TIG Trading
Ocean-going bulk carrier loaded with coal at sea

Seaborne Coal Trading

Thermal & coking coal,
traded worldwide.

TIG Trading buys & sells both thermal and coking coal on the international seaborne market. It focuses on developing long-term relationships with a core group of buyers, producers and providers of logistics services.

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Thermal & Coking Coal Seaborne Markets Logistics & Transshipment Guaranteed Quality
Excavator loading a haul truck with coal at an open-pit mine
From the pit to the port — and onto the vessel.

About the company

Deep experience across every step of the coal business.

The company’s personnel have deep experience in all aspects of the coal business – from production, to processing to storage to transshipment, to ocean carriage and quality control.

  1. Production
  2. Processing
  3. Storage
  4. Transshipment
  5. Ocean carriage
  6. Quality control

Our value proposition

We know how to buy coal; we know how to sell coal; we know how to move coal from Point A to Point B, and we know how to guarantee quality. That, essentially, is our value proposition.
01

Buy

Origination from producers we know, on terms that hold through the cycle.

02

Sell

A core group of repeat buyers, matched to the grades and volumes they need.

03

Move

Point A to Point B — rail, storage, transshipment and ocean carriage.

04

Guarantee quality

Independent inspection and quality control from loading through discharge.

Our advantage

Knowledge that mitigates risk in volatile markets.

Our extensive knowledge regarding geology, mining, processing, marketing and financing forms the basis for our ability to mitigate risks in volatile commodities markets.

  • Geology

    Reserves, seams and coal characteristics.

  • Mining

    Production capability and delivery reliability.

  • Processing

    Washing and blending to meet specification.

  • Marketing

    Where each grade finds its best home.

  • Financing

    Trade finance structured around the cargo.

Our markets

A wide network in the markets that matter.

We have built a wide network of suppliers, buyers, agents and associates in a number of key markets, especially China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, UAE, and South-East Asian countries.

  • 01

    China

    Buyers, agents and end users

  • 02

    Kazakhstan

    Producers, origination and rail

  • 03

    South Korea

    End users and long-term offtake

  • 04

    UAE

    Trading, finance and associates

  • 05

    South-East Asia

    Suppliers, buyers and logistics