Local partner.
International reach.
Since 1981 we have sourced industrial minerals and speciality additives from producers across the world — and delivered them from local stock, with a technical contact who works in your time zone and speaks your language.
Global sourcing, local answers
Most suppliers make you choose. A large international trader has the sourcing but not the service. A local distributor has the service but a narrow range. We are built to be both.
International where it matters
Long-term agreements with producers across Europe, the Mediterranean, the Gulf and beyond. When a grade only exists at one quarry or one plant, we go to the source rather than through three intermediaries.
Local where it counts
Local stock, local logistics and a named contact who answers the phone. Call-offs and trial quantities ship in days from material already in the region, not in eight weeks from a port.
Best of both, in one chain
You get the sourcing leverage and grade access of an international group, with the responsiveness and accountability of a regional partner. One relationship, full traceability from origin to goods-in.
Bulk, big bag or bag
Tanker and tipper bulk, FIBCs, palletised bags or repacked development units. Direct ex-works when volume justifies the shortest chain, ex-stock when speed matters more than price per tonne.
Technical service, not order-taking
Our commercial team is formulation-literate. We work alongside the producer's laboratories to land a grade that performs in your system — and we say so when a product is the wrong answer.
Cost and carbon, together
Shorter chains, fewer intermediaries and fewer kilometres. We help you land the most cost-effective solution while improving the footprint of what arrives on your line.
You should know where it comes from
We represent the producers rather than hiding behind the word "sourced". Where a product comes from a named partner we say so, and every partner has a page explaining what they make.
Eleven industries, one supply partner
From deep matt decorative paint to refractory linings, tile adhesives and animal feed. Pick your sector to see the grades we hold and the producers behind them.
Paint & Coatings
56 productsPlastics & Polymers
29 productsSealants & Adhesives
18 productsRubber
23 productsFlooring
20 productsPrinting Inks
14 productsBuilding & Construction
25 productsGlass Industry
8 productsCeramics & Refractory
34 productsAgriculture & Food
13 productsChemistry & Detergents
7 productsGuides, market reads and technical notes
What our team is seeing in mineral and speciality supply — written for the people who formulate and buy.
What distribution becomes next
Our industry still runs on three separate copies of the same order. The distributor of the next decade will not sell tonnes with a service wrapper — it will sell certainty, on shared infrastructure. Here is what we are building towards.
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Supply chain security is a specification now, not a promise
Every supplier says they are reliable. Almost none of it is written down. The clauses, stock policies and sourcing structures that actually make availability contractual rather than aspirational.
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Second sourcing, done properly
Everyone intends to dual-source. The programmes that actually exist share a structure: criticality scoring, real qualification, pre-agreed formulation adjustments and an annual cadence. Here is the structure.
Read more →Frequently asked
Do you supply development quantities, or only full loads?
Which markets do you serve?
Are you an agent or a distributor?
You started in minerals. Are the specialities a side line?
Can you help select the right grade?
What documentation comes with a delivery?
Looking for a mineral or speciality solution?
Send us the specification, the volume and the packaging you need. You'll get a grade recommendation, a price and a realistic lead time — from someone who knows the material.