Having started its trading activity in 1995, the Ferromin Group of today is the result of a major restructuring that the Group underwent in 2002 when the Group was fully incorporated in today’s form.

    With Ferromin S.A. (Luxemburg) as the main holding company, the Group also includes:
    Ferromin Ltd. (USA) – trading company
    Ferromin Ltd. (Cyprus) – trading company
    Ferromin GmBH (Austria) – trading company.

    The main activity of the Ferromin Group companies is the international physical trading in metals, concentrates and raw materials for the ferrous and non-ferrous metals industry, carbon and refractory products,  timber, pulp & paper products, chemicals and - a recent addition – industrial equipment and machinery. The major markets for the Group are China and Russia & the C.I.S. countries. In addition the Group exports various products of the Chinese and Russian origin to the USA, Europe and the Middle East.  The Group’s sales in 2008 exceeded 130 million US Dollars.

    The Group has representative offices in Moscow, Beijing and Vienna, employing about 50 people supported by a network of agents, representatives and distribution ventures in Finland, Turkey, Italy, S.Korea and the Middle East.. The Group Companies are administred from Switzerland and Cyprus. Financial reliability, experienced staff with good knowledge of the products and the markets are the key to the Group’s success and growth.   

    In recognition of the current trends in the focus markets the Group has invested into production and distribution forming several joint ventures and partnerships in its key markets:  
- JV COMAX Carbon (China)  – petroleum coke production,
- JV Shandong Lead Carbon (China)  – anode and electrode production,
- Expoin Trading (Finland) – distribution network for timber products and plywood.
- Can Yapi Ekipmanlari (Turkey) - distribution of timber products and plywood in Turkey.

   In a competitive world the Group succeeds by offering its customers three basic principles of the business:

    COMPETITIVENESS – direct ties with the producers and its own production, quality control at every stage of production and delivery, low overheads allow Ferromin to offer its customers a good quality product at a competitive price.

    RELIABILITY – to achieve the best quality and ontime delivery the Group has introduced a comprehensive qualifying procedure to ensure that the Group purchases only with the best and most reliable suppliers and nevertheless ensuring that there is always a choice of potential suppliers for each product the Group deals in. In addition the Group maintains a quality control system which includes regular production audits, onsite inspections and preshipment  quality tests and analysis.

    EFFICIENCY – full transparency, sophisticated order tracking system, good logistics and quick response to the customers inquiries and needs allow the Group to guarrantee to its customers a high level of customer satisfaction.