PRICING & HEDGING PROGRAMS

With regard to zinc and nickel we can provide the consumer with several forms of pricing. We can offer a guaranteed fixed price over almost any time period you need. In this way the consumer can guarantee his customer steady prices over a longer period. The consumer can now budget easier knowing what his metal costs are going to be each month.

For those a little more daring we can price your requirements each month based on the London Metal Exchange quoted prices for that month. In this way the consumer has a chance to "play the market".

We can also offer put and call options on these metals. This can insure a complete hedge against violent price movements. In order to participate in options one's monthly consumption should be quite sizable.

We provide the customer with a consignment stock program. Let's say for example that a customer uses 5000# of zinc balls a month. We can ship in 20,000# or even 40,000#. As the customer uses the material we bill them for only what has been used based on one of the above pricing policies. The price is usually less because we can save money on the freight for large quantities and the customer has the peace of mind that he will not run out of metal.