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Actual mills. We verify manufacturer status before shortlisting, so you buy mill-direct instead of paying a trader's per-tonne markup.

Yes — we confirm the grade and standard (GB, ASTM, EN, etc.) and obtain mill test certificates (MTC) so the metal matches your spec.

HR/CR/GI coil and sheet, structural steel, pipe and tube, stainless, wire and rebar, plus non-ferrous and specialty alloys on request.

Metal sourcing works best at volume — typically a container or ~20 MT+ — where mill-direct pricing makes sense. Smaller lots are usually traders' territory; we'll tell you honestly.

Yes — for volume orders we arrange a mill audit to confirm capacity and that production is real.

Yes — we can carry it through to freight, customs, and delivery, including the documentation heavy cargo needs.

Yes — tell us the standard (GB, ASTM, EN, DIN, etc.) and we confirm the mill can produce and certify to it.

Start with the type: EN 10204 2.2 is routine production data, while 3.1 covers your actual batch and is signed off by the mill's own inspection unit. Then check that the heat number on the certificate matches the tags on the coils and that the chemistry and mechanical values sit inside the grade's limits rather than merely looking plausible. Where the order justifies it, the surest confirmation is putting the heat number to the mill directly, plus a spectrometer check when the material lands.

201 replaces most of the nickel in 304 with manganese and nitrogen, so it is noticeably cheaper and corrodes sooner. A magnet does not settle it, because both grades can turn slightly magnetic after cold working. The chemistry does: 304 carries around 8% nickel against roughly 1% in 201. Ask for the mill certificate with the heat number and confirm with a portable spectrometer or a lab analysis on arrival.

It is the zinc coating weight under EN 10346: 275 grams per square metre counted across both surfaces together, which is roughly 20 microns per side. Z100 and Z140 are common lighter classes for indoor use. Buyers often read the figure as per side and end up with half the corrosion protection they expected, so state the coating class in the order and check it on the certificate.

Most of what you pay on a metal order is the mill's price per tonne, which tracks the market rather than us. Our sourcing and verification layer is quoted separately, so you can see it instead of finding it inside the tonne price. Send the grade and standard, the tonnage, the destination port and the Incoterm you work to, and you will get a landed number you can actually compare against other offers.