parcel condition.

Trading basis: Bare bright, No.1, No.2, light copper, granules
Insulated cableInsulated cable

Insulated cable

Valued on recoverable yield

Cable parcels evaluated on recoverable copper content, insulation ratio, treatment cost and net yield.

Pricing basis: Recovery, gauge and treatment
BrassBrass

Brass

Fittings, valves, turnings

Brass units priced on alloy family, cleanliness, homogeneity, recoverable content and sorting requirement.

Commercial basis: Alloy and parcel specific
AluminiumAluminium

Aluminium

Profiles, sheet, wheels, cast

Profiles, cast, wheels and sheet priced on alloy, segregation and preparation.

Commercial basis: Alloy and segregation
Stainless steelStainless steel

Stainless steel

Catering, industry, piping

304 and 316 units evaluated on grade, nickel content and parcel condition.

Commercial basis: Grade and alloy verification
Also traded Bronze · bearings, valves, propellers Lead · battery, sheet, cable sheathing Zinc · die-cast, sheet, drosses Nickel alloys · superalloys, turnings, sheet
Reference grades

Graded and priced to specification.

Common non-ferrous grades we assess, with their ISRI designations. Every parcel is still priced on its own assay, recovery and condition.

Bare bright copperISRI Barley

Bright, clean, unalloyed copper wire of 1 mm and thicker. The highest-yield copper grade.

No.1 copperBerry / Candy

Clean unalloyed wire and heavy copper, free of tar, solder and excessive attachments.

No.2 copperBirch / Cliff

Unalloyed copper that may be tinned, soldered or lightly oxidised; valued on recovery.

Light copperISRI Dream

Sheet, gutter and mixed light copper. Lower density, valued on net recoverable metal.

Insulated copper wireDruid family

Cable and harness valued on recoverable copper content, gauge and insulation ratio.

Yellow brassISRI Honey

Mixed yellow brass solids and turnings, priced on alloy family and cleanliness.

Laboratory materials testing
Grade expertise
Counterparty alignment
Counterparty alignment
Cross-border logistics
Cross-border logistics
Transaction control
Transaction control
Trading approach

Our approach.

What we bring to a physical trade.

  • Grade expertise

    Precise assessment of grade, alloy and recovery, metal by metal.

  • Counterparty alignment

    Commercial terms, delivery basis and responsibilities are established pre-trade.

  • Cross-border logistics

    Physical flows coordinated from Geneva.

  • Transaction control

    Weights, title and settlement tie back to the agreed terms.

Compliance & sourcing

Verified counterparties, documented origin, bank settlement.

Every transaction runs under a documented framework, in line with European non-ferrous trade practice.

Counterparty due diligence

Identity and business standing are verified before any transaction proceeds.

Proof of material origin

Origin is evidenced for every parcel and kept on file.

Transport documentation

Cross-border movements carry the transport and waste-transfer paperwork each shipment requires.

Bank settlement

Funds move by bank transfer against reconciled weights and completed records.

Company

A merchant trading house, close to the physical market.

Dumlu Stark Metals Trading is a Geneva-based non-ferrous merchant. We take title to the metal we trade, grade it, move it and settle it ourselves.

We buy from industrial sites, workshops and consolidators, and sell to smelters and refiners across Europe. Terms are agreed directly, deal by deal.

Geneva and the Jet d'Eau on Lake Geneva
Contact

Discuss a physical transaction.

Email our trading desk with the grade, tonnage, location and a few photographs of the parcel. We will come back with a pricing basis and the next steps.

Contact

Baran Dumlu Atalay

Company

Dumlu Stark Metals Trading
Geneva, Switzerland

Coverage

Europe