The state organisations BGR and DERA advise processing companies to build up stocks of raw materials. TRADIUM GmbH from Frankfurt can supply them with a wide range of metals and rare earths with short delivery times.
TRADIUM GmbH, one of the most renowned suppliers of raw materials and metals in Europe, offers the processing industry a reliable supply of critical raw materials. The order books of most companies are full, but there are often shortages of industrial raw materials such as technology metals, rare earths or platinum metals. The warehouses of many suppliers from whom industrial customers procure their materials on demand are empty. TRADIUM, on the other hand, can supply a wide range of critical raw materials in industrial quality and quantities at short notice. The company is also Exclusive producer representative in Europe for numerous strategic metals.
Companies suffer from supply bottlenecks and raw material shortages
The current shortage of industrial raw and input materials is challenging many manufacturing companies. According to the Ifo Institute, in June 2022 3 out of 4 companies report bottlenecks and problems with material procurement. In addition to price increases as a result of the war in Ukraine, the reasons for this include supply bottlenecks due to recent lockdowns in China. China holds a monopoly on critical raw materials such as rare earths and technology metals, which are used in numerous future technologies such as solar panels. Disruptions or failures in their extraction or transport quickly have an impact on the entire raw materials market. The Ifo Institute therefore sees urgent need for action. Because in the orders worth 100 billion euros await the German economy to be implemented, summarises the Kiel Institute.
Increased stockpiling as a strategy recommendation of the BGR and DERA
Companies have various options for controlling the supply of raw materials and keeping their own flow of goods running. In a report published on 6 July 2022 position paper, the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources and the German Raw Materials Research Network GERRI in favour of increasing warehousing and holding stocks for times of crisis. The German Raw Materials Agency recommends in its latest study from May 2022The study, which was compiled by management consultants PWC, advises this strategy: in addition to diversifying suppliers and setting up long-term framework agreements, it is also important to build up stocks. The latter enables production to continue even in the event of unforeseen unfavourable developments on the raw materials market.
Matthias Rüth, Managing Director of TRADIUM: "More and more companies want to change their warehousing in view of the difficult procurement of metal raw materials. They are planning to increase their stocks for emergencies in order to make industrial production processes less dependent on just-in-time deliveries. TRADIUM can help with stockpiling strategic metals. Thanks to long-standing business relationships with producers worldwide, forward-looking raw material procurement and extensive storage options, we offer security of supply."
More than 20 mission-critical raw materials available from Frankfurt am Main
TRADIUM offers the necessary supply of raw materials for the aforementioned strategy of increased stockpiling. Europe's leading supplier of technology metals and rare earths has one of the largest stocks of strategic metals in Europe. This includes over 20 metal raw materials in various delivery forms and qualities. These include
Technology metals like Gallium, Germanium, Hafnium, Indium, Rhenium
Precious metals like Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium, silver
Rare earths in oxide form like Dysprosium, Neodymium, Praseodymium, Terbium, Yttrium
TRADIUM also handles the storage of industrial materials for the processing company. In the own high-security warehouse in Frankfurt am Main the raw materials can be stored professionally and securely until they are removed.
